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Bozeman City Commission adopts housing plan, looks to prioritize

Bozeman is making another go at a housing plan… Bozeman City Commission adopts housing plan, looks to prioritize By Shaylee Ragar Chronicle Staff Writer Nov 19, 2019 The Bozeman City Commission has voted 4-1 to adopt a housing plan after adding a few amendments and hearing opposition from homebuilders. A draft of the Community Housing …

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BDC – Gallatin County sees top tourist spending in Montana

The attraction of our ski resorts, having Montana State University based here and accessibility to Yellowstone National Park create the perfect formula for continued tourist growth in our area. For fourth year in a row, Gallatin County sees top tourist spending in Montana By Abby Lynes Bozeman Daily Chronicle Staff Writer Jun 26, 2019 For …

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Market Update: Q1 2019 Year Over Year Breakdown

Please enjoy our quarterly Southwest Montana real estate market analysis and breakdown of statistics for Quarter 1 2019 as compared with the previous two years. Single Family Homes Single family homes are seeing continued median sales price appreciation across most areas of the market with the exception of Big Sky which had a drop as …

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Montana’s Economy at a Glance | Montana Business Quarterly

A great little summary of where the economy is in the different areas of Montana – and specifically around our area in Gallatin County/Bozeman/Big Sky in relation to the rest of the state. Click the link at the bottom to see their tables as well Montana’s Economy at a Glance by Paul Polzin Montana Business …

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Affordable housing advocates look to Montana Legislature for help

How do we address the affordability issue? Through rules and regulations? Through better options for income growth? It will likely take a few different things to help – here are a few attempts going through the state legislature… Affordable housing advocates look to Montana Legislature for help By Eric Dietrich Montana Free Press Jan 25, …

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Bozeman ranks #1 AGAIN for economic strength – Policom

This is the second year in a row that Bozeman has topped this list – as soon as Bozeman hits 50K population, they will be considered a metropolitan area. Along with that comes other changes in how the city is classified with the federal government as well. Bozeman ranks #1 for strongest micropolitan economy KBZK …

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Yellowstone Airport to Expand…Again

As Bozeman’s population and popularity expand, the need grows for transportation infrastructure. Yellowstone International Airport has done a great job anticipating this growth as they keep their eyes to the future. BZN eyeing new gates, destinations, and Southwest Airlines in the future Carson Vickroy KBZK 7:33 pm January 24, 2019 Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport handles …

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