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Here is our Top 14 for this week celebrating work and successes to grow and strengthen the Great Falls regional economy — Montana’s Golden Triangle.

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Despite 2020 gains, Bozeman tech companies struggle under housing crunch

Bozeman tech company Zoot Enterprises was hiring for 20 positions last week. Nearly all of them were at the software company’s Billings office.

“Billings has been one of our big expansion points,” said company president Tony Rosanova. “We’re leveraging that because of the cost of Bozeman. We’re hiring staff into Billings because the price of homes is lower.”

USDA Rural Development Montana’s Rural Explorer – August 2021

Welcome to the Montana Rural Explorer, USDA Rural Development Montana’s monthly newsletter where you will find updates on funding opportunities and activities related to our Business, Cooperative, Energy, Electric, Telecommunications, Water and Environmental, Community Facilities, Multi-Family Housing, and Single Family Housing programs.

Northwestern Energy CEO Robert Rowe On Montana’s Energy Infrastructure

Today’s guest is Robert Rowe, CEO of Northwestern Energy, provider of electricity and natural gas to over 700,000 residential and business customers in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska.

We’re all all-full: The limits of our growing population

We have “hit the wall” on our myopic approach to how much more we can squeeze from already over-extended systems.

Census releases detailed 2020 counts — with an asterisk

Montana population growth over the past decade has been driven by urban counties, census results indicate. But between pandemic disruption and a new privacy measure, the count’s details may be imprecise.

Bozeman tops 50,000 people; Gallatin County leads Montana in population growth

The data put Bozeman’s population at 53,293, an increase of more than 16,000 people since the 2010 Census, when the city’s population was 37,280.

U.S. Census Confirms Great Falls Population Growth

The United States Census today released 2020 census date that indicates population growth in the Great Falls MSA (Cascade County) of 3,087 people from 2010 to 2020.

Shrinking Rural America Faces State Power Struggle

As the new round of Congressional redistricting is around the corner, rural areas with diminishing populations might see that reflected in less power in statehouses and Congress.

Today’s TED Talk – How COVID-19 reshaped US cities

Highlighting examples from across the United States, environmental designer Kevin J. Krizek reflects on how temporary shifts — like transforming streets into places for dining, recreation and community — can become permanent fixtures that make for more livable and sustainable cities.

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Bozeman is a rapidly growing city with a high quality of life in part due to the easy access to the outdoors, burgeoning tech industry, and cultural experiences it offers.

Big Sky EDA- Building Businesses and Creating Jobs in the Greater Billings, Montana area