The new rule says companies that can exert control over the terms and conditions of someone’s employment – like wages, schedule, hiring and working conditions – have to be involved in collective bargaining for that employee.
While the population of Missoula County in 1975 was little more than 67,000 residents – the City of Missoula even less – it has since grown more than 80%, now housing more than 121,000 people.
Residents across Missoula County want a wider housing stock, greater affordability and more investment in public infrastructure, according to a survey completed last month.
Gov. Greg Gianforte cut the ribbon Wednesday on the “first Amazon facility in Montana,” which created more than 100 jobs, according to the Governor’s Office.
Michael Hoyt writes, "The concept of improving forest health by increasing logging and thinning remains unsupported by scientific evidence and an increasing number of people oppose such activities."
With a new fiscal year close at hand, Missoula County on Thursday appointed a new compensation board to review the pay of the county's elected officials.
The Missoula Economic Partnership on Wednesday said it would assist the employees who lost work with Roseburg after the company announced its plans to close.