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How to Ensure Your Return to the Office Is Positive for Everyone on Your Team

Return-to-work orders are back in full swing–and that may be the cause of some (avoidable) tension.

Gov. Gianforte Awards $605,000 for Workforce Training, Apprenticeship Programs

Since the program’s launch, eligible businesses have been able to apply to the program and receive up to $3,000 per eligible employee, with a maximum allocation of $210,000. Each eligible employee must make a wage that meets or exceeds 170 percent of Montana’s current minimum wage, which today is $15.64 per hour.

What ski towns tell us about the inequality crisis

Ski town economics are a harbinger for America’s struggling middle class

5 big lessons I learned by working at Google and Alphabet’s X

Building a unique culture helps, of course. But you should also tackle the biggest problems first, and fall in love with problems rather than solutions.

More Montanans quitting, retiring amid nationwide labor shortage

We asked the Montana Department of Labor and Industry for an interview twice, but they said they would only answer questions through email.

Missoula County approves green energy financing plan. Steps to take and people to consult with.

“This is a super positive step forward,” Strohmaier said. “It’s been something that has been in the works for many years… It’s great to see Missoula County out on the tip of the spear here getting it implemented in the state of Montana.”

Can 3D printing become a solution for the housing shortage?

It’s often said that there’s no place like home. But what if that home was built with a 3-D printer?

Yellowstone County Summer Jobs Program

The Yellowstone County Summer Jobs Program matches participants with a job or paid internship, provides a paid foundational work skills training, and connects students with an adult mentor for the summer.

Solving the Housing Crisis

As housing demand continues to outpace supply, nonprofit agencies are using creative financing and city officials are approving record multi-family housing developments

Will federal money help Montana bridge the ‘digital divide’?

“We have an opportunity to build a network for the future and not to enshrine or condemn consumers to what’s good enough today,” Feiss told MTN News in a recent interview. “I’m not convinced we’re going to grab that opportunity. We have a risk here of clutching defeat from the jaws of victory.”