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‘Brutal’ housing prices hit America’s Zoom towns – markets once flourishing in the pandemic

After two years of bidding wars, above-asking and no contingency offers, many of the Zoom towns are now seeing a massive slowdown.

Zoom towns transforming small rural towns

As remote jobs took hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, a flux of remote workers left big cities for rural towns creating so-called Zoom towns.

Missoula airport set to court new air service at upcoming aviation conferences

“There’s five or six airlines we’re going to go meet with in Helena,” Ellestad said. “We have another air service conference in the fall in Alabama. There will be different airlines down there.”

Rock31 entrepreneur workspace initiative coming to downtown Billings

“The Rock31 space is positioned perfectly in the heart of downtown Billings. It’s an opportune location for business startups to share ideas with each other and personally connect with potential clients and investors,” said Andrew Rahn, owner and founder of Montana Land Source and early adopter of Rock31.

The City of Missoula backs funding for Women’s Business Center at University of Montana

“It’s a program that provides coaching and access to training to aspiring and current female entrepreneurs and small business owners,” said Paul Gladen, director of Blackstone LaunchPad at UM. “Individuals who have a small business idea or existing business, and are looking for help on issues like marketing, financial health or other guidance, can get that coaching.”

Missoula-based TOMIS Holdings and Cognizant Technology Services Receive Big Sky Trust Fund Grant Funds for New Job Generation

“TOMIS helps grow tour operator businesses. Through marketing software and expert services, TOMIS generates more direct bookings for your business, makes sense of your marketing and sales data, and streamlines your operations.”