Bozeman Build #41

Happy Monday and welcome back to the Bozeman Build Report covering Montana trade and business activities. Today we have topics around a new State park in the works for North Central MT, MT Apprenticeship program sets enrollment record, Fall commencement dates, Northwestern 7% discount, New FWP director, MT film grant, Q4 Oil Lease sales results, 300M property tax discrepancy with new construction, bison harvest ceremony, grain hoppers, Montana Skateparks, Cody Wyoming Ski area for sale, Bridger Bowl, classifieds, and trolleys.

Sincerely,

Daniel

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Dec 03, 2024 The Montana State Parks Foundation received 109 acres of land in North-Central Montana through a gift from American Prairie and plans to donate the parcel to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to establish the Treasure State’s 56th State Park. FWP is currently analyzing the potential environmental impacts of the new state park. (KTVH)

Dec 03, 2024 Montana apprenticeship program sets new enrollee record. The report, released during National Apprenticeship Week, found that 770 apprenticeships began in the first nine months of 2024. More than 680 businesses were offering apprenticeships to train workers, helping businesses fill jobs and overcome workforce shortages. (Montana Department of Labor & Industry)

Dec 04, 2024 Montana Grain Growers Association hosts annual convention and trade show with around 140 vendors and close to 1,000 attendees, the MGGA event is bringing farmers and sellers together from across the state. This event occurred over the weekend. (KTVQ)

December 4, 2024 Montana State sets fall commencement ceremony for Dec. 13 (MSU News) The University of Montana will celebrate over 900 degree candidates who make up the fall class of 2024 during its Commencement celebration on Friday, Dec. 13. (UMT News)

December 4, 2024 Customers of the state’s largest utility will see a temporary seven percent decrease in their electricity bill this month. That decision was made by the Montana Public Service Commission. As part of this interim electricity rate request, NorthWestern also asked to recoup $58 million from its customers for its investments in a new methane-gas plant in Laurel. (MTPR)

December 6, 2024 Gov. Greg Gianforte has appointed Montana Department of Agriculture director Christy Clark as the new director of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the governor’s office said in a news release on Friday. (Daily Montanan)

December 05 2024 The Montana Department of Commerce announces the opening of the 2024 Big Sky Film Grant, aimed at fostering growth and opportunities for Montana-based projects. The program closes for applications on Feb. 7, 2025. Awardees will receive financial support for feature films, television series, short-form content or other projects that utilize Montana’s unique landscapes, culture and talent. (Montana Commerce)

Dec 5, 2024 A new grant opportunity is available for Montanans through the Rural Business Development Grant. This program aims to promote economic development and job creation across the state. There are two types of funds available: Enterprise and Opportunity. Enterprise funds are designated for training and planning, while Opportunity funding supports new technology and leadership training. (Montana Right Now)

December 05 2024 2024 Fourth Quarter Oil & Gas Lease Sale - Sale Results. The December 3, 2024 Oil and Gas Lease Sale opened on November 27, 2024 and closed on December 3, 2024. (DNRC)

December 6, 2024 The Montana Department of Revenue is missing an estimated $300 million a year in new construction value as staff falls behind on property inspections, costing local municipalities and the state tax revenue, reducing budgets and creating inequities in property tax payments, according to a legislative audit released Thursday. (Daily Montanan)

Dec 08, 2024 Students experience bison harvest and Blackfeet traditional ceremony. Burning cedar and sage, smoking tobacco, singing traditional songs, and painting the gun and knives used to harvest the animal, Blackfeet elders held a traditional pipe ceremony to offer prayers before the kill. (Montana Ag Network)

Hardin hoppers

I was doing some more work in Hardin last week and ran by these grain bin hoppers off W. Railway Street in East Hardin, MT. Based on a reddit answer, these are Darmani brand grain storage bottom hoppers. They will be placed on a foundation and have bins on top. The scale of harvest is massive. They need huge bins. A delivery system will be installed under the bins once mounted.

Mammals of Montana

Have you seen every animal on this graphic?

Evergreen Skateparks

I follow Oregon based Evergreen on Instagram and enjoy watching the project update posts. After visiting their site I realized they completed over 24 projects across the State of Montana in towns including Alberton, Big Sandy, Box Elder, Bozeman, Clinton, Darby, Deer Lodge, Hamilton, Hardin, Havre, Hays, Lewistown, Livingston, Lincoln, Lodge Grass, Malta, Red Lodge, Shelby, Stevensville, Superior, Browning , Townsend, Wolf Point, and Chinook.

Our mission is to build fun, innovative skate parks that people of all abilities and experience can enjoy. "Billy Coulon and the whole Evergreen crew have created an original way of designing and building skateparks. Thunder Park is one of the coolest designs I've ever seen and Evergreen is putting such an amazing finish on it, I think it's the best park in the state [Montana]." - Jeff Ament, Pearl Jam

Ski WYO

Two Wyoming ski related updates in the last week.:

December 03, 2024 Wyoming’s Sleeping Giant Ski Area Is For Sale, Listing At $500,000. The owner of Sleeping Giant Ski Area near Cody, Wyoming, says he's "not running away" from the business, but he listed the resort for sale Tuesday. He wants $500,000 from a strategic partner to help run the resort, or for someone to buy it outright.

Here’s a Jackson Hole Mountain Resort short film on the Sublette lift published December 5th 2024.

Bozeman trade pulse

Bridger Bowl to open Friday December 13th. Lets look at the last two seasons stats.

• 2022-2023 Season - This past season was an all-time record with 65.4M ski visits nationally and 377,633 skier visits for Bridger Bowl. Participation is increasing. An estimated 11.6M Americans went skiing/riding in the 2022-23 season and Bridger Bowl saw 34,745 individual skiers and riders. Bridger Bowl Association Fall 2023 Meeting Minutes

• 2023-2024 - 296,346 total skier visits, 2nd best ever, 40,362 unique visitors, 20 tons of Brew City French fries were consumed, MAP Party Lager was the most popular beer. Bridger Bowl Spring Membership Meeting Spring 2024 Meeting Minutes

Dec 3, 2024 Developers are proposing a five-story, mixed-use building with ground-floor retail space and 39 residential units in Bozeman’s northeast neighborhood. The Bozeman Yards project is a 107,000-square-feet building with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units for sale, with 41 parking spaces in an underground garage. An existing warehouse is on the site across the street from the old, vacant railroad depot. (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)

December 4, 2024 The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University will host a virtual Friday Forum on Dec. 13 titled “The Science of Wildfire Management.” The event will be held online via Zoom from noon to 1:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. (MSU News)

Classifieds

Bozeman Classifieds this week Dec 2nd - Dec 8th 2024

• Dec 7, 2024 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Manley Ditch Rehabilitation

• Dec 3, 2024 Request for Proposals Park Mowing, Cleanup, and Weed Control & Fertilizer

History of the week

Bozeman, Montana, streetcar number 2 of the G.L.P. & Railway Company. The side of the car reads 'Capitol Hill, Bozeman Hotel, Depot.' Man on horseback stands in foreground. Conductor stands at doorway of streetcar on the right.

Have a great week,

Daniel

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