According to the 2018 Business Base (B-Base) poll, Montana voters’ priorities for the next legislative session include improving access to healthcare, controlling government spending and increasing education funding. The poll is annually commissioned by the Montana Chamber of Commerce. Read More

Organic food farmers are confronting weeds as their biggest problem — the same weeds which prompted their earlier counterparts to resort to herbicides. But help may be on the way. Researchers at Montana State University are leading a collaborative grant across the four-state Northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest regions with… Read More

  Keep celebrations safe this holiday season by watching out for two problem areas – drunk driving and harassment – advises NFIB’s Small Business Legal Center. Drunk Driving An increasing number of states require employers to exercise reasonable care to prevent injuries by intoxicated employees leaving holiday parties. To minimize the risk… Read More

  Brad Griffin, President of the Montana Retail Association, said he was astounded a couple of years ago when one of his members, the manager of one of the largest “box stores” in Billings, told him that they had just suffered, in one month, $800,000 in losses from what is… Read More