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The submission period has closed for proposals to replace the Air Force’s UH-1N Huey fleet, including those at Malmstrom Air Force Base. Boeing and it’s partner Leonardo Helicopter submitted the MH-139 as their offering for the replacement. Final RFP issued in search for Huey replacement, including those at Malmstrom Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, submitted the HH-60U, a variant of
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More housing development is coming to the northern edge of the city. A 4.9 acre tract of land in the area of 2nd Street Northeast and Choteau Avenue Northeast was annexed in 2015 and assigned R-3 single-family zoning. Earlier this year, the City Commission approved rezoning the property to Planned Unit Development to allow for a mix of two-unit townhomes
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Sheila Rice is retiring after almost 15 years with NeighborWorks Great Falls. “There comes a time,” Rice said of retiring, but she has mixed feelings of leaving the work behind. There’s nothing more rewarding, she said, than handing keys to someone for a home they just bought. When she took the job, Rice promised to stay for 15 years and
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A new Papa Murphy’s take-out restaurant could be coming to the southwest corner of Smelter Avenue Northeast and 4th Street Northeast. The project will be considered by the city’s Design Review Board on Monday for initial review. The property owners, Mark and Susanne Dauenhauer of 4 Things LLC, are proposing to build a new shell building with two suits. The
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After 18 years in business in Great Falls, Petcetera is closing. Owner Sheila Klepps said it’s become “too hard,” with two Walmarts, Petco and the new PetSmart opening in town. Plus online retailers have reduced her foot traffic and sales though Klepps said she sells more items than you can find in the big box stores. “This town wants big
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City Commissioners voted 4-1 to increase monthly rates for the city’s two parking garages to $51. They also officially established a pedlet program within city code and granted the city manager the authority to negotiate and authorize special incentive rates for bulk parking leases in the garage and surface lots for customers who either lease numerous garage spaces and/or pre-pay
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The portion of 2nd Street Northwest between 17th Avenue Northwest and Smelter Avenue Northwest will be closed to through traffic through Oct. 20. The closure is to allow United Materials to complete ADA curb ramp installation, a project that is a contract with the city. Work started Monday and will continue until Oct. 20. Local access will be provided during
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