Simms
Simms, MT · Business
explorebigsky.com
A once-thriving company town reckons with its future
Recent improvements are setting the stage for Black Eagle’s next chapter, but aging leaders wonder who will carry the torch. 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...
theelectricgf.com
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.