Bozeman Build #33
September 30th - October 6th 2024
Howdy makers of Montana
Welcome back to the Bozeman Build Report covering trade related activities happening in Montana. Today we’re spreading the word about Fire employment grants, New rustic themed hotels, UDC, apples for cider trade, new subs, Lehrkind Brewing, 26.5M Athletic center, hunting forecasts, reverse career fair, Billings utility dept to hire independent auditor, drive in movie theater saved, all-female fire crew, scenic drill job sites, and Horseshoe Dam history.
Gates of the Mountains Marina on Holter Lake
Enjoy the next 5 minutes covering what Montana is made of,
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Bozeman and Montana Trade Pulse
Bozeman trade pulse
Oct 01, 2024 The Bozeman Fire Department was awarded a $4.1 million grant by FEMA. The department says that this money will be used to hire 12 new firefighters. - KBZK
Oct 02, 2024 Field & Stream Lodge Co. Announces Its First Location in Bozeman, MT - Introducing: Great Lodges, Great Outdoors. This space used to be the Holiday Inn at 5 Baxter Lane - PR Newswire
Oct 2, 2024 Youth behavioral health campus in development in Gallatin County. A new initiative to support youth mental and behavioral health is underway in Gallatin County. A recently purchased campus, located in Belgrade, will soon serve local youths aged 11 to 18 who are experiencing behavioral health crises. - Montana Right Now
Oct 2, 2024 - The Bozeman City Commission has approved a new engagement schedule for the Unified Development Code (UDC), aiming to get the public re-involved in shaping future commercial and residential construction in the city. The engagement timeline is divided into three phases: - Montana Right Now
Oct 03, 2024 - Bring your extra backyard apples, crabapples, and pears to the Cider House beginning Friday, September 27th, 2024. We’ll trade you a pint of cider for every 25# of fruit and will craft them into our legendary Bozeman Backyard Blend Cider. - Lockhorn Cider
Oct 04, 2024 - The Summits: A New Subdivision in South Bozeman. The Summits subdivision is a 50-acre parcel of land just north of the Hyalite View Estates subdivision. The land is being subdivided into 35 lots all of which are 1 +/- acre. Some of the lots are now on the market ranging in price from $475k - $725k. - Bozeman Real Estate Group
Oct 06, 2024 - From brick wall to bodega: New development at old Lehrkind Brewing site is a go. A unanimous vote by the Bozeman City Commission approved The Wallace Works project deal. An urban renewal project that will reimburse the developers for $2 million in taxes. “It’s a mixed-use project that’ll include 65 residential units. About 6,000 square feet of commercial space,” says Erik Nelson. Construction is expected to start sometime in 2025. -KBZK
A bit about the sites history - The Lehrkind family has been in the beverage business in Montana since 1895 when its founder, Julius Lehrkind, a German immigrant, moved his family and brewery crew out west and built a brewery on the north side of Bozeman. Julius built a bottling room along with cold storage rooms in the brewery. Then, in 1914, Julius was awarded a Coca-Cola franchise. Soda bottling and distribution became the focus of the family business when Prohibition hit Montana in 1919 forcing the closure of the brewery. - Lehrkinds.com
Scaling Montana the Ultimate Event for Launching, Scaling, and Investing in Montana’s Technologies October 23-24th at the Armory Hotel. scalingmt.org/summit-2024/
Bozeman MT Project Portal
No new projects posted this week on the Community Development Viewer
Kennedy-Stark Athletic Center
Montana State University's new indoor athletic facility, the Kennedy-Stark Athletic Center, is expected to be completed in spring 2025. The facility will be a training and competition site for the school's track and field team and a practice facility for the football team. The construction of the facility is 100% donor funded, with approximately $26.5 million raised from nearly 400 community donors. Ground breaking for this facility took place this July.
Here are some project update photos, this build is huge!
Project update on the Bootes
A student apartment project just South of Campus contracted by Arco Murray.
Montana trade pulse
Antelope and Pheasant season to open October 12th. Read the 2024 Hunting forecasts here issued by the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
Sep 30, 2024 Sibanye-Stillwater hosted a reverse career fair on Oct 1st and 2nd at the Stillwater County Civic Center for employees effected by the September layoffs. - Big Sky Econ Devp
Oct 02, 2024 The city of Billings is looking to hire an independent auditor to examine recent high utility bills. - KTVQ
Oct 02, 2024 - A Butte District Judge ruled in favor of an iconic drive-in movie theater that’s been involved in a fight with a truck stop that wants to move next door. - KBZK
Oct 02, 2024 - Lockwood celebrates all-female fire crew. It was a first for the Lockwood Fire District this week: An all-female crew manned the station for a full shift. - KTVQ
Oct 04, 2024 A bull moose roaming around Great Falls on Friday, has been captured and will be relocated. - KBZK
Oct 04, 2024 Out and About: Deer Lodge theater hosts horror musical 'Chainsaw' through October. The Cutler Brothers Theatre is hosting a musical called Chainsaw that combines musical theater with a classic slasher film. - KBZK
MDT News
20241004-130607 | Pavement Preservation Project Complete On Big Mountain Road
20241004-125752 | Southeast Montana Bridge Preservation Construction Complete
20241004-125322 | Construction Complete On US 212 In Rosebud County
20241003-124937 | I-90 Closure And Aerial Weed Spraying Postponed
20241003-115613 | Wetland Mitigation Efforts To Begin
20241002-151544 | Work Complete On I-90 Bozeman East Project
20241002-082823 | Construction Resumes On S Of Missoula Bridge Pres.
DNRC News
10/4/2024 - Montana Administrative Rulemaking - MAR No. 36-224, Notice of Public Hearing - DNRC
10/4/2024 - Real Estate Management Rules. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), Forestry and Trust Land Division, is proposing amendments to the following administrative rules related to real estate management projects on trust land: The proposed amendments would clarify the definition of 'Residential' use and make it more consistent with the statutory definition of what is allowed under a Commercial lease. - DNRC
Transportation watch
More box beds on Hwy 2 and Box truck hauling sprayer near Jordan, MT
Southwest Montana well drilling
Excel Pump and Well invited the Bozeman Build to a jobsite earlier this Spring, I recently followed up to see what their crew has been working on this summer.
The following image is a old well drilling rig preserved near the Museum of the Beartooths in Columbus, MT
The following image is a old well drilling rig preserved near the Museum of the Beartooths in Columbus, MT
Weather
From the NWS Forecast Office Missoula, MT
MT History of the week
View of the downstream face of the dam looking toward the North Abutment. Concrete in blocks is substantially above the elevation of the loading dock. Catwalks and ladders used for cooling and grouting destroyed or damaged by heavy snow and ice during winter have been replaced where necessary. Final roofing underway on service bay of powerplant shown at lower left. Forms in d-line to dam and control bay in place. Note that cableway operators' tower has been relocated and heightened to provide adequate coverage for increased dam height. - Montana History Portal
