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Bartmess: It's time for some accountability in Lewis & Clark County, Montana. Not just for what they did to local business owners in the name of COVID-19, but also for how they continue to pile on to the burden of local taxpayers.

Montana is home to all the usual jobs... but for those not from around here, have you heard of these?

Folks these days might be in need of some extra cash, but are you willing to go this far?

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.

The cost of living in Montana is driven by the cost of housing. What about getting a good job that INCLUDED housing? Montana companies desperately need to fill some positions so they're willing to offer free or very low-cost housing options that come along with the gig.

Mike Rowe: "Something has to stop, because universities have essentially been given permission to charge whatever they want to charge. We freed up a bottomless well of free money. And we've told an entire generation that they're screwed if they don't go in this path."

Fire danger is low and only prescribed control fires are planned.

So there you have it labor unions. You lost your favorite bogeyman. Any excuse you had for union members to vote for the Democrat party in Montana is now gone. Maybe now you can speak up for actual labor union workers who are being put out of work by Joe Biden and the Democrats.

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.