AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoHeat & Power Watch: Montana is bracing for another weekend of triple-digit temperatures, with Northwestern Energy monitoring the grid around the clock and urging customers to plan ahead for outages. Jobs Update: Montana’s unemployment rate edged down to 3.3% in June, staying well below the national rate, though labor leaders say major workforce gaps remain in health care, construction, advanced manufacturing, computing, education, childcare, and energy. Drought Monitor: The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows mixed conditions in the West—improvements in parts of Idaho and Montana after above-normal rainfall, but worsening in eastern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming. Wildfire Industry: Bridger Aerospace, based in Belgrade, announced its next earnings call date and also continues expanding aerial firefighting capacity through international leasing tied to active wildfire response. Tourism Dollars: A new University of Montana report estimates 2025 Montana visitation dipped 4% to 13.2 million, but spending rose to $5.6 billion. Wolves Debate: Montana’s wolf estimate fell again to about 725 statewide as the state weighs lower hunt quotas amid ongoing political pressure and rancher-conservation tensions.
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