Month: July 2021
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City will Push for 34 Mills Public Safety Levy
The Billings City Council has approved placing a $7.1 million mill levy on the November 2 ballot for public safety. A study has found that public safety is a high priority of citizens, concerned about the increase in crime in Billings.If it passes the increase in mills will be part of a $434 million budget…
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Bureau EA Concludes Prairie Reserve for Bison Has No Impact
From the Northern Ag Network The Bureau of Land Management has released a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for a bison grazing proposal from the American Prairie Reserve on 69,000 acres of BLM grazing allotments in Phillips County.In November of 2017, the APR submitted a proposal to modify terms…
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Billings Building Permits July 15, 2021
Presbytery Of Y’stone Of The U/Perfect 10, 180 24th St W, Roofing, $42,500Tobacco Row Of Billings LLC/Kohlman Construction, 655 Main St, Roofing, $9,700School District 2/Empire Roofing Inc, 82 N 31st St, Roofing, $260,000Billings Sapphire LLC/ABCO Billings LLC, 850 Daytona Beach Way, New 3+ (Multi Family), $625,536Billings Sapphire LLC/ABCO Billings LLC, 882 Daytona Beach Way, New…
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Beef Imports Down, While World Beef Demand Up
From Northern Ag Network Beef imports were up 1.5 percent year over year in April but are down 7.0 percent for the January to April period compared to last year. Year to date beef imports are down 4.0 percent compared to the same period in 2019. U.S. beef imports are projected to decrease in 2021…
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Beartooth Bank Becomes Bravera Bank
After 100 years serving the families and businesses of North Dakota and Montana with a full range of banking, trust, investment and insurance services, Beartooth Bank, a division of American Bank Center, is changing its name to Bravera Bank. The new name, along with a new logo, tagline and visual identity, will launch this Fall.…
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Yellowstone County News Brings Home State Awards
Yellowstone County News reports that the weekly newspaper bought home three awards from the Montana Newspaper Association’s annual convention, including an award for Evelyn Pyburn, who won first place as “Best Editorial.” The Yellowstone County News moved into a different category of newspapers throughout the state because of an increase in its circulation.Comments from the…
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Commissioners Split on Purchase of Miller Building
By Evelyn Pyburn The prolonged search by Commissioners for a solution to meet Yellowstone County’s space needs for future growth will be resolved with the purchase of the Miller Building in downtown Billings. County Commissioners voted two to one, to proceed with purchasing the building following months of due diligence and an appraisal that came…
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BSED Launches Building Project
Despite a remodeling bid that was $1 million over projections, Big Sky Economic Development (BSED) is moving forward in renovating the former Montana Bank Building in downtown Billings, under Sky Point, to become their headquarters and for the new home of Rock 31 Entrepreneur Center.Budding entrepreneurs of local start-up businesses and members of BSED leadership…
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Fort Benton Industrial Park Planned
A proposed new industrial park at Fort Benton has been awarded a $1.7 million grant from the federal government to provide transportation, water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. The grant is expected to be matched with $1.7 million in local funds, according to an announcement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo, Department’s Economic Development…
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Gun Sanctuaries Grow
Most of media is remaining silent on a huge movement sweeping the country regarding gun rights.States are not only passing strong “Constitutional Carry” laws, but 61 percent of counties are now “Second Amendment sanctuaries”, according to a report in The Epoch Times.As of June 20, there were 1,930 counties “protected by Second Amendment Sanctuary legislation…