A coalition of Missoula housing partners received final plat approval from the county on Thursday for a permanently affordable residential project planned near West Broadway and Mullan Road. Now years in the making, the Trinity project would provide roughly 130 units of affordable housing, along with wrap-around services. The apartments are planned on property donated by … [Read more...] about Affordable housing: Trinity project receives final plat, bids out for construction

Area lenders are gearing up for another round of funding from the Paycheck Protection Program, which Congress passed last month as part of a smaller stimulus bill. Clearwater Credit Union and MoFi have been tapped to help qualified borrowers access the loans. “From rural chambers of commerce to childcare facilities, restaurants, Main Street businesses and independent … [Read more...] about Missoula lenders set to help small businesses access second round of PPP

Led by advocates, county officials marched closer to extending the City of Missoula's ban on flavored vaping products five miles beyond the city's urban boundary on Tuesday. But residents outside Missoula cautioned county commissioners against placing city rules on county residents when those county residents cannot vote on the city officials who adopted the … [Read more...] about Missoula County set to consider city’s ban on flavored vaping products

The University of Montana and the Montana Technology Enterprise Center on Tuesday secured a grant to create a new Women's Business Center – one of 20 new centers in the nation dedicated to female entrepreneurs. The new center, funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, will be housed in Missoula but serve the entire state, with employees residing in Missoula, Great … [Read more...] about Missoula, University of Montana land new Women’s Business Center

City officials on Monday said they expect to receive the cost estimates next week regarding the future consolidation of local government in the historic federal building in downtown Missoula. They also said the U.S. Post Office, located in the building off West Broadway, could be leaving the facility soon. “They've been notified by the Government Services Administration … [Read more...] about Cost estimates on downtown federal building coming soon; Post Office could move