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David Erickson

Missoula

Reporter at Missoulian

Reporter @Missoulian Housing, business, healthcare, politics, crime, outdoors and government. [email protected].

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  • 1 week ago | missoulian.com | David Erickson

    Incarceration, substance use, mental health issues and homelessness are inextricably intertwined, according to a new report from Missoula County and the Missoula-based housing nonprofit Homeword.

  • 1 week ago | missoulian.com | David Erickson

    The board of commissioners for the Missoula Redevelopment Agency got a look at dozens of major public infrastructure projects in the city, worth millions of dollars combined, that will be initiated in Fiscal Year 2026.

  • 2 weeks ago | missoulian.com | David Erickson

    Here's some business news in western Montana:The Indigenous Made Summer Market is coming to Caras Park in Missoula on Saturday, June 14. The free event, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., will be next to the Clark Fork Farmers Market. There will be over 40 Indigenous artists and makers bringing beadwork, prints, jewelry, fashion and handmade goods. You can also get food from Fat Baby Frybread and there will be music by DJ Carlos.

  • 2 weeks ago | missoulian.com | David Erickson

    A new thrift store opening this summer in Missoula will provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Flathead Industries, a nonprofit based in the Flathead Valley since 1973, provides housing, jobs, training and other services to disabled individuals across the state. They operate four stores in Flathead County. Recently, they announced that they're opening a new store called Missoula Thrift at 1938 Brooks, Suite 8, in the Holiday Village Shopping Center.

  • 2 weeks ago | missoulian.com | David Erickson

    A Missoula developer will get a little over $107,000 in Tax Increment Financing for costs associated with clearing a site to make way for a new apartment building. The money will go to site preparation, deconstruction costs for removing a vacant house and landscaping costs on a project to build a new 22-unit complex. The total project cost is $4.7 million.

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David Erickson
David Erickson @David__Erickson
9 Jun 25

Should Montanans pay for a power company’s decision to build a $320M natural gas power plant? Amid accusations of bias toward fossil fuels, NorthWestern Energy asks to raise rates for Montana customers: https://t.co/QJPy4iOEG0

David Erickson
David Erickson @David__Erickson
6 Jun 25

Days after quietly upping rates nearly 17%, NorthWestern Energy moves to raise them again https://t.co/Jk3dHOXfQ0

David Erickson
David Erickson @David__Erickson
6 Jun 25

JD we hardly knew ye

Griffen Smith
Griffen Smith @Griffen8Smith

UPDATED: The FAA has rescinded its flight restrictions for the Missoula area this weekend, casting doubt any “VIP” will be in town