Author: Press Room
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Air Terminal Updates
A continuing resolution for federal funding for the current fiscal year gives Missoula International Airport the surety it needs in planning a proposed $67 million terminal, following a record passenger year and in anticipation of additional new flights. The project is expected to be completed in 2021. Uncooperative winter weather has slowed progress on the…
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Br-r-r-r-r, Montana, Colder than You Thought!
If, for shivering Montanans, the winters of the recent past have seemed colder and summers inordinately cooler, they would be right. The average monthly temperatures in Montana have been declining at a pace of 0.4 degrees F each decade, since 2005, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The data also reveals that…
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Montana Highlights – October 15, 2019
All of the 52 six-pane windows at Sperry’s Chalet at Lake McDonald Lodge at Glacier National Park are installed. The interior walls and doors are stained a rich chocolate brow and it looks like the construction crews will meet their goal of wrapping up the rebuilding of the historic dormitory before the snow sets in.…
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Montana Legal Profile Looking Better
Since 2012, Montana’s state liability system has improved from 45th in the country to 7th overall this year, according to a biennial report released by the Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The ILR recently released its 2019 Lawsuit Climate Survey, which included its ranking of the states. Montana ranked…
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Billings: Great Place to Start Business
Billings was ranked as the #4 medium city where Americans are most likely to start a new business, according to a new AdvisorSmith study. Billings had 3.8 new businesses started per 1000 people, which was 65% above the national average. Billings ranked #6 nationwide, beating out Great Falls (#23), Lewiston, ID (#25), and Boise, ID…
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Construction Jobs on Rise
Thirty-nine states added construction jobs between August 2018 and August 2019, while construction employment increased in 29 states from July to August, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department. Montana was not one of them. Association officials said that construction workforce shortages may have kept more states from…
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Billings New Businesses September 2019
Spectrum, 2499 King Ave W Ste C, 59102, 888-406-7063, Mark Hatzenbuehler, retail sales Pop Up Place, 2101 Grand Ave Ste 4, 59102, 697-7869, Monica Maristuen, service Live Natural, 536 Avenue B, 59102, 530-9968, Jacinius Fenmore, retail sales Three Sisters LTD, LLC, 915 N 32nd St, 59101, 698-3375, Luke Duray, service Venegas & Sons Drywall, 215…
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AG Fox Praises New ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Rule that Replaces Obama-Era Regulation
On Sept. 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers announced the repeal of the controversial 2015 “Waters of the U.S.” rule, which dramatically expanded federal authority beyond traditional interpretations of the Clean Water Act. The EPA and Corps also announced the finalization of a replacement rule that brings consistency and clarity…
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MSU Dept. of Agriculture
The Montana State University Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics and MSU Extension will host the 13th annual agricultural economics conference, “Managing Risk and Uncertainty in Agriculture” on Friday, Nov. 1. The conference is part of the College of Agriculture’s annual Celebrate Agriculture weekend. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Procrastinator Theater in the Strand Union Building, and the conference will…
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Montana Chamber of Commerce
The Montana Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual conference on Oct. 30 at the Hilton Garden Inn Missoula. Keynote speaker will be Boeing Helena Director Reyna Cardenas. Cardenas will share how Boeing Helena crafted a successful talent pipeline. For details go to Montana Chamber of Commerce website.