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Montana Faces Skilled Trades Shortage Amid Retiring Workforce – Where is the next generation of skilled trades workers?

Employers struggle to fill welding, flooring, and driving roles despite rising wages and apprenticeship programs. Training efforts at institutions like Great Falls College MSU aim to prepare new workers for these critical jobs.

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Drone Completes First Combat Medevac of Wounded Ukrainian Soldier

A modified hexacopter successfully extracted a wounded soldier from a heavily shelled zone, bypassing risks that ground or helicopter evacuations face. This breakthrough highlights the growing role of unmanned systems in frontline medical operations and could inspire new emergency response methods in remote areas like Montana.

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V2B (Veterans to Business) Stronger Businesses. Stronger Communities – Free to attend Open to all – 11/10 – Kalispell

A veteran-led business network for Montana. Year One is in Kalispell — for veteran entrepreneurs, and for the businesses that hire them, buy from them, and build alongside them.

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From lackluster to lifeblood – Missoula’s Clark Fork River

The Clark Fork went from dumping ground to Missoula’s backbone. Some business owners are asking what they owe it in return.

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US single-family housing starts plunge; building permits hit 3-1/2-year low

Permits for future single-family homebuilding tumble 4.0%

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Montana sheds more than 5,000 jobs in September – first job loss since 2020

Montana lost 5,300 jobs in the past year, reflecting broader national shifts. The state may find new opportunities if manufacturing investments like those in South Carolina arrive.

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Great Falls selected to host Montana’s first full-distance IRONMAN race – 8/15/27

The event will bring athletes from around the world to north-central Montana and put Great Falls on an international stage. General registration for IRONMAN Montana opens Oct. 29, 2026, with the first race scheduled for Aug. 15, 2027.

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Wyoming Business Council Launches Search for Interim CEO

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (For Immediate Release) — The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Board of Directors today announced it is seeking an experienced executive to serve as interim chief executive officer, providing steady leadership while…

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Forest Business News – Building History: The New Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library

I encourage you to make your way to Medora and see for yourself. I believe you’ll be as moved and renewed by Roosevelt’s legacy and work as I was, and you’ll tour a truly exceptional mass timber building while at it. The North Dakota Badlands will be the icing on the cake.

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Manufacturing extension at Montana State awarded $840,000 to enable the center to continue assisting manufacturers across the state

MSU’s MMEC helps Montana manufacturers improve productivity, develop their workforces, strengthen their competitiveness and adopt new technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics and 3D printing.

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