Missoula Business Weekly

A trails project planned in Seeley Lake has raised the concerns of some area residents, and Missoula County this week took steps to assuage their concerns.

Voters say the rising cost of healthcare is a significant concern that will have an impact on whom they support in November’s midterm elections.

Missoula County on Tuesday approved a development agreement with a local builder to fund the infrastructure needed to serve a 200-unit residential housing project near North Reserve Street.

The State Auditor’s office is clamping down on what it called “a troubling and deceptive business practice” regarding “misleading” health insurance plans from companies that offer poor coverage and bad customer service.

Citing an interest in downstream impacts, Missoula County on Monday said it was tracking the Montana Department of Environmental Quality's review of an amended mineral exploratory project at the headwaters of the Blackfoot River.

Single-family housing starts in March were at their highest since 2022, a fast start to the construction year that could bring more supply to home markets that are still painfully expensive.

Citing a lack of infrastructure needed to guide development at the Wye, Missoula County this week approved the purchase of a newly constructed water system and will fund the acquisition using tax increment from a local economic district.

A small business owner from Missoula met with the state's congressional delegation and other federal officials last week, expressing concern that restricting the use of data and artificial intelligence could make it hard for operations like his to compete.

Montana's rate of unemployment remained at 3.6% in February, still below the national average of 4.4%, the state said. But nearly all counties in western Montana remain higher than the state average and have seen increasing unemployment rates over the past year.

A new land use agreement between the owners of several Riverfront Triangle properties and the city will still deliver on public amenities while giving the developers more flexibility in developing the site, the city said Wednesday.