Build Montana pilot program giving Billings students leg up in construction industry Montana's construction industry has two problems - supply and demand. There arenât enough workers, or applicants. So the Montana Contractors Association is trying to solve both problems with one solution via a Billings-area pilot program. and last updated 2021-02-10 18:45:10-05 BILLINGS â Montana's construction industry has two problems - supply and demand. There arenât enough workers, or applicants. So the Montana Contractors Association is trying to solve both problems with one solution: a Billings-area pilot program called Build Montana. âImagine that I wanted to come work for you and I didnât know anything about the machine," posed John Hurd, the program's instructor. "If youâre the owner, youâre like, âI have to teach you how to safely be around the job site, how to get around the machine.â These folks are going to have a leg up."