Come Home Montana

• More Montanans quitting, retiring amid nationwide labor shortage

  We asked the Montana Department of Labor and Industry for an interview twice, but they said they would only answer questions through email.

Big Sky Economic Development

• 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.

Next Generation Broadband in Montana

• The State of Montana promises ‘transparent’ process for dispensing broadband funds

  As the state determines who and where will benefit from $500 million-plus of investment to expand high-speed Internet in Montana, a handful of people will be making the decisions – and they’ll be doing it very soon.

Montana Business and Govt. Agency Collaboration Success

• Missoula County approves green energy financing plan. Steps to take and people to consult with.

  “This is a super positive step forward,” Strohmaier said. “It’s been something that has been in the works for many years… It’s great to see Missoula County out on the tip of the spear here getting it implemented in the state of Montana.”

Housing

• These electric homes are 50% more efficient than average

  These efficient electric homes show homebuilders and designers what’s possible for sustainable and affordable modern homes.

• Can 3D printing become a solution for the housing shortage?

  It’s often said that there’s no place like home. But what if that home was built with a 3-D printer?

Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana

• 5 big lessons I learned by working at Google and Alphabet’s X

  Building a unique culture helps, of course. But you should also tackle the biggest problems first, and fall in love with problems rather than solutions.

STARS Montana Early Education Program

• A Montana sheriff’s plug for pre-K

  Lewis & Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton says a new national report linking early childhood education to crime reduction tracks with his personal experience.

Rural Communities

• There is an urgent need to reinvent rural planning.

  It is not an exaggeration to say that rural areas are essential to the planet’s future.

Careers

• Making the simple impossible: We don’t want to admit the real worker shortage problem

  When the American Dream ceases to become a vision that can be realized, people simply quit dreaming.

Transportation

• Arkansas Stakes Claim to be Global Leader in Next Gen Transportation by 2030

  Arkansas entrepreneurs are making a bold claim to be a global giant in next generation transportation, including flying cars, driverless vehicles, and drones. This claim follows Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s recent announcement to create the Arkansas Council on Future Mobility, an advisory board committed to attracting businesses, startups, innovators, and creators.

Energy and Climate Change

• More Extreme Wildfires Are in Store This Century, UN Report Warns

  “Where wildfires have historically occurred, they may increase; however, where wildfires have not historically occurred, they may become more common.”