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The Rail Authority serves as an arm of the state that can advocate and raise funds for restoring the passenger rail and act as a liaison between state and federal agencies, corporations, and local governments.

By Martin Kidston/Missoula Current As the new south terminal at Missoula Montana Airport closes out its first month of operation, officials have started the project's second phase. In the coming weeks, the work will include the removal of what remains of the old airport and the construction of a new east concourse...

The Missoula Economic Partnership will spend the next year identifying and vetting potential partners to redevelop several key properties across the city, and to support business growth and retention in two vital corridors.

Two triangular pieces of property divided by Sussex Avenue in the Midtown District will be combined into a single lot after the Missoula City Council on Monday voted to vacate a stretch of road.

With the sale of the Sleepy Inn property set in motion for future redevelopment, the city is also working on a purchase and sale agreement for an income qualified housing project planned off Scott Street.

As the City of Missoula dices its way through its new budget, it will likely set aside funding to provide larger cost-of-living increases this year and to launch a new pay plan in an effort to ensure all employees move closer to market-rate wages.

For the first time ever, Montanans can now play official state lottery games like Powerball and Mega Million’s from home using a smartphone.

The number of employed Montanans hit an all time high in June, as did the labor force, the Governor’s Office announced Friday, citing the state Department of Labor and Industry and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After years of planning, the conversion of Front and Main streets into two way traffic in downtown Missoula took a significant step this week when the Missoula Redevelopment Agency allocated funding to get the project fully designed.

Rising interest rates, construction costs and a lack of city infrastructure led a Missoula housing developer on Thursday to seek an increase in financing assistance to keep a 39-unit housing project viable.