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Upcoming Finance, Personal Money Management, and Accounting Classes from Prospera!

Don’t Lease, Buy! Is SBA 504 Financing For You?

“A New Angle,” Public Radio to Broadcast UM Professor Justin Angle’s Acclaimed Podcast

Beginning July 1, MTPR will broadcast new episodes of “A New Angle” over its stations across western and central Montana. The show also will continue to be available as a podcast.

AT&T gives investors and gov’t wildly different takes on need for fiber Internet

AT&T to investors: Fiber is the best! AT&T to gov’t: Don’t give rural people fiber!

Which States Have Dedicated Broadband Offices, Task Forces, Agencies, or Funds?

A review of state strategies for improving access

Sidney, Montana – “People don’t understand that if they come here they’re going to have a good time.”

Sidney, Montana’s Young Professionals chapter put on a conference to showcase their town. Here’s what we learned from showing up.

Elon Musk’s Starlink to Deliver Internet Nearly Worldwide Within Weeks

“We recently passed the strategically notable number of 69,420 active users,” Musk joked. “We’re I think on our way to having a few hundred thousand users, possibly over 500,000 users within 12 months.”

New Water Wars Are Coming to the American West

Water has been generating conflicts and controversies in the US for centuries, but the American West could be heading toward the most severe water shortages and skirmishes in the nation’s history.

Schools and libraries can apply for FCC broadband relief funds starting Tuesday

The $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, created through President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, will provide funding for schools and libraries across the country to buy laptops, tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots and broadband connections to help students and teachers access the internet for distance learning.

Park County, Montana Releases Growth Plan As Population Booms

Population booms and skyrocketing costs of living are hitting cities all over the state. Park County passed a wide-ranging new growth policy earlier this month designed to deal with the effects it’s experiencing locally. Montana…

Montana children need more investment in early childhood programming

Every day, 30 babies are born in Montana. That is an entire classroom of future fourth graders born per day. By fourth grade, only 11 of these kids will read proficiently and be on track for future academic success. The other 19 will struggle to read at grade level and may fall behind in school. How these children spend their early years matters.

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Our range includes a flat range from 10-100 yards as well as a 20 target walking course for more realistic simulation of hunting scenarios.

The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce is the longest-standing and leading advocate for the Flathead Valley community and business climate.

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