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Farewell, Park City? Sundance Film Festival may be coming to your town. – (City Name Here), Montana would be perfect.

The festival, which has taken place in Park City, Utah, since 1981, may be moving

Program Brings Together Three Generations to Discuss Aging

The rural health program is designed to help participants on both ends of the age spectrum. The goal is to challenge assumptions people have against aging and bridge generatio

Blazing Trails in the Mountains

Rural communities throughout the country are developing mountain biking trail systems to immerse people in nature, boost the economy, and create a local culture of health.

Montana Highway Patrol terminated trooper who requested mental health support – Proactive Trauma Preparedness Is Available

When Miller reached out to superiors for help before he lost his job, they refused him, even after promising support, he said. Then, his bosses tried to force him to resign, h

Missoula closing in on incentives program to boost housing affordability

Emily Harris-Shears, the city's housing policy specialist, on Wednesday said the program began to take shape in 2022 and should be ready for adoption this spring. As it stands

Want $50,000 To Improve Your Community? Apply For A Hometown Grant!

T-Mobile is helping support small towns across America by funding community projects like upgraded tech, outdoor spaces and more.

Welcome to the War on Cars, Scientific American – The End of Carcatecture.

Each city has its own unique considerations and challenges. And such an ambitious project will require rethinking many of our assumptions about American car culture. But the b

Here’s a Parking Policy That Works for the People – Goldilocks

Charging the right prices for curb parking can remove the incentive to cruise for it.

U.S. DOE Releases 1st-Ever Roadmap to Accelerate Connecting More Clean Energy Projects to the Nation’s Electric Grid

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new roadmap outlining solutions to speed up the interconnection of clean energy onto the nation’s transmission grid and clear

New software helps urban planners digitally test different transport options for carbon reduction

The company is building Digital, Measurement, Reporting and Verification (DMRV) software to track urban transport decarbonisation efforts. The platform will measure and certif

Fighting Every Wildfire Makes Big Fires More Extreme – “In Montana, we do not, and will not, have a ‘let it burn’ policy” Gov. Greg Gianforte

It also may harm forests’ ability to adapt to climate change and effect the way plants and animals interact with fire.

The Great Falls Development Alliance releases updated housing assessment showing increased demand

Adam Seidman of the Concord Group, GFDA’s consultant, said that they project there’s demand for about 650 new housing units per year over the next decade.

Montana school district turns to peer network to boost mental health

According to the Office of Public Instruction's 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 22.7% of Montana students seriously considered attempting suicide. Twenty-two percent of stude

New Resource Alert: Rising Tide of Municipal Broadband Networks Fact Sheet

As the municipal broadband movement continues to gain momentum, we created a new fact sheet to highlight the dramatic surge in the number of communities building publicly-owne

MMEC – April 2024 Manufacturing News

At MMEC, we grow Montana's economy by helping manufacturers succeed. We are a statewide manufacturing outreach and assistance center that provides solutions to help Montana m

University of Montana Leads With Fisheries Education and Research

Whether it’s strapping into wetsuits to snorkel for data or bringing the lab streamside to sample fish, the University of Montana’s Fisheries Techniques class goes beyond

BioScience under the Big Sky Spring 2024 Newsletter

The Montana Bioscience Alliance serves as a hub for Montana's biotechnology companies, entrepreneurs, laboratories, hospitals, clinics and universities to commercialize, grow

Blue & Gold News from Montana State University President Cruzado

It has been a wonderful and busy spring, with your university hosting numerous groundbreaking celebrations for future buildings that will provide transformative opportunities

Missoula Chamber of Commerce Connections April 2024

News, Events, Career Opportunities, Networking Gatherings and Much More with the Missoula Chamber of Commerce

This new Google Maps feature is game changer for EV drivers

Google Maps and Search is rolling out new features tailored just for electric vehicles, including specific information on the location of EV chargers and hotels with on-site c

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