Local Planners Set Transportation Plans – 416 Projects at Cost of $934 million
The Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for the Billings MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) is going through the final steps of…
Year: 2023
Let’s Get Real
By Evelyn Pyburn The news recently held a report that fossil fuels are not good for human life. One has…
Gov. Gianforte Promotes New, Expanding Businesses
During a three-day swing through eastern Montana on his 56 County Tour, Governor Greg Gianforte visited new and expanding small…
Get on Board for Dig It Days!
It’s almost time for Dig It Days! The fun-filled event of big construction machines will once again top-off Montana Fair…
First Interstate Bank Named MoFi’s Montana Lender Partner of the Year
Billings-based First Interstate Bank has been named MoFi’s Montana Lender Partner of the Year for 2022, referring more businesses to…
Commissioners Plan Only Inflation Increase In Budget — No Actual Mill Increases
The budget for Yellowstone County is plagued with inflation woes, which is compounded by needs for additional staffing as well…
Colstrip is Changing – – Not Closing
By Jim Atchison As the Executive Director of Southeastern Montana Development (SEMDC), I wanted to state that in my opinion,…
Billings Building Permits July 15, 2023
Commercial Jela LLC/ Gnerer Electric Inc, 3815 Hesper Rd, Com Addition, $60,000 Walgreen Co/ Nations Roof Mountain LLC, 3333 Grand…
AG Demands Answers
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 14 other state attorneys general are demanding answers from Blackrock-linked mutual fund directors as…
Montana Loses $$$$$ to Smuggled Cigarettes
About 21.4 percent of the cigarettes consumed in Montana are smuggled in from states that tax their cigarettes lower than…