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Flathead Valley Community College Schedules Virtual Workforce Opportunity Fairs for multiple dates in April

Event sponsorship opportunities at various levels are available to employers.

What exactly is in the $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Act passed by Congress? Montana may get as much as $2.7 billion

The bill contains many provisions that may have down-stream benefits for small businesses. Those include:

We decided to give our team every other Friday off. Here’s what happened

Looking to help its pandemic-stressed employees strike a better work-life balance, this tech startup went to an alternating four-day workweek.

Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein Applied the Concept of ‘No Time’ to Boost Their Creativity. What Does It Entail?

According to neuroscience, taking a break from our busy schedules and devoting some time to doing absolutely nothing is key to fostering creativity.

Montana looks at next steps for Colstrip

Transmission, renewables a hope; others look to coal

The Biggest Payoff From Stockton’s Basic Income Program: Jobs

A new report on the California’s city’s no-strings-attached money experiment shows that the $500 monthly stipend did more than improve recipients’ well-being: It helped them find work.

Montana Set to Raise Starting Pay for Public School Teachers

“The goal of the TEACH Act is to incentivize local schools to pay beginning teachers more so we can keep new educators in the state,” said the bill’s sponsor Rep. Llew Jones, a Republican from Conrad.

Idaho Governor Little Sees way to get People Into Affordable Homes: Move to Small Towns

“As we work on our quest for more broadband and better roads, that means that growth can be dispersed out into areas that have lost a major employer, or existing employers have modernized and are using less help.”

Q&A: How to Attract Young People to a Rural Region

Concern about attracting young people will sound familiar to most rural residents, but especially to “public-lands communities.” These are populated areas – towns and small cities – that lie near large swaths of publicly owned land like national parks, Bureau of Land Management holdings, and national and state forests.

Gibson Guitars announces major expansion at Bozeman, Montana facility – Career Opportunities

Curleigh noted that the new expansion could bring an additional 100 to 200 jobs to the Bozeman area over time. The company is going to need people to help make guitars.

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