Janicki Industries is considering Great Falls and Twin Falls, Idaho as finalists as it selects the site for an estimated $830 million expansion. The company has said tax incentives and infrastructure support will be key factors in the final decision. During their Tuesday meeting, City Commissioners will consider setting a public hearing for May 12 on a tax abatement request
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Great Falls is a finalist for a potential manufacturing facility expansion for Janicki Industries, a privately-owned engineering and manufacturing company. Great Falls is one of two locations Janicki is considering for its expansion. The other is the Twin Falls/Jerome area in Idaho. The company expects to decide before the end of May, Erin Hurley, Janicki’s marketing manager, told The Electric.
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Ian Passmore started conducting when he was 8, about two years before he learned an instrument. He’s at point in his career that he’s looking for “home.” He and is wife look at job opportunities together and only consider places they could see themselves living. “Montana is becoming one of the happening places to be,” for classical music and the
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The night show lineup for the 2026 Montana State Fair has been announced. This year’s fair at Montana Expo Park is July 24-Aug. 1 and this year’s theme is “Red, White and Fair.” Tickets go on sale soon. The fair includes four night shows, four nights of PRCA rodeo, live horse racing, commercial exhibits and vendors, food vendors and the
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Paving will disrupt traffic on River Drive North and close the Pacific Steel and Recycling Trailside Dog Park parking lot over the next week. The paving is related to the city’s improvement projects at Lift Station No. 1. Disruptions are expected April 16-17 as crews prepare traffic control and set up for parking lot paving. The entire dog park parking
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Fees for the city’s two municipal golf courses are increasing this season. City Commissioners unanimously approved the increases during their March 17 meeting. The city annually reviews the fees, in coordination with CourseCo, to maintain operations, anticipate future demands, and promote the golfing community. The city has contracted with CourseCo since December 2018 for golf course management, with a second
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City Commissioners approved a five-year lease with the Electric City Archers for a portion of Wadsworth Park during their March 17 meeting. The lease is for about four acres of the park with an option to renew for another five years at the city’s sole discretion. Both the archery club and the city have the option to terminate the lease
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Three neighborhood councils meet April 13-16. Neighborhood Council 7 meets at 7 p.m. April 13 in the Gibson Room upstairs at the Civic Center. Agenda items include sheriff candidate introduction, Neighborhood Watch, committee reports and neighborhood concerns. More information, including boundaries and contact information, is here. Neighborhood Council 1 meets at 7 p.m. April 14 in the Faith Lutheran Church
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Update April 11 with additional information An airman assigned to Malmstrom Air Force Base was killed April 9 in an off-base vehicle crash around 3 p.m. According to Malmstrom public affairs, the airman was transported to Benefis Health System by first responders following the incident and was pronounced deceased. The airman has been identified as Airman 1st Class Daris Benally,
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The Cascade County Zoning Board of Adjustment is scheduled to consider a special use permit application from Healing the Circle Lodge, a drug rehab facility, to increase from eight to 16 beds. The facility opened last summer at 2601 Jasper Road. Initially planned as an 18-bed facility, the company withdrew its permit application in June 2025 after a lengthy public hearing in
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