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Montana State University economist examines oil booms’ impacts on rural poverty
According to the award-winning paper, the strength of this measure of poverty is rooted in basic needs.
SNAP Work Requirements Will Hit Rural Areas Harder
SNAP work requirements are “a mismatch for rural communities” because of structural issues like high unemployment, lack of jobs, and poor transportation, says a critic of the plan.
Montana Senator Jon Tester: ‘Folks in rural Montana waited years’ for Wireless Investments that Never Came
Senator to Federal Communications Commission: “Rural America deserves better, and the divide is growing”
U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Senator Jon Tester’s FUTURE Act to Renew Tribal College Funding
“Tribal Colleges and Universities provide critical resources and training to the next generation of leaders in Indian Country,” Tester said.
Now Accepting Applications for Multifamily Coal Trust Homes Program
Multifamily Coal Trust loans can be used for projects such as new construction, acquisition and/or rehabilitation of existing multifamily rental homes, acquisition of land for multifamily rental homes and land trusts for rental and mobile or manufactured homes.
Why We Should Stop Conflating Cities With Innovation and Creativity
The language we use to discuss innovation and creativity has such a pro-urban bias that we’ve forgotten these qualities flourish outside of cities, too.
The One-Traffic-Light Town with Some of the Fastest Internet in the U.S.
Connecting rural America to broadband is a popular talking point on the campaign trail.
A Montana Success Story “Saving the Burg: A Story of Love, Sweat & Beers” Philipsburg, Montana
“Saving the Burg” portrays the astounding, steady, chronological transformation of Philipsburg – or “P-Burg,” as locals and Montanans call it for short – from a dusty, dried-up mining town of old to a thriving, enticing current-day phoenix that draws tourists hungry for a simple return to small-town life.
Livingston, Montana getting ready to star in ‘Small Business Revolution’ reality TV show.
This is the first time a Montana town has been selected as a top ten finalist in the five years of the program, and Livingston beat out a field of over 10,000 applications.
Montana Department of Commerce December Newsletter – Commerce Connection
Join us for the ‘Mickey and the Bear’ Roadshow!