Economy

If your expectations are high for something you spent $1 in 2024, then you might be in the wrong store.

This is huge news for Glendive and Eastern Montana. An ammo manufacturing business is setting up shop in Glendive with a $125 million investment that should eventually lead to 350 good paying jobs in Montana. I spoke with the company's CEO Thursday.

Once dubbed "The Richest Hill On Earth", Butte, Montana is prime for a renaissance. A new chapter of economic prosperity. We asked Montanans for suggestions about what industry might be the catalyst to Butte's rebirth.

On Thursday morning we caught up with Shelby Mayor Gary McDermott and longtime Shelby attorney Don Lee who both have extensive experience in the oil and gas industry. Don Lee tells us that helium exploration is being referred to as "the new Gold Rush." And check out what they're finding in Montana's Golden Triangle.

Bill Coffee is not only the CEO of Montana's own Stockman Bank, he's also a board member for the Helena Branch of the Minneapolis Fed. Through both roles, he gets to see what's happening in our economy from the ground up, and get the bigger picture perspective of what the Fed presidents are thinking.

Billings, Montana is on a list for Top 5 housing markets once again. The Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com just released their list of "The Top 20 Emerging Housing Markets for Summer 2022. Plus, our chat with Dr. Pat Barkey from the BBER about housing and the strength of the Montana economy.

A report released on Wednesday by the Montana Department of Revenue shows that for the first time in Missoula County, the average hourly wage exceeded $20 per hour, reaching $20.35 per hour.

Two presentations - one is about the economy and the other concerns poetry.

The Montana Legislature’s Select Committee on State Settlement Accountability met for the first time this past week, but not everyone showed up.

There are a lot of public construction projects underway in Missoula right now that involve steel, a commodity that has taken center stage in trade negotiations between the U.S. and China.