The River’s Edge Trail on the north and south shores near Black Eagle Dam will be closed Dec. 10. The closure is needed so crews can safely use heavy equipment to pour concrete and move materials as part of the Black Eagle Dam spillway project. The project includes installing new support structures and spillway components to strengthen the dam and improve
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The 2 million-square-foot “hyperscale data center campus” proposed for Great Falls by Atlanta-based Ardent TAC Data Centers is off. The company was planning an investment of $1 billion to $1.5 billion on a 569-acre site adjacent to the AgriTech Park. Great Falls Development Alliance announced the project with Ardent during their June 17 annual meeting. Jolene Schalper, GFDA vice president, told The Electric
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Both the River’s Edge Trail on the north shore and North River Road near Black Eagle Dam will be closed from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 5. The closure is needed so crews can safely use heavy equipment to pour concrete and move materials as part of the Black Eagle Dam spillway project. The project includes installing new support structures
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City crews spent the weekend working to repair a water main break on Gore Hill. A 16-inch PVC water main broke late Oct. 17 in the southwest corner of the Town Pump at 3715 31st St. S.W. The break was in the grass area between the truck stop parking lot and Tri Hill Frontage Road. City completes sidewalk repairs from
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Calumet Montana Refining said on Oct. 22 that it had reached a settlement with the Montana Department of Revenue over a multi-year tax dispute. Calumet said it reached an agreement over the “fair market value” of the refinery for tax years 2022-2005 in September. The DOR has not responded to The Electric seeking confirmation and additional details. Cascade County Commissioner
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Calumet Montana and Montana Renewables are conducting a plant-wide shelter-in-place drill at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 22. During the drill, the plant emergency notification system will be activated. Employees will be instructed to remain indoors, secure their work areas, and follow shelter-in-place protocols as outlined in the facility’s emergency response plan, according to Calumet. This exercise may be noticeable to the
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Both the River’s Edge Trail on the north shore and North River Road near Black Eagle Dam will be closed all day Oct. 20 and from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 23. The closure is needed so crews can safely use heavy equipment to pour concrete as part of the Black Eagle Dam spillway project. The project includes installing new
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Park Drive South between 1st Avenue South and 2nd Street is closed on Oct. 17 for urgent water main repairs. The city public works utilities division is working on repairs throughout the day and customers in the area may experience temporary water outages. The utilities division is providing barricades and detour signs to reroute traffic. For more information, contact the
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The Berkshire Hathaway Energy Foundation has donated $1.4 million to Great Falls College Montana State University to establish a first-of-its-kind grid operator training program. The donation will fund the creation of a full-scale grid operations training center on the Great Falls campus, marking the first time a U.S. grid operator program will feature a dedicated on-campus training facility, according to
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Cascade County Commissioners will consider purchasing the Stockett dump site during their Oct. 14 meeting. The site, at 15 Cottonwood Coulee Road, was leased by the county with an approaching expiration date and a death in the land owner’s family, so the county approached the property owner’s family with an interest in purchasing or a long-term lease. County obtaining appraisal
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