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Bozeman Build #74
Northern Rockies Trade News July 28 - August 3rd
Daniel Zavadil
August 04, 2025
Hello and welcome back to the 74th edition of the Bozeman Build Report covering Montana and Northern Rockies Trade and Business News. Today, we mention data centers, UFP Edge layoffs, new Intermountain Health supply facility announced, protecting brain data, a $250M oil recovery plan moving forward, and more. Thanks for tuning in!
Enjoy,
DZ
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Montana and Bozeman Trade Pulse
Montana trade pulse
July 28, 2025 Reintroduced Wolves Are Helping Baby Aspen Trees Flourish in Northern Yellowstone for the First Time in 80 Years, Study Suggests. The apex predators, restored to the park in 1995, appear to be keeping the local population of plant-eating elk in check, which allows aspen saplings to grow tall and healthy. (Smithsonian)
July 28, 2025 As Montana courts data centers and leaders mull ways to encourage artificial intelligence developments, lawmakers are looking into the state’s power generation capacity as part of the Energy and Technology Interim Committee. The committee met Monday to determine priorities and also heard concerns and comments about data centers and power load. (Daily Montanan)
July 28 2025 UFP Edge in Bonner, Montana laid off close to 100 workers last Monday (Reddit) UFP Edge Layoff Rapid Response Event (MT DLI)
July 28, 2025 Eastern Montana farmers needed for new Montana State pulse crop survey program (MSU News)
July 29, 2025 Intermountain Health celebrated the beginning of construction of its new Billings, Montana Consolidated Services Center with a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future facility, located off Elysian Road, south of I-90. This new facility will be the first large medical supply warehouse of its kind in Montana. (Intermountain Health)
July 31, 2025 (BILLINGS, Mont.) – This week, 20 workers at Boise Cascade’s Billings walked off the job early Tuesday evening and went on strike demanding fair wage increases and improved health care benefits after months of stalled contract negotiations. (Teamster)
July 31, 2025 Four conservation groups sue to stop logging project near Whitefish. The lawsuit claims that the Cyclone Bill Logging Project, which is approximately 13 miles west of Whitefish, will cut and burn on more than 12,000 acres, which includes habitat of the Canada lynx and grizzly bears, both of which are protected by the Endangered Species Act. (Daily Interlake)
July 31, 2025 More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person’s brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive details of a person’s health, mental states, emotions, and cognitive functioning. Colorado, California, and Montana are among the states that have recently required safeguarding brain data collected by devices outside of medical settings. (Daily Montanan)
Jul 31, 2025 A rancher near Lewistown made a surprising discovery that could help scientists learn more about a mysterious time in dinosaur history. In 2017, Kevin Conners discovered part of a dinosaur tailbone on his property, and contacted the Museum of the Rockies to excavate and donate the bones. (KBZK)
August 1, 2025 NorthWestern Energy this week signed a letter of intent to provide 1,000 megawatts of energy to the Texas-based AI tech company Quantica Infrastructure. It will be used to power a data center the company is developing in Montana. Once built, it would be the largest data center in the state. (MTPR)
August 3, 2025 New fleet of planes – New machine expanding Missoula, Montana based Neptune Aviation’s manufacturing capabilities for aerial firefighting (MATR)
DNRC News
Fish Wildlife & Parks News
Jul 30, 2025 FWP, conservation partners seek original art submissions for Montana Big Game and Wildlife Highway Crossings License Plate Artwork Contest (FWP)
Jul 30, 2025 FWP and partners work together to remove barriers to wildlife movement (FWP)
Jul 31, 2025 New Sportsman’s Bridge Fishing Access Site opening on Flathead River (FWP)
MDT News
MDT News from last week
Proposed improvements on US 191 south of Gallatin Gateway
MDT to issue draft reports for US 93 Polson-Somers Corridor Study
Proposed resurfacing on I-90 south of Garryowen
Crews to begin resurfacing US 89 near White Sulphur Springs
Kalispell Bypass project complete; bridge, shared-use path open
Work on I-15 project in Wolf Creek is substantially complete
Southbound closure begins August 4 on 6th Street SW
MDT announces scope changes for US 93 projects
Project rehabilitating MT 35 between Creston and Bigfork complete
Construction to rehab I-90 between Bozeman and Livingston begins
Bozeman trade pulse
Jul 30, 2025 The new indoor practice facility at Montana State University — named the Kennedy-Stark Athletic Center — is just a few weeks away from its grand opening and unveiling to the public on MSU's campus. (KBZK)
Jul 31, 2025 Inside The Homestead at Buffalo Run: Bozeman’s New Residential Development. The project introduces 237 new multifamily homes. (Bozeman Real Estate Group)
Jul 31, 2025 A new affordable housing development called Rocky Mountain Flats has been proposed on Bozeman’s south side. The project is proposed to include 296 residential units across three buildings and would be located on a 10-acre parcel between Fowler Lane and South 31st Avenue. (Bozeman Real Estate Group)
August 1st 2025 Following the evening rainstorm on July 29, small landslides and deep erosion occurred across Bridger Bowl Mountain. (Bridger Bowl Instagram)
Wyoming
July 31, 2025 Wyoming legislators voted Wednesday to move forward with a $250 million plan to boost oil recovery using carbon dioxide injection. They also rejected a proposal for a regional CO2 pipeline compact with neighboring states and Canadian provinces. (Cowboy State Daily)
August 02, 2025 Record beef prices are reshaping the ranching landscape as aging ranchers weigh cashing out and selling off their herds. Others are holding on for another profitable year, creating the tightest ranch real estate market in decades. (Cowboy State Daily)
July 29, 2025 Casper-based DISA Technologies has made the first sale of its mineral separation system, which can handle 100 tons of ore an hour. In development for years, the proprietary system can extract minerals as well as be used to clean up abandoned uranium mines. (Cowboy State Daily)
Thanks for reading,
Daniel Zavadil