Business

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte announced on Oct. 27 he will lead a trade mission to Taipei, Taiwan, with representatives from Montana’s agricultural, manufacturing, photonics, and bioscience industries. The visit comes two years after the governor reopened the Montana Asia Trade Office in the heart of Taipei to grow and expand trade in the region.  “Beginning in 1985 with the signing of our sister state relationship, Montana has shared a strong bond with Taiwan, forged through educational exchanges, the trade of our high-quality commodities, and our shared values of freedom and free enterprise,” Gov. Gianfo...

News from the office of Senator Daines and Senator Tester  U.S. SENATE — Montana was selected out of 198 applicants to receive one of 31 new Tech Hub designations. The Headwaters Regional Technology and Innovation Hub will leverage existing companies and infrastructure in Missoula, Bozeman, a...

News from Maggie Tupper, Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority BILLINGS — The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority (BSPRA), completed and has submitted its Rural and Tribal Public Engagement Report to the Federal Railroad Administration. This project and its findings are BSPRA’s inaugural effort t...

News from Eristina Moore, Providence St. Joseph Medical Center POLSON — Providence St. Joseph Medical Center and St. Luke’s Community Hospital recently partnered with Helping Hands to educate new mothers and families on postpartum mood disorders by providing educational materials and a $25 i...

News from Tech Woods USA RONAN — Tech Woods USA, LLC (TWU), a small business producing hardwood furniture blanks in Ronan  announces it is the recipient of a grant from the U.S. Forest Service through the FY23 Community Wood Grants program to support the new TWU Mission Mountain Wood Innovati...

News from Mission Valley Power PABLO — Mission Valley Power (MVP) is a federal utility managed by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) under the authority of PL 93-638, the Indian Self-Determination Act. MVP is a non-profit utility. This year, MVP qualified for funding under the Bipa...

News from the Montana Department of Commerce HELENA — The Montana Department of Commerce announced recently that application periods for four grant programs aimed at bolstering tribal business development and strengthen indigenous entrepreneurship in Montana are now open. The grant funding is prov...

News from the Montana Food Bank Network MONTANA — This summer, the No Kid Hungry Montana campaign moved to MFBN. The campaign will focus on ending child hunger in Montana and is a collaboration between MFBN and Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit working to ensure all children and families li...

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Small nonfarm businesses in 10 Montana counties and neighboring counties in Idaho are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-...

News from Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen  HELENA — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced this week that roughly 4,600 new businesses were registered in the state in July, continuing the trend of record business growth in Montana. This number compares to approximately 4,00...