The Creative and Cultural Economy

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Bigfork, Montana author Mae Schick releases ‘The Lookout Woman’

The U.S. Forest Service manual stated only two acceptable reasons to leave the mountain — a death or the need to see a dentist.

‘Leiser’s Footsteps’ – How Jewish immigrants helped build Montana

Did you know that Bob Marshall (Bob Marshall Wilderness) was a Jew?

Why Bozeman, Montana-based David Quammen Is Not Surprised – He wrote ‘Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic’ in 2012

The 2012 book charts the ecology and spread of “zoonoses,” diseases transmitted between animals and humans, and sounds the alarm for serious political and public health actions to prepare for future pandemics.

Montana Career Opportunity – Book Illustrator – The Christmas Menorahs: How A Town Fought Hate

Artist sought to create new illustrations for re-printing of an award-winning children’s book about the true story of how Billings, Montana, fought anti-Semitism during the holiday season of 1993 (The Christmas Menorahs: How A Town…

Digging through time – Montana’s Dinosaur Riches

Museum of the Rockies’ paleontology legacy evolves with Triceratops expert John Scannella

Historical Society launches Historic Montana website

Historicmt.org is a collection of photographs, maps, and nearly 1,800 colorful essays introducing the buildings, neighborhoods and cultural sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

“Shoot with the Stars Under the Big Sky” – Governor Bullock, Montana Ambassadors Host LA Film Industry Event

“Montana is the ultimate location for filming television and movies,” Governor Steve Bullock

My town: The Montana Standard’s editor shares some of what he loves about Butte and southwest Montana

These photos show just a tiny bit of why I love it so much.

“A Wild Land Ethic: The Story of Wilderness in Montana” explores history, future of Montana wilderness areas

“We hope they’ll learn that the job is only partially done. That’s the real motivation of the book, is to educate people on what’s been done and what needs to be done.”

What Next Generation Economic Development Tools Does Montana Need? Your input is requested

Please find below two survey links. One is for those working in the field of Economic Development, the other is for those in the Business Community.  Please share these links with your colleagues and across your network!

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