Montana DOC: Millions in Federal Loans Available to Help Montana’s Small Businesses Expand, Create Jobs

Helena – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed Clean Water Act (CWA) settlement with the Blackfeet tribal utility Two Medicine Water Company in which the Company will pay a $40,000 penalty violations of water discharge permits at the Browning Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Facility and Two Medicine Water Treatment Plant. E...

HELENA – The Montana Department of Commerce today announced $320,000 in grant funding through the Montana Indian Equity Fund (IEF) Small Business Grant has been awarded to 24 new and expanding Native-owned small businesses. Tribal leaders noted the impact the IEF grants have on creating and sustaining economic opportunities for Native-owned businesses.  “In ...

HELENA – Those interested in entering a lottery for a guided trophy bison hunt on the Blackfeet Reservation will have two opportunities to enter the drawing. The first lottery drawing will be held Jan. 17; the deadline to enter is midnight on Jan. 16. The s ...

Kalispell, MT – December 16, 2022 – The Flathead National Forest is excited to announce the selection of Tami MacKenzie as Deputy Forest Supervisor. Tami started her career on the Flathead National Forest as a wildland firefighter in 1998 while attending the University of Montana. She worked in wildla ...

WEST GLACIER, Mont.– Visitors to Glacier National Park in 2023 can expect to use a vehicle reservation system to access Going-to-the-Sun Road via the West Entrance and the North Fork area of the park from May 26 through September 10, 2023, from 6 a.m. to 3 p. ...

Pondera County Extension will host a free, annual cropping seminar Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at the Pondera Shooting Sports Complex, 972 Granite Road Conrad, MT. 59425. Speakers will cover cereal grain varieties, pulse management, soil fertility management, estate planning as well as a talk on the opportunities with Canola...

MISSOULA – The University of Montana will continue its support of social justice and equity when the men’s basketball team plays in a tournament this weekend presented by Coaches vs. Racism, a national nonprofit organization that brings awareness to systemic racism, social injustice and reform. The Coaches vs. R...

HELENA – Groups or individuals interested in constructing or improving a community fishing pond have until Feb. 1 to apply for a Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Community Pond Program grant. The objective of the Community Pond Program is to enhance public fishing opportunities in or near Montana communities by providing funding that may be used to construct or improve a public fishing pond. Ap

BOZEMAN — Montana State University will confer degrees on approximately 1,173 students during its 137th commencement ceremony, which is set for 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16. This fall semester, there are expected to be 851 undergraduate students and 166 master’s and doctoral students receiving degrees, according to MSU Office of the Registrar. There will also be 46 stu...

MISSOULA – A new cohort of Griz graduates will gather at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, in the Adams Center for the University of Montana’s Fall Commencement Ceremony. More than 1,190 students across all UM departments are eligible as fall and summer 2022-degree candidates, up 100 from last year. Those students perse...

MISSOULA – The University of Montana launched the Grizzly Promise initiative this week to tear down financial barriers and make college more affordable for Montana students. The Grizzly Promise initiative is funded through a combination of scholarships, grants, waivers and other financial aid packaged together specifically for Montana students who attend UM. “With the cost o...

BOZEMAN – Montana State University Extension has moved its website to a new address as of early December. Online Extension resources, including those available locally to residents in all counties and reservations across Montana, will now be housed at montana.edu/extension. Previousl ...