Long Streets Project Archives

Growing home in Ekalaka

by Eric Dietrich 10.06.202110.06.2021

Eastern Montana’s Carter County is bucking longtime trends toward population declines in rural plains communities, adding 255 residents according to the 2020 census. How? Oil money, dinosaurs and family.

Long Streets

Stimulus infrastructure funds headed to water and sewer projects

by Eric Dietrich 09.10.202109.10.2021

Economy

Labor Department touts economic rebound

by Eric Dietrich 09.08.202109.08.2021

Long Streets

The town that turned its stimulus money down

by Eric Dietrich 08.19.202108.26.2021

Long Streets

‘Economic transformation’ commission adopts priorities, seeks public input

by Eric Dietrich 07.22.202107.29.2021

Economy

Sharing the love of the Lower Yellowstone

by Amanda Eggert 07.08.202107.09.2021

Economy

Gianforte wants 10,000 more jobs paying $50,000-plus this year

by Eric Dietrich 06.30.202107.01.2021

Economy

Reporter’s notebook: Oil town

by Eric Dietrich 06.29.202107.19.2021

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