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56% of Billings residents reported that the city’s rate of growth and development was too fast. Yet newcomers provide a source of labor to help address the state’s workforce shortage. ....
A 6th Ward resident said he was removed from a virtual Tuesday 1st Ward meeting after attempting to ask Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) a question about a Council vote regarding the Robert Crown Community Center. At the start of the meeting, Fiske said, “There is a political campaign going on, so we’re not going to talk politics tonight.” When 6th Ward resident Mike Vasilko asked about Robert Crown’s contractor not paying a penalty for failing to meet a local employment threshold based on a vote Fiske joined, Fiske said she would not engage in a political conversation. She also said Vasilko should ask the question at his own ward meeting. ....
Many employees still working at home, according to Billings Chamber of Commerce survey MTN News and last updated 2021-02-17 19:08:54-05 BILLINGS â Of 24 organizations surveyed that took the Billings Chamber of Commerce s work from home pledge, most are currently operating on a hybrid model with employees working either at home or at the office, according to a survey published by the chamber at the start of February. A total of 45 Billings organizations took the pledge in the Fall of 2020, when the number of COVID-19 cases in Yellowstone County was at its peak. The pledge encouraged businesses to have their employees work from home as much as possible to help reduce the spread of the virus in the workplace. ....