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The fabulously wealthy are fueling a booming luxury ranch market out West

Moguls are lavishing ever-larger fortunes on the rustic life, prompted in part by the pandemic

Missoula, Montana’s ‘Xplorer Maps’ Story

These entirely custom and original maps are truly one-of-a-kind keepsakes to share with friends and family for years to come. There are simply no other maps that can compare anywhere!

Rail summit could be major milestone in efforts to restore Montana passenger service – 8/22-23 – Online

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Montana to receive up to $61.3 million to promote small business growth

The initiative also gives rural and Native American entrepreneurs greater opportunity to create new businesses and expand existing ones.

3D-printed construction takes off in Montana

Montana is now the first state to approve 3D-printed construction as an equal replacement for walls made with concrete masonry units.

The elephant in the room which is destroying family farms, rural communities and democracy

For the last three decades, roughly 40 U.S. family cattle operations have gone out of business every day. It’s time to end the talk and campaigning and actually fix the problem.

Duluth, Minnesota Ponders A Major Bet On Open Access Fiber

Last April, the Duluth Economic Development Authority signed a $65,000 contract with Entrypoint LLC to examine the possibility of building a community-owned fiber network in Duluth. The result: a new Digital Access Master Plan that proposes the city spend $7-9 million to build a pilot open access fiber network in Lincoln Park next year. 

Montana Hospitals Facing Unprecedented Financial Crisis

In the first quarter of 2022, Bozeman Health reached a financial barrier, according to Brad Ludford, Chief Financial Officer of Bozeman Health. By June, the hospital was running at his nearly $15 million loss, pushing the hospital to a breaking point. As a result, CEO John Hill announced a major layoff of the executive team.

New world’s tallest timber tower crowned in the USA

Move over Mjøstårnet, the Ascent, by Korb + Associates Architects, has officially been recognized as the new world’s tallest timber tower by the CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat). Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the residential high-rise reaches an impressive maximum height of 86.6 m (284 ft).

What the CHIPS Act means for Montana – Butte’s REC Silicon

Significant to Montana is the bill’s support for silane gas production, which is used to produce semiconductors. The world’s largest supplier of the gas, REC Silicon, has a factory on the outskirts of Butte. REC Silicon employs nearly 300 people at the facility and has been recognized by the White House as a potential candidate for domestic expansion of silane gas production.

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Montana Technology Innovation Partnership (MTIP)- Promoting Technology Commercialization in the State of Montana.

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