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Watch the BRAND West initiative workshop with Governor Tina Kotek | WGA hosts webinar on prescribed fire | WGA publishes two new episodes of its Out West podcast

In particular, she highlighted the efforts of local government leaders and community partners in Bend as a model for proactive housing strategies that effectively balance growth with sustainability.

A Blueprint for Better Bike Lanes

Over the past decade, protected bike lanes have gone mainstream in US cities. A new traffic engineering guidebook invites them to think even bigger.

Watch Duty App Proves Crucial For Wildfire Updates

The app, launched in 2021 and operating in 22 states, provides real-time, vetted updates about wildfires and firefighting efforts. Staffed by over 200 volunteers, including firefighters and emergency responders, Watch Duty prioritizes accurate, official information over speed, countering misinformation often spread during disasters.

Brilliantly innovative on-demand transit system set to open in 2026… Whoosh

This is not your grandad’s cable car gondola. Born of an amusement ride and opening to the public in 2026, this remarkably clever kiwi idea offers quick, cheap, on-demand urban transit – that’s much more direct and private than public transport.

TED Talk – Solar energy is even cheaper than you think

How prevalent is solar power, really? According to researcher Jenny Chase, it’s already displacing fossil fuels in key energy markets around the world. She explains the rise of affordable solar power and dives into how her team tracked its rapid installation in unexpected countries, offering a vision of a brighter, more sustainable future.

Bill Would Hike Wyoming Hunting License Application Fees By 300% To 400%

Hunting license application fees could see huge increases in Wyoming, jumping 300% for Wyomingites and 400% for nonresidents under a legislative bill. Game and Fish would put that money to good use, proponents say. 

Montana Receives $7 Million for Housing

Winners of the PRO Housing competition will update state and local housing plans, revise land use policies, streamline the permitting process for housing construction, and take other actions to create more housing-forward communities. Grants will also be used to preserve existing affordable housing units, provide development subsidies to create new affordable units, and increase access to homeownership.

The Trump Administration’s Expected Impact on U.S. Rail

The President-Elect’s past actions and campaign statements indicate that it is unlikely to become a priority in his upcoming term. The shift in passenger rail policy may include reduced federal support for existing passenger rail services and high-speed rail projects. Additionally, public transit systems, which rely on federal funding, could face challenges in securing resources for the maintenance and expansion of rail systems due to cuts in discretionary transportation funding. Deregulation of the passenger and freight rail industries, which President Trump pursued in his first term, will likely resume in his second term.

Montana Economic Developers Association 2025 Montana Legislature Policy Statements

MEDA (Montana Economic Developers Association) is comprised of more than 150 economic development practitioners from across the state working to advance development through business creation, expansion, and retention, as well as diversification of our state’s economic base.

Biden-Harris Administration Awards Additional $210 Million Tech Hub Grants

The six latest Hubs selected for implementation grants are among the 31 Tech Hubs designated in October 2023 by President Biden to scale up the production of critical technologies, create jobs in innovative industries, strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness and national security, and accelerate the growth of industries of the future in regions across the United States.

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

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Bozeman is a rapidly growing city with a high quality of life in part due to the easy access to the outdoors, burgeoning tech industry, and cultural experiences it offers.

SBA 504 Loans offered statewide! Real estate and equipment, acquisitions, renovation, and new construction. Low, fixed-rates up to 25 years with as little as 10% down.

Our range includes a flat range from 10-100 yards as well as a 20 target walking course for more realistic simulation of hunting scenarios.