MONTANA – The Montana Department of Commerce today announced $730,000 in business development funds to support the creation of up to 99 jobs at growing businesses in Montana.

The first meeting of the Economic Transformation and Stabilization and Workforce Development Advisory Commission, created by the 67^th Montana Legislature in HB 632, will be held Tuesday, May 4 at 9 a.m. in Room 137 of the Montana State Capitol.

The Montana Department of Commerce today announced $750,000 in Tourism Grant Award funding to strengthen local economies in 26 communities by enhancing tourism and recreation assets.

Montana will regain its second congressional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the 2020 Census state population count released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

MONTANA – The Montana Small Business Development Center network is offering application assistance to small businesses in the live venue industry for federal grants available through the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Governor Greg Gianforte today announced that the Montana Emergency Rental Assistance program is taking applications from Montanans who have lost income and are at risk of housing instability due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MONTANA – Fourteen film productions will share $500,000 through the Big Sky Film Grant from the Montana Film Office to film on-location across the state, the Montana Department of Commerce announced today.

On March 29, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control extended the temporary ban on residential evictions until June 30, 2021. 

MONTANA – Eight communities across Montana will share $120,000 through the Montana Department of Commerce’s Montana Main Street Program to revitalize and strengthen their downtown cores.

The Montana Department of Commerce today announced it is awarding $430,273 to support small business growth and local community development across 15 Montana communities.