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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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Airbnb Says Guests Shouldn’t Have to Do the Dishes Anymore

The company will limit the chores hosts can require of guests, responding to complaints from travelers who said they shouldn’t have to do housekeeping while paying cleaning fees.

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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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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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Montana Launches $8.5 Million Grants to Boost Childcare Services

Montana’s Early Childhood Account is awarding grants to support childcare providers with workforce training and expanding infant care. Providers will use funds for staff raises, equipment, and facility upgrades to improve service availability statewide.

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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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GFDA Quarter Index 2026Q3

Numbers to Celebrate

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Cheaper manufactured homes could be having a moment, is Montana catching up?

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act removes the steel chassis requirement, enabling more affordable, stackable manufactured homes. Montana must update its laws by 2027 to benefit from these cost savings and expand housing options.

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