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December 1st - 9th 2024
Today we have topics around a new State park in the works for North Central MT, MT Apprenticeship program sets enrollment record, Fall commencement dates, Northwestern 7% discount, New FWP director, MT film grant, Q4 Oil Lease sales results, 300M property tax discrepancy with new construction, bison harvest ceremony, grain hoppers, Montana Skateparks, Cody Wyoming Ski area for sale, Bridger Bowl, classifieds, and trolleys.
November 25th - November 1st 2024
Today we’re exploring the new director for the Montana Ag Network, Polson biochemist turns phosphorite rock into fertilizer, $24 million grant for 12 Montana economic development organizations, H-2A program allowing foreign nationals to fill temporary agricultural jobs, pushback against Missoula’s new 86-acre Grant Creek Crossing development, Montana new business registration record, USDA clean energy grant, MDOT adding 20 new Road Weather Information System sites, Montana recreational economic impact numbers from 2023, Montana alcoholic beverage permit cost taste, Yellowstone bridge, new National Security Research Institute at MSU, Cats Can the Griz by 3,600 lbs, Gallatin valley excavation jobsite, Explorer Gondola project, and old ranches. Enjoy the next 3-5 minutes of local trade/business news.
November 18th - 24th
Today we’re talking November manufacturing news, delisting grizzlies as endangered, Montana marijuana, St. Vincent $1B hospital build, $1.4M emergency service grant, Eastern Montana residents push back against renewable energy developments, game processing business during season, new residential development in Fort Peck, Montana Ski area opening dates, Brawl of the Wild, pushing sugar beets, BZN Airport received a $10M grant, MSU research ranked top, and a Gallatin Valley Malt visit.
November 4th-17th 2024
Covering Montana seed potatoes, mineral lease funding distributions, new insurance commissioner and FWP director, $26M St. Mary canal repair loan, Metallica money to finance Montana trade school students, meteors, USDA November edition, Last Mile prison education graduates, Stillwater layoffs started, Sidney Sugars, Lost Trail, political spend, Canadian Montana border crossings, Bozeman to ban plastics, mixed use buildings, landfill sprinklers, Flying D film, and a wetter weather outlook.
November 4th - 10th 2024
Today we’re covering rail transportation research grants, housing and hotel devps, indoor pickleball, new trails, Innovation campus, Bozeman leaf pickup program, climbing walls, attempted plane robbery, coal town grants, October Manufacturing news, mining water standards, helium found in Montana, Madison 8, Trailer towing, snow making, and Flathead Hops.
October 21st - 27th 2024
Today we’re covering proposed vehicle registration increases, Aspen 8, Bozeman courthouse nearing completion, old grocery space, scissors lift box trucks, Gallatin County lot costs, park numbers, Nov FFA Ag Expo, Southeast Montana energy country, big four meat processers, Montana knife co, Main Street regen grant, State Farm Montana settlement, Montana milk, Island Park short term rentals, and flatbed fun.
October 14 - 20th 2024
Today we’re covering urban wheat fields, Bozeman projects, back to back banks, BNSF derailment, Colorado’s Haselden Construction opens new Montana office, 1.44 B loans to to Montana Renewables, LLC, new Kalispell timber museum, Infrastructure bill and how that money is being put to work in NW MT, Taylor to Swift, Town Pumpire, dam renovations, and blue bird weather.
October 7th - 13th 2024
Today we’re covering Simms being resold, Big Sky lift building incident, urban campers ousted, quick steel structure assembly, Town Pump, multi family framing, Northern Lights, DSG Butte, State grants for housing and agritourism, Paradise valley proposed luxury development, Bull mountain mine being sued, water meetings, old machines, wind bursts Yellowstone river bridge build, Wyoming Range fire film, Elk fire update, and logging trains.
September 30th - October 6th 2024
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.
September 23rd - 29th 2024
Today we’re covering University system enrollment, football, downtown restoration, hotel fire in big Sky, rest stop rezoning, best Bozeman beer, Montana manufacturing updates, USFS hiring 2025 hiring pause, high pressure water rates in Billings, new Helena apartments, “lambscapes”, new stream gauges, Stillwater data breach, grants to incentivize Montana international sales, sweat equity housing program, snowmobiles on the move, highway landing strips, and Fort Peck Dam.
September 9-15th 2024
This weeks drama is about ADUs, Chinook helicopters, elm trees, development code, an AI event, large septics, childcare, record rains (some towns receiving over 4 inches), safe routes, the Missoula housing market, Stillwater aftermath, cider, double wide trailers, and railroads.
September 9th - 16th 2024
Today we’re bringing up $257M annual research spending, cities establishing new historical districts, cold fronts vs powerlines, Town Pump mall of America, lower speed limits in Bozeman, upcoming Montana ag events, Barnard new HQ, Clash of the Carvers chainsaw fest, solar developments on BLM, jobsite explosions, Glacier Battery Systems, wildfire money, Stillwater mine layoff, DOT allotments, Montana airport volumes by city, one bar towns, mining equipment via rail, MT hay production, and branding books.
September 2nd - 8th 2024
Today we’re talking about Amazon wages, affordable housing discussions, chain saw shops, West Post builders, foundations, pump trucks, NorthWestern energy 10 year MT anniversary, food production books, Reed Points 2024 downtown sheep drive, labor market easing, horse shoe art, homes for teachers, shooting range developments, fence line rebuilds, Basin Electric, and Gardiner.
August 26th - September 2nd
Today we’re talking suits, airport news, Jarrett 45 acre subdivision, power outages, property tax delays, antler decor, trams, State grants, lumber operations, river fishing bans, Tom Miner bridge, commodities, weather, and history.
August 12th - 18th 2024
Today we’re talking about Balloon UFOs, property tax revenue shortfall, Belgrade new water wells, fire tanks, Acela Trucks, Wildlife overpass projects, Big Timber slides, Saint Mary water works, grasshoppers plaguing ranchers, Paradise Valley canals, carnival ride trailers, Pipestone abandoned rail riding, relevant commodities, upcoming weather, and more.
August 12th - 18th 2024
Today were talking about a local IRS arrest, Best Buy still surviving in Bozeman, Hyalite dam graffiti cover up controversy, converting a party house to a plex, tripping over traffic count devices, Big Timber water advisory, record Chinook Salmon in Fort Peck, Town Pump, and more.
August 5th - 11th 2024
Today were covering Gibson guitars, more BZN developments, wheat, Billings wind storm, Superfund ground break, 49 mile trail in County 49, Harlowton new Hospital, Glacier and Whitefish projects, Helena round abouts, and planes on trains.
July 29th - August 4th 2024
Today were talking about Highland Drive, U-haul, Subarus, Pizza Ranch conquest, lukewarm Montana housing markets, Northwestern domination, more lumber mills going under. We appreciate you for tuning in and please enjoy the next 5 minutes covering what Montana is made of.
July 22nd - 29th 2024
Today were talking about asphalt projects, urban camping public comments, stucco, job site progress, Northwestern rate increases, new wind towers, sour postal service negotiations, the Virgelle Ferry, geyser eruptions, smoke, storms, and the biggest tractor in the world.
July 15th - 22nd 2024
Today we’re talking about fire stations, new developments, Paccar, EVs in Montana, growing tropical fruits in Montana, splash pads, Laurel government projects, vault toilets, increasing lumber prices, upcoming weather, and enough to keep you occupied.
July 9th - July 15th 2024
Today were talking about fire mitigation/fighting, developer shunnings, ski lift removals, Bozeman rents, Montana tornados, Weights and Measures Bureau, Anaconda History, and more.
July 1st - 8th 2024
Today were talking Logan landfill prices, MSU construction, round abouts, Bozeman Development updates, lime mines, tech grants, Seeley Lake saw mill closure, and the Cattle Drive of 95.
June 26th - July 1st 2024
Todays rage in the sage is about Costco fuel sales, slap together spec, Uhaul throwbacks, Montana hay production, Big Sky Country music, and modular multi family.
June 18 - 24th 2024
Today were talking about new luxury developments, scrap metal, tipped tanks, water lines, Billings Coca-Cola, Loves RV business model, grizzle’s and cows.
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June 11 - June 17th 2024
Today were digging for gold on someone’s placer gold claim, gathering beta on the new Town and Pump, watching road construction, admiring air stream busses, running out of water in Forsyth, and detouring around the Tetons.
June 4th - June 10th 2024
Today we’re stepping into the shoes of a Big Sky Builder, opening the natural gas valve, switching back on the Beartooth highway, and talking train trestles.