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With the spring construction season nearing, the Missoula Redevelopment Agency is working to fill the funding gap in a Northside workforce housing project and the infrastructure needed to support it.

Orchard Grove includes 24 residential lots in a combination of single-family and townhomes on roughly three acres. The project is located just west of Reserve Street near Larkin Wood Drive.

The new grandstands at the Missoula County Fairgrounds should be open in time for this year's fair, joining the Butterfly House as the property's newest attraction.

A small subdivision near Reserve Street was praised by members of the planning board for its proposed infill and provision of housing near existing city services, and it's now pending the approval of the Missoula City Council.

A building constructed south of the river in Missoula to accommodate growth in the railroad could get a facelift in the coming year, restoring it to its original appearance when it opened in 1910.

While interest rates are slowly ticking down, the number of building permits issued in Missoula in Fiscal Year 2024 remains sluggish when compared to years past, even as housing remains in demand across the city.

A limited liability company called “Montanans Against Irresponsible Densification,” set up by homeowners in several Montana cities, filed suit against four new laws. They argued the changes would threaten the character of their neighborhoods.

A judge has temporarily stopped several bills passed by the 2023 Montana Legislature that aimed to address the affordable housing crisis by allowing additional buildings in neighborhoods zoned for single-family.

A member-owned home improvement store plans to open its first Missoula location in the coming months, bringing new garden and hardware options to the Midtown district.

Montana's rate of unemployment ended November at 3% while the state's total labor force reached a new record, the governor's office said Tuesday.