Geraldine
Geraldine, MT · Business
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Business Bites: Cowboy Slick opening downtown; car show and movie in the park this weekend; restaurants moving; events at The History Museum and The Square; data center task force meeting; Boot Barn; Spirit Halloween; Stock the Block for Baatz apartments; and more
After a year and a half of demolition and determination, a historic downtown Great Falls building is getting a new lease on life. Shirstie Gaylord, owner of the Montana gift shop Hometana, is opening a new sister brand called Cowboy Slick. With the tagline “Witty Gifts with Grit,” Cowboy Slick...
Montana Free Press
A once-thriving company town reckons with its future
Black Eagle is a company town, 46 years removed from its company. The Anaconda Mining Company’s impact on Black Eagle remains a defining feature of that hillside across the Missouri River from Great Falls. Although a different company ultimately closed the smelter in 1980, it was the Anaconda company that supported life in Black Eagle for much of the 20th century, and that legacy echoes today.
Fairfield Sun Times
NorthWestern Energy update on low river levels in Great Falls
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Repairs and upgrades at Black Eagle Dam in Great Falls were expected to wrap up by mid-September after two years of work on the historic site. The dam provided more than 20 megawatts to the energy grid and was managed by NorthWestern Energy. Crews had been installing new support structures and spillway components as part of the project.
montanarightnow.com
NorthWestern Energy update on low river levels in Great Falls
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Repairs and upgrades at Black Eagle Dam in Great Falls were expected to wrap up by mid-September after two years of work on the historic site. The dam provided more than 20 megawatts to the energy grid and was managed by NorthWestern Energy. Crews had been installing new support structures and spillway components as part of the project.
KRTV News
Montana Air National Guard opens new $33M fuel facility in Great Falls
Montana Free Press
Tax increase, cash reserves will cover new expenses in 2027 Great Falls budget
The Great Falls City Commission Tuesday passed a $169 million budget for 2027 and gave initial approval to property tax increases of about $61 on a $600,000 home. The budget includes plans to use $631,732 in general fund reserves to cover expenses, an annual practice that has diminished those reserves in recent years. And while not all budget requests made it into the 2027 document, city commissioners and the mayor will receive pay increases in a process that one commissioner decried as opaque.
cutbankpioneerpress.com
$3 million remodel taking shape at Mountain View Co-op in Conrad
The $3 million renovation of Conrad's Mountain View Co-op is transforming the 42-year-old building while keeping its farm store, hardware department, tire shop and convenience store intact. Guy Tabacco Construction is serving as the general contractor, with Mountain View Co-op encouraging the use of local subcontractors whenever possible. "Conrad was...
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City considering budget during Aug. 4 meeting, includes tax increases
City Commissioners will hold a public hearing on their proposed budget and intent to increase property taxes during their Aug. 4 meeting. City Manager Greg Doyon formally transmitted his proposed budget to the commission during their July 7 work session. The city’s budget schedule is further behind than in most...