Industry leaders are skeptical that the program puts ag producers back in the black.
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It can be tough to find fresh food in small towns. It gets harder when you lose your county’s only grocery store.
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Where do rural communities turn for fresh food when their only grocery store goes up in flames?
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Where born and bred Montanans do, and don’t, live
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Montanans prize birthright, but less than half of us were born here.
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Few state job creation grants go to rural Montana. Here’s why.
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As Montana’s urban centers add jobs faster than small towns, dollars from a key state economic development program flow disproportionately to cities.
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Grappling with rural ‘brain drain,’ Montana leaders mull incentives to lure in college grads
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The ‘Catch and Keep Act’ — grants for grads who commit to rural careers — didn’t pass the 2019 Montana Legislature. But lawmakers did renew a program helping rural teachers with student loans.
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Kansas and Vermont pay college grads to move to small towns. Montana could follow suit.
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A Montana bill, modeled after programs in Kansas and Vermont, would offer grants to young professionals who commit to living and working in rural communities
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UM economists try to explain why housing prices are up across Montana
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Housing prices are up across Montana the past two decades. Here’s what University of Montana economists have to say about why.
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Air access is a big deal for rural Montana. Here’s how far small-town residents have to go.
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It’s a boon for Montana economies to have airports close at hand. But across the big state there are plenty of gaps.
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The Montana Code School says it can train Montanans for coding jobs in 12 weeks. What then?
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Montana’s tech sector is a bright spot on the state’s economic landscape, but Montanans don’t always have the tech skills employers want. This program aims to tackle that.