Month: November 2020
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Billings Building Permits: Commercial and New Residential
Commercial Billings Heights Post #6774/Lennick Bros. Roofing & Sheetm, 637 Anchor St, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $8,600 Seahorse Gaming Llc/Yellowstone Basin Construction, 1918 Grand Ave, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $95,000 1116 Grand Ave Llc/Perfect 10 Roofing & Construction, 1116 Grand Ave, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, 70,000 Winchell Real Estate Holdings/Cooper Construction, 1807 Grand Ave, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $9,000 Roland & Michelle Wright,…
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Winter to be Cool and Wet
NOAA predicts that Montana can expect a cool, wet winter that could lead to heavy runoff next spring. The forecast was made by the Corps’ Missouri River Water Management Division. Despite cold, snowy weather in October, precipitation was well below normal in much of the upper basin. The 2020 calendar year runoff forecast is 30.2…
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The Birth of a New Montana
By Evelyn Pyburn “We have it in our power to begin the world over again.” – Thomas Paine Such is the case for Montana with the Republicans having gained control of the governorship and both legislative houses. The situation poses a rare opportunity to set Montana on a strong economic foundation. We know how to…
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Worst Business Plunge
It’s been reported before that the economic impacts on Montana of the COVID-19 crisis has been greater than the Great Recession, by Dr. Pat Barkey, Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, UM, but a most recent published report in the Montana Business Quarterly, starkly emphasizes the contrast. According to Barkey, “The economy…
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Wise Wonders Gets $50,000 Matching Grant
Wise Wonders Science and Discovery Museum, a children’s museum in Billings, 3024 2nd Avenue N., has received a gift from the AJ Blain Foundation for the Vision Campaign the Museum launched earlier this summer. The AJ Blain Foundation has agreed to make a $50,000 gift to pose as a matching challenge for the campaign. Any…
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Ronda Wiggers to Head Montana NFIB
Ronda Wiggers has been announced as the new state director or the Montana Federation of Independent Business, (NFIB) a small-business advocacy association. She will be in charge of lobbying, educational outreach and political efforts. Wiggers will be taking up the torch for Riley Johnson who has served in that position for 38 years. “Ronda’s lobbying…
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NWE Announced Electric Vehicle Fleet
NorthWestern Energy announced that it plans to include electric vehicles in the company’s fleet. They also plan to make investments in the infrastructure to locate electric vehicle charging stations in the company’s Montana and South Dakota service territories. The change is being made because “electric vehicles are efficient and the electricity we provide is about…
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Stockman Bank Offers $50,000 Challenge for Nursing Apprentice Fellowship Donations
St. John’s Foundation announced it has received a $50,000 Challenge donation from Stockman Bank in support of the Nursing Apprentice Fellowship program to help address the growing demand for nurses to meet the health care needs of Montanans. Stockman will match donations up to a total of $50,000. The Stockman Challenge gift will help…