Welcome back to the 80th edition of the Bozeman Build Report covering business and trade events happening around Montana and the Northern Rockies, thanks for tuning back in!

Last week, we discovered a few film projects, a cantaloupe farm, lizards, a fall color foliage map, tanks, trail maintenance, legacy ranches being sold, and much more.

Best,

DZ

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Montana Trade Pulse

Sep 08, 2025 Two brothers Logan and Jordan Lefler from Arlee making documentary on Going-to-the-Sun Road (Journey to the Sun Film)

Sep 08, 2025 Big Sandy couple finds sweet success with cantaloupe farm - Pearson's Big Sandy Cantaloupe. (Montana Ag Network)

September 8, 2025 Manufacturing Success Story: Montana Truck Company strengthens in-house capabilities through training partnership. In the small town of Anaconda, Montana, Intercontinental Truck Body (ITB) manufactures high quality commercial transportation equipment for clients across the country and beyond. Founded in the mid-1970s, ITB started the business building truck bodies to haul grain. (MMEC)

September 09 2025 Montana Department of Labor & Industry Honors 2025 Governor’s Safety Achievement and Workers’ Compensation Award Winners (DLI)

Sep 10, 2025 Forbidden Fruit Orchard producing peaches in Paradise, MT.

Sep 10, 2025 FWP requests that hunters and other recreationists be on the lookout for greater short-horned lizards this fall (FWP)

Sep 10, 2025 KALISPELL - As the days grow cooler and darker, the forests undergo a colorful redesign with the transformation of autumn. Montana Fall Foliage Map 2025. (Explore Fall)

September 10 2025 Montana Department of Agriculture Confirms New Rush Skeletonweed Sites in Western Montana. Rush skeletonweed is already present in western Montana, but it is increasing along I-90 in Missoula and Mineral counties. This summer, significant new infestations have been found and treated in Ravalli, Missoula, Flathead, and Lincoln counties, primarily in rangeland, open forests, and other natural areas. It has never been found in small grain fields in the state, but in Australia rush skeletonweed has reduced crop yields by as much as 70 percent once established due to strong competition for nitrogen and water, making establishment prevention in central and eastern Montana even more critical. (AGR MT)

September 10, 2025 Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Wednesday he is launching a task force to provide recommendations and strategies for Montana to unleash American-made energy. The task force is charged with providing shot- and long-term recommendations and strategies for the state to increase the supply of affordable and reliable energy options. (Daily Montanan)

September 11 2025 Sheehy, Cantwell fire legislation passes Senate unanimously. Bipartisan bill would add fire weather program at NOAA. According to the bill text, program priorities include creating an improved fire-weather model that includes variables important for firefighters to know. It also asks the agency to implement artificial intelligence and cloud computing when creating the program. There’s also an ask for “a rapidly deployable network of rain gauges for post-fire hazard monitoring,” the bill states. It’s asking for an appropriation of $118 million over the next five years, according to the bill text. (Daily Montanan)

September 12, 2025 Montana State announces 2025 EcoStar Pollution Prevention award winners (MSU News)

September 12, 2025 New episode of ‘Backroads of Montana’ to premiere Sept. 15 on Montana PBS (MSU News)

Sep 13, 2025 No. 5 Montana clawed back in the fourth quarter to take a thrilling 24-23 win over No. 16 North Dakota in front of a sold-out crowd of 26,492 fans at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula on Saturday.

Montana Department of Transportation News

Last weeks releases by MDT

• ADA upgrades project begins in Billings

• Upgrades for 11th and Prospect Ave in Helena

• Proposed pavement preservation project for Montana Avenu

Signs

Stopped by the full service sign shop at Billings Construction Supply to visit a cousin who manages the sign dept there. Neat operation!

Eastbound I-90 Tanks

Last week between Billings and Livingston I spotted a handful of tanks heading East on I-90. Here’s one parked in Park City, MT.

Bozeman Trade Pulse

Sep 03, 2025 Tutti Bene: New Italian Restaurant Open in Downtown Bozeman (Bozeman Real Estate Group)

September 5, 2025 The City of Bozeman hired Economic & Planning Systems (EPS) to prepare a population and housing forecast for the City of Bozeman and surrounding Gallatin County. The 20-year forecast scenarios use population, housing, and employment data to generate a projection. 2025-2045 BOZEMAN POPULATION AND HOUSING FORECAST

Sep 12, 2025 City of Bozeman has board vacancies for the following positions: (Bozeman Chronicle)

• Urban Parks and Forestry Board

• Economic Vitality Board

• Community Development Board

• Gallatin Valley MPO – Transportation Policy Coordinating Committee

• Fire Code Board of Appeals

Sep 12, 2025 The Montana State (MSU) Bobcats defeated the San Diego Toreros with a final score of 41-7 on Saturday, September 13, 2025. This marks the Bobcats' first win of the season. (MSU Bobcats)

Parade of Homes

The Bozeman Real Estate Group along with SWMBIA are hosting the annual Parade of Homes on October 3rd, 4th, and 5th. We have a great lineup of properties - including a historic 1899 home, two awesome remodels, a downtown penthouse, and several new builds from local builders. The best part is that we are donating 100% of the profits to a scholarship program through SWMBIA Cares that provides scholarships to students pursuing careers in the trades through Gallatin College. All the details are here: http://www.bozemanparadeofhomes.com/

Cowboy Limo

Found this on Reddit, quite impressive, King Series Pickup of Emery, SD fabs these things.

Goose Creek

Went biking up around Chestnut mountain over the weekend and peddled past some contracting work taking place on Goose Creek Trail. “Road crews will be working on both Goose Creek Road #1005 from Trail Creek Road to the Goose Creek Trailhead. Additionally, the crew will be working above the trailhead on Goose Creek Trail #439 and the eastern portion of Bear Canyon Trail #440 to improve the existing trail corridor. The project will recondition the road base, add improved surfacing, and install drainage and culverts. Brief delays or closures may be necessary for culvert replacements on Goose Creek Road. No other closures are expected at this time.” The road looked great, nice work to Triple L Excavation LLC of Stevensville, MT. (USDA)

Northern Rockies

September 06, 2025 Wave of Legacy Wyoming Ranches Are Hitting Market In Historic Land Shift (Cowboy State Daily)

September 08, 2025 Evanston-based nuclear manufacturer Black Mesa Advanced Fission says it's working with the U.S. Army to produce shipping container-sized reactors. They're designed to outperform the Army’s current diesel generators. (Cowboy State Daily)

Sept. 9, 2025 Hensel Phelps is adding another airport project to its portfolio — the city of Boise, Idaho, tapped the builder for its Concourse A and Terminal Improvements job. The contract carries a not-to-exceed price tag of $700 million for projects through 2029, according to a Sept. 3 news release. (Construction Dive)

September 12, 2025 Northwest states, tribes and environmental groups are moving to restart litigation against the federal government over its hydroelectric dam operations in the Columbia River Basin that have harmed endangered native fish species. (Montana State Daily)

September 14, 2025 The Burnett family has built a 6,200-cow mega dairy in Carpenter on Wyoming’s eastern plains that helps supply Pizza Hut’s cheese maker. The dairy says it’s pioneering innovations that could change the industry. (Cowboy State Daily)

September 14, 2025 Homes Destroyed In San Juan County Utah As Tornado Touches Down (Weather)

Thank you for reading and have yourself an awesome week!

Daniel Zavadil

bozemanbuild.com & blockbiome.com