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After the Legislature declined to adequately expand tax incentives for the film industry in Montana, a team of developers poised to open a multi-million studio in Missoula were forced to change course. On Thursday, Shadowcast Partners closed on a $1.5 million offer for several Missoula County lots in the Development Park, where the company now plans to construct a … [Read more...] about After death of film cap, Missoula investors look to electric freight trucks

Once the seat of community debate, City Council chambers in Missoula will serve as a new courtroom for municipal court, at least while renovations are made to City Hall. The city this week approved a roughly $94,000 contract with AVI Systems to install new technology in council chambers, allowing it to serve as a temporary courtroom. Construction on a third courtroom in City … [Read more...] about City Council chambers to serve as third municipal courtroom – temporarily

Travel out of Missoula Montana Airport over the Thanksgiving holiday pushed the parking lot to capacity, and the facility is now planning to dust off its overflow plans heading into Christmas. Activity at the growing airport has nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels and staff predicts that 2022 passenger counts could exceed record years from the past. “I would expect to … [Read more...] about Missoula airport poised for infrastructure grants; travel returns to normal

With the sale and manufacture of recreational marijuana set to begin across much of Montana, the Missoula City Council on Monday finalized the basic rules and regulations it will use to guide the fledgling industry. The regulations, now months in the making, will take effect in January when recreational sales begin in businesses already licensed to sell medical marijuana. … [Read more...] about Countdown to legalization: City of Missoula adopts pot regulations