Howdy makers of Montana!

Welcome back to the Bozeman Build Report covering trade related activities happening in Montana. Today we’re covering rail transportation research grants, housing and hotel devps, indoor pickleball, new trails, Innovation campus, Bozeman leaf pickup program, climbing walls, attempted plane robbery, coal town grants, October Manufacturing news, mining water standards, helium found in Montana, Madison 8, Trailer towing, snow making, and Flathead Hops. Thanks again for tuning in and please enjoy the next 5 minutes covering what Montana is made of.

Keep the saw sharp,

Daniel

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Bozeman and Montana Trade Pulse

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Bozeman trade pulse

Oct 30, 2024 The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University a $6.4 million grant to assist workforce development in the railway sector across the state of Montana. The award is part of a $2.4 billion rail-improvement law that funds 122 projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C. (MSU Western Transportation Institute)

Oct 30, 2024 Plans have been approved by the city for a new housing development located behind Hobby Lobby. The Lofts on Beall will be built on a .72-acre lot located at 1608 Beall (Bozeman Real Estate Group)

Oct 30, 2024 Plans for a new hotel at 507 W. Main Street have been provisionally approved by the city. The lot has been vacant since 2017 when the abandoned City Center Motor Inn and Black Angus restaurant were demolished. (Bozeman Real Estate Group)

Nov 02, 2024 Bozeman’s first indoor pickleball club opened on Sunday November 3rd at 707 East Peach Street (Bozeman Pickleball Club)

Nov 02-03 2024 Bridger Ski Foundation Ski Swap took place at the Gallatin Valley Fair Grounds last weekend November 2nd and 3rd (BSF)

Montana State University plans to purchase four quantum computers

Happy Trails

A Roy Rogers song and a new trail system connecting the Sandhills Development to the Painted Hills trail system in East Bozeman. Integrated Trail Labs was charged with the duty of carving out these new trails, building a few new bridges, and renovating/restoring parts of the existing Painted Trail system.

MSU Innovation Campus

Attended a tour of MSUs new innovation campus Industry Facility in late October 2024, here’s a sneak peak from the tour. Great work to Martell Construction with this project.

What is Innovation Campus? MSU Innovation Campus is a 42-acre development in fast-growing Bozeman, Montana, being managed and developed by Charter Realty and Development. Once complete, the campus will be home to more than 500,000 SF of tech, biotech, healthcare, and office space. Here’s a timeline of what’s went down.

• Oct. 18, 2017 - Phase 1 first building announcement – a 20,000 square foot Applied Research Lab.

• July 6, 2021 - Charter Realty & Development (1), Q Factor (2) and the Montana State University Innovation Campus are excited to announce INDUSTRY Bozeman will join the 42-acre MSU Innovation Campus in Bozeman with an 87,000- square-foot facility.

• June 2, 2022 - Aurora, a leader in self-driving vehicle technology, announced today that it will build a 78,000-square-foot facility in Bozeman at the Montana State University Innovation Campus.

• June 10, 2022 - INDUSTRY Bozeman, a multi-tenant modern office space broke ground Friday morning on an 87,000-square-foot building to be located on the Montana State University Innovation Campus.

Foundation to Framing

An East University multi family project, they framed this much progress in 2 weeks, cant recall the name of the framing contractor however the architect is Local Element Architects and the builder is Avant Building Group. This project was also referenced in Bozeman Build #26 dated late August.

Leaf goodbye

This is how the City of Bozeman picks up leaves read more about the program/schedule at 2024 Fall Leaf Pickup

MSU climbing wall

Inside MSU’s Student Wellness Center that was opened August 2024 is a 45-foot climbing wall and 12-foot bouldering wall.

Montana trade pulse

Oct 24, 2024 COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — Governor Gianforte this week presented his annual Forest Products Award to the Weyerhaeuser Raw Materials Team at their Flathead Valley facility during Montana Forest Products Week in recognition of their steadfast commitment to active forest management and the production of Montana wood products. (State of Montana Newsroom)

Oct 31, 2024 Suspect charged for breaching security and trying to steal a plane in Missoula (KXLH)

Nov 02, 2024 The Montana Department of Commerce announced today that more than $1.7 million in grant funding has been awarded to six Montana communities to support vital public safety and development projects in coal-impacted areas. The funding was allocated to these communities by the Montana Coal Board. (MT Department of Commerce)

• The City of Colstrip will receive $481,670 of Coal Board funding for replacement of the Cedar Street water main and $200,000 of funding for a crack sealing project.

• Forsyth Public Schools will receive $139,150 of Coal Board funding to replace heating system controls.

• The Town of Hysham will receive $350,000 of Coal Board funding for water treatment improvements.

• Rosebud County will receive $155,000 of Coal Board funding for the purchase of a loader for the landfill.

• The City of Roundup will receive $100,000 of Coal Board funding for the purchase of a new backhoe.

• Savage Public Schools will receive $281,000 of Coal Board funding for school building repairs.

Oct 31, 2024 October 2024 Manufacturing News (Montana Manufacturing Extension Center)

Nov 01 2024 DEQ has drafted a new Montana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (MPDES) permit (Draft Permit) to replace a 2006 permit for the Montanore Minerals Corporation (MMC) Libby Creek Adit located south of Libby in Lincoln County, Montana. DEQ is seeking public review and comment on two separate but related public notices. The Draft Permit sets requirements for how clean the water must be before it can re-enter Montana waterbodies. (Montana News Room)

Nov 01, 2024 US Energy Corp. reports helium find in Montana, plans 2025 development (Gas World)

Nov 01, 2024 Red Lodge Mountain announced Friday it is changing its look. The resort in the Beartooth Mountains has adopted new branding. (KBZK)

Big Sky Madison 8 update

The Madison 8 lift has reached significant milestones over the past few weeks. The upper terminal lift components, including the structure, conveyors, and drive machinery, are now in place along with their protective enclosure and prefabricated control rooms. Structural steel work and framing are complete on both the upper and lower terminal enclosures and roofing materials are currently being installed.

Earlier this month, a Chinook helicopter assisted the Doppelmayr team in installing all 25 towers and cross-arm assemblies. During installation, one of the cross-arm assemblies was damaged, and the resort is working with our partners at Doppelmayr to mitigate any construction delays. We are optimistic that the impacts are minimal.

Upcoming tasks include glazing and roofing at the lower terminal, haul rope installation, and splicing in early November. With earthwork wrapping up and permanent power expected by month's end, the project is on track for its grand opening this December.

Ford 350 vs trailer

Spotted a Ford 350 latched to a trailer in Kalispell. I didn’t see this in transit but was impressed with the load ambition!

Big Sky snowmaking

From an anonymous friend who works at Big Sky mentioning they made some snow week of the 20th-27th but really kicked it in gear last week October.

Flathead Valley Hops

In 2018, the Riddle Family purchased a 500 acre tract of land north of Flathead Lake with plans to build what would become the largest hop farm in Montana. The farm is located on the 48th parallel, known for its temperate growing climates, the same latitude of the world’s largest hop producers in Europe. Most of the land sits on Creston Topsoil, famous amongst farmers in the Flathead for being rich, dark, high-quality and healthy soil. As of October 2024, they advertised 10 different varieties of hop products. (Flathead Valley Hops)

History of the week

Comparing the population growth of Northern Rockies States 1974-2023.

Have a great week,

Daniel

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