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New program to train up to 5,000 new or upskilled employees to build Montana’s workforce over the next two years |
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 Grant Kier, president of MEP, met with Missoula County commissioners last week to discuss his organization’s new strategic plan. Within that conversation, other issues surfaced including the trend of remote work, the wages it now commands, and its potential impacts locally. Kier cited a Missoula-based technology firm that recently recruited for and hired a senior employee for its data team. The individual moved to Missoula to take the job and start a new career. Both the employee and the employer were excited about the opportunity. “The employee spent an entire year in Missoula in temporary housing not being able to find a place to live, despite a six-figure salary,” Kier said. “Eventually, the person was approached by a California company and offered a job with more money.” Kier said the Missoula company had to counter with more pay while also permitting the employee to live in eastern Montana on a family ranch because they couldn’t find housing in Missoula. It wasn’t an isolated incident, Kier added, and local businesses are now being forced to not only compete on a national level by increasing wages but also make concessions they may not have considered before. At times, that may mean the job isn’t located in Missoula and the pay is leaving the local economy. |
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Welcome to Bear Paw DevelopmentMontana Department of CommerceMissoula Valley Internet Co-OpBig Sky Economic Development- Video – Building Remarkable – Meadowlark Brewing Expansion with Allison Corbyn – Big Sky Economic Development
I had the opportunity to interview Meadowlark Brewing about their major expansion in Billings. It has been exciting to watch this project unfold from my first trip out to Sidney to see their footprint there (which will continue), through the 2020 switch from distilling beer to making hand sanitizer when communities were in need, to supporting them on a state grant to help with preliminary engineering, to now – almost ready to open their doors!
Great Falls Development AuthorityKalispell Chamber of CommerceMEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association- 3.4 million guests visited Montana State parks in 2021
Montana Fish, WIldlife, and Parks say it’s the second-biggest year on record. - Butte, Montana cutlery business, Whitehead’s Cutlery and Candy Shop, has been in the family for 132 years
Probably the most unique thing Whitehead’s offers is just good, old fashion hospitality. “People need to talk. We really need to talk. We’re confined to our machines, confined to stores where there is no talking. You go and get your merchandise and you’re out the door. You haven’t said anything to anyone,” said White. - Missoula Economic Partnership: Rising wages, remote work, inflation at play in local economy
Grant Kier, president of MEP, met with Missoula County commissioners last week to discuss his organization’s new strategic plan. Within that conversation, other issues surfaced including the trend of remote work, the wages it now commands and its potential impacts locally.
Next Generation Broadband in MontanaMontana Business and Govt. Agency Collaboration SuccessHousing- Urban Villages for the Proletariat
Compact, walkable urban villages benefit working families and organized labor by creating jobs, improving household affordability, reducing commute duration, improving economic opportunities, and creating cleaner, healthier communities.
The Creative and Cultural Economy- Big Sky high schooler starts Montana’s first Spanish-language publication
Suazo, 19, founded Noticias Montaña, or Mountain News, in 2020. It’s the only Spanish-language publication in Montana and the online publication covers local and regional news in Gallatin County. - How a free S.F. pancake party went viral and brought neighbors together – How about your neighborhood?
Curtis Kimball served hundreds of pancakes on Saturday, the final time he hosted the pancake party for “good vibes” - ‘Paper Targets – Art Can Be Murder’ by Missoula, Montana’s Steve Saroff
Stalking, art, software, and murder.
But more than crime, Paper Targets is infused with nature and solitude and unwraps big questions about why marginalized people sometimes do bad things.
Government News & EventsCity Club MissoulaCareersMSU Leadership Institute & UM Global Leadership InitiativeEnergy and Climate Change |
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