Adroit Employment Systems

• Adroit Career Opportunities – Senior Photonics Engineer, Skilled Carpenter, Transit Operators and more…

  Find The Essential Job At Adroit, we want to be a part of your success story. We want you to be as our name suggests: clever or skillful in using the hands or mind. Check out available jobs in the Bozeman-Big Sky areas and statewide to find your next move. With our 100% online solution, we make the job search as easy as 1-2-3.

• MATR Appreciates the Support of ADROIT Employment Resources

  ADROIT Employment Resources partners with employers to fill critical direct-hire positions in technology, cybersecurity, AI, advanced manufacturing, engineering, healthcare, construction, professional services, finance, and leadership roles. We help organizations expand their talent pools, navigate today’s labor market, and build the workforce needed for long-term growth.

Great Falls Development Alliance

• Manufacturing company Janicki Industries chooses Great Falls, Montana for new site

  Janicki told MTN News last month that the campus is expected to create more than 1,000 manufacturing and engineering jobs within five years, with total employment exceeding 2,000 at full buildout.

Montana Business

• A call for people-centered historic preservation to preserve the “magic”.

  ‘Managing the Magic of Old Places’ offers a new vision for preservation that maintains its relevance while prioritizing the lived experience of residents of historic places.

• TroutCast Delivers Drought Forecasts for Montana’s Blue-Ribbon Rivers

  A new web-based tool integrates fish population and streamflow data from across the state, informing anglers and fisheries managers through one interactive online portal

• Amazon launches cargo bike deliveries in global markets. Why not your company in your town?

  The e-commerce giant is deploying micromobility devices including cargo bikes and mopeds in several global markets to reduce the need for larger trucks and vans for last-mile deliveries.

• The Montana Television Network (MTN) is creating stronger connections across Montana.  

  Our new operation is designed to unify efforts under a coordinated strategy while maintaining the distinct local voices and news stories our communities rely on.

• As park fees go to Washington, DC vanity projects, Yellowstone, Grand Teton face $1.5B backlog

  Our national parks struggle with aging infrastructure while critics say visitor fees fund distant projects. This funding conflict could impact regional tourism and Montana’s outdoor economy.

• Mobix Labs to Acquire Montana’s Drone Maker Vision Aerial

  -Mobix Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOBX) today announced that it has signed a binding Letter of Intent to acquire Vision Aerial, Inc., a Montana-based manufacturer of American-built drones trusted in national security, government, energy, public safety and critical infrastructure operations.

• Dust to dust: Missoula, Montana signs off on eco-friendly green burials

  “Over the past several months, we’ve been researching green burials to see if that’s something the cemetery wanted to offer,” he said. “After having conversations with several other professionals and members of the public, it was an overwhelmingly positive response.”

• Montana State University Professor Agnieszka Kwapisz publishes research on best language to use for successful crowdfunding

  Montana State University research shows that tailoring campaign language to the audience and project type drives better fundraising outcomes than simply using more hype words. This insight offers Montana entrepreneurs a strategic edge in crowdfunding efforts.

• MEP Indicator: Big Moves, New Ideas, and What’s Next for Missoula

  Help Shape the Future of North Reserve/Scott Street

• Billings City Council Updates Vision Statement, Drops ‘Magic City’

  The Billings City Council voted to replace its long-standing vision statement, removing references to ‘Magic City,’ ‘diverse,’ and ‘welcoming.’ This change reflects a shift in how the city defines its identity and aspirations.

• Slow Bets – Borrow for Boring

  Borrow for Boring

Visit Montana

• Visitors grapple with new Glacier National Park shuttle reservations

  “We failed every day except the real run, but it enabled us to perfect our strategy,” Stamper said, adding that tickets were gone “in virtually 30 seconds from opening.” “The actual process of booking was like old-school eBay,” Adams said. “You’re sitting there, and your heart is pounding.”

Funding and Building your Montana Business

• A Fully Remote Company Grew 300 Percent Since 2023. Here’s the Culture Playbook Behind It

  Biannual offsites, disaster relief donation matching, and robust educational offerings have helped Payabli keep employee retention north of 90 percent.

Hellgate Venture Network

• HVN SAVE THE DATE: June 18th – Monthly Meet-Up with Venery

  Venery is a Missoula, Montana-based outdoor and hunting education organization designed specifically by and for women. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on empowering women with the skills, confidence, and ethical practices needed to participate in wildlife conservation and hunting

Tell Us Something

• Marc Moss tells us something about Tell Us Something – A New Angle

  This week’s guest is Marc Moss, creator of Tell Us Something, a live storytelling program producing events across Montana. Tell Us Something is now in its 15th year and expanding into new forms of storytelling.

Montana Energy and Transportation

• City of Bozeman taking steps to make intersections safer through compliance enforcement instead of roundabouts.

  Bozeman has set clear standards for vegetation at intersections to improve driver safety. The city’s code compliance officers have worked with property owners to achieve an 88% compliance rate since July but this requires enforcement forever.

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