Helping Montana’s communities prosper through:

   ~ Information on economic and demographic trends
   ~ Supporting local development efforts
   ~ Bringing communities together to solve common problems

 










Feature Stories

Statewide Meeting:
Leaders promote economic growth - January 12, 2005, Billings Gazette
Cities ask Legislature for local option tax authority - January 12, 2005
Helena Independent Record
 

Billings:

Economist upbeat about Billings, other cities - September 9, 2004, Billings Gazette

Montana's Big Change - Fall 2004 Magic

Gazette opinion: Urban economies vital to state's future - June 27, 2004, Billings Gazette

City information molded into plans - June 24, 2004, Billings Gazette

City lights: State's cities engines for solid growth - May 23, 2004, Billings Gazette

Economics expert offers upbeat message - May 21, 2004, Billings Gazette

 

Bozeman:

Montana economy is fairly healthy, economist says - May 26, 2005, Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Bozeman on the Move - May 25, 2005 Montana News Station

 

Butte:

Making Butte clean, safe tops to-do list - April 21, 2005, The Montana Standard

You decide Butte's fate (op ed) - November 17, 2004, The Montana Standard

Citizens brainstorm economic revitalization goals - November 17, 2004, The Montana Standard

Butte on the Move: UM economist advises Butte - November 16, 2004, The Montana Standard

Signs of change - November 14, 2004, The Montana Standard

 

Kalispell - Flathead Communities:

On the Move. Understanding growth and the economy in Whitefish - December 1, 2004, The Whitefish Pilot
Flathead Growth - September 22, 2004, NBC KCFW Kalispell
Seminars look at how growth is transforming economy - September 19, 2004, Daily Inter Lake

 

Great Falls:

Speaker tells city to look ahead, not back - December 22, 2004, Great Falls Tribune
Montana's regions must drive own economies - August 9, 2004, Great Falls Tribune Opinion
Economy expert: Great Falls on trackSpeaker says city should stay focused on service industry, worldwide market - August 7, 2004, Great Falls Tribune

  

Missoula:

State’s largest cities use series of forums as vehicle for catching lawmakers’ attention - Summer 2004 Missoulian's Western Montana in Business
Economic state of Missoula is better than we think - October 21, 2003, Missoulian

 



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