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Yellowstone County Summer Jobs Program

The Yellowstone County Summer Jobs Program matches participants with a job or paid internship, provides a paid foundational work skills training, and connects students with an adult mentor for the summer.

If You Want Smarter Kids Teach Them Music, Not Coding, According To MIT

Learning music during our early life makes the brain more connected, which in turn, makes their brains neurologically capable of many things, not just music.

Parts of Rural America Are Adding Adult Population and Diversity, Census Shows

There’s more than one story about population change in rural America over the last decade. Here’s a look at how parts of rural America are growing and becoming more diverse.

University of Montana Seeking Community Partners for Third Annual Big Sky Experience

Big Sky Experiences fall within six categories: environment and sustainability; science and technology; communication and artistic expression; business and entrepreneurship; health and human development; and justice, policy and public service.

The Rippling Effects of High Housing Costs in Montana

In the Flathead Valley, a lack of housing is stalling job growth while preventing younger generations from achieving financial stability

The Women’s Business Center Impact Grant is a statewide opportunity for women-owned businesses!

We will be awarding four businesses in total with the grant funds.

How Infrastructure Improvements Spur Economic Development

“Everyone wants to live, work, and play close.”

Curious about Western Communities? Is Your Community Included? – Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming Community Assessment Reports

This map represents the many assessments conducted in each state before launching the tri-state project. Blue, green and purple balloons connect you to assessments conducted in communities between 1998 and 2017, and in some cases, to evaluation information for communities participating in follow-up surveys and ripple effects mapping as part of this project. Yellow balloons connect you to assessments that use new processes developed by the three state design team.

More countries are trying out shorter workweeks without salary loss

Newsweek’ reports that Belgium has become the latest country to offer workers the right to a four-day workweek without loss of salary.

Rural Nebraska’s Housing Crunch Is Costing Towns New Residents Who ‘Have Nowhere to Live’  – How about your state?

With very little available and affordable housing, small Nebraska towns are unable to capitalize on the potential new residents and members of the emerging remote workforce. But local businesses looking to hire are hurting too.

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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.

As the hub of learning, creativity and innovation in Northwest Montana, Flathead Valley Community College is expanding