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Alex Mitchell

A second chance for the Colonial? Billings landlord wants to rehab troubled apartments

The last days of the troubled, boarded-up Colonial might not be so final after all. On March 3, a local landlord reached out to Billings City Council with an urgent request to halt any demolition of the building to give the apartments a second life. Apex Property Management owner

Broadview data center leadership face questions from locals on power, water and cost

In college amphitheaters, community centers and even church pews, Yellowstone County residents have been learning more about the data center that might be their new neighbor. At Rocky Mountain College’s nearly 200-seat amphitheater, people had to be turned away as seats filled. At the Broadview Community Center meeting,

'Misleading, if not complete falsehoods': Laurel wants more from state on forensic facility

Months ago, state government asserted that with the selection of Laurel for Montana's new forensic mental health facility, “stakeholder input and local engagement are priorities.” Yet thus far, Laurel City Council and Laurel residents “have had no meaningful engagement with any state officials” around the mental health facility.

How a company quietly acquired 5,100 acres for a data center in Eastern Montana

When a little-known company called Montana Property LLC purchased 5,000 acres — around eight square miles — just south of Broadview in 2024, the acquisition didn't necessarily make waves. But roughly one year later, the purchaser's parent company Quantica Infrastructure announced development plans for a sprawling

Feds reach $3.5M settlement in Yellowstone National Park oil spill that impacted river

The federal government has reached a $3.5 million settlement following a 2020 gasoline spill in Yellowstone National Park that polluted the Yellowstone River and groundwater next to it. The money will be used to continue remedial work in the area that's expected to continue for years. Some

How a company quietly acquired 5,100 acres for a data center in Eastern Montana

When a little-known company called Montana Property LLC purchased 5,000 acres — around eight square miles — just south of Broadview in 2024, the acquisition didn't necessarily make waves. But roughly one year later, the purchaser's parent company Quantica Infrastructure announced development plans for a sprawling

Eastern Montana data center land deal sparks lawsuit over 'stolen' plans

Before Quantica Infrastructure announced their plans for a data center south of Broadview last summer, another developer had its own plans in the works since 2020, according to a lawsuit filed Jan. 9. That developer was FX Solutions. Headed by Missoulian Rick Tabish, the company had purchased hundreds of acres