Agriculture Faces a Continued Decline in 2024
Joe Mahon, Director, Regional Outreach Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis After turning south in 2023, agricultural producers in the Ninth…
$4.6 million Grant Gives Boost to Lockwood TEDD
Economic development leaders in Yellowstone County and members of the Lockwood Targeted Economic Development District (TEDD) were excited this week…
You are the Private Sector
By Evelyn Pyburn So, how dare a political candidate even mention the concept of privatization! When people started asking me…
What Kamala Harris Doesn’t Get about Food Costs
By Scott Lincicome, Cato Institute, In North Carolina, Kamala Harris called for a new federal law to ban “price gouging on…
UM Tech Dept. Gets $6.5 million Grant
Montana Technological University has been awarded $6.5 million from Department of Defense using Defense Production Act (DPA) authorities to create…
Taylor Brown, Legacy Award
The Billings Chamber of Commerce has announced that Taylor Brown is the recipient of the 2024 Legacy Award. This outstanding…
States Purge Polls
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Aug. 26 that more than 1 million ineligible voters have been removed from the…
Record High New Businesses; Second Fastest Wage Growth
Montana’s Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) Commissioner Sarah Swanson issued an upbeat labor report on Labor Day. The report…
NFIB: Finding Help Still Big Problem
Finding help continues to be a huge problem for the nation’s small businesses, according to the latest Jobs Report put…
Mulvaney Joins Visit Billings
Polly Mulvaney joined Visit Billings, managed by the Billings Chamber of Commerce, as the new Group Sales Manager. In her…