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White House Outlines Rural Infrastructure Investments within the American Jobs Plan

With its $2.7 trillion infrastructure package, the Biden administration plans to heavily invest in rural America, targeting “social infrastructure” alongside roads and bridges.

How Companies Are Using Creative Incentives to Attract and Keep New Talent Now

U.S. job openings are at the highest they’ve been in two years. But companies are still short-staffed.

What you should know about autism – History’s 30 Most Inspiring People on the Autism Spectrum

While there’s much to learn about autism to shed yourself of harmful misconceptions, here are some basics to know.

Surviving an Unlivable Wage – Full Documentary

“The restaurant industry has driven a significant amount of economic growth since the Great Recession, but many restaurant employees continue to end up hungry due to a two-tiered wage system that allows tipped workers to be paid as little as $2.13 an hour.”

‘Women in Welding’ course at Flathead Valley Community College preps women for careers in welding

“I’m really excited about it because it’s going to give an opportunity for women in the Valley and throughout the state of Montana to come and experience welding,” said Julie Arnold, an adjunct welding instructor at FVCC.

Rural schools have a teacher shortage. Why don’t people who live there, teach there?

This school year, with the coronavirus pandemic making it even harder to bring in teachers from elsewhere, education leaders in the state issued 122 emergency waivers for unlicensed teachers to work in classrooms, the highest number since at least 2005.

MoFi Loan Program Receives New Grant

With the help of a recent $2.1 million grant from Wells Fargo’s Open for Business Fund, the community development lender has made it even more accessible to small businesses.

University of Wyoming launches online training for outdoor guides

“These are skills and abilities that every person leading others in the outdoors needs to have,”

It’s time to end the taboo of employee departures. Here are 3 ways to do it

If people are leaving to pursue bigger, better things or to find a job that’s a better fit, that’s a good thing. We need to start treating it as such.

Incoming University of Montana freshman, Jonathan Perry releases trailer for his second film

In Autumn, Perry will attend the University of Montana’s Davidson Honors College after receiving a generous scholarship. There he plans to take UM to the Student Academy Awards with his next two projects.