ChamberCast

The new Chair of the Chamber's Board of Directors , Nichole Mehling joins us to introduce herself, talk about her role at the Chamber, where she see's Billings' economy headed, and the challenges she hopes to tackle. Marya and Jack's answers to this week's Rorschach questions: 1. What is your favorite thing to do in MT in the summer? Marya: Backpacking, fly fishing, and attending all of the amazin...

Mehmet (Mo) Casey with the Downtown Billings Alliance joins us to talk about some of the developments happening in downtown Billings. We discuss Tax Increment Financing (TIF), reverting one way streets to two-way, and downtown housing. Video: " How does Tax Increment Financing Work? " If you would like to email us to offer feedback, suggest a future guest, or simply ask a question, email us at pod...

William Henry and Carmelita Dominguez join us to talk about the Chamber's Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board and its efforts to make Billings a more welcoming and inclusive community. To learn more or to get involved, email John Brewer , or check out William's website Be Better World . If you would like to email us to offer feedback, suggest a future guest, or simply ask a question, email us a...

Welcome back for part 2 of our conversation with Dan Brooks, City Administrator Chris Kukulski, and Chief of Police Rich St. John.  An important note on this episode: Since we recorded this conversation several weeks ago, City Council took its first official vote on the 2021 Mill Levy at their regular meeting on June 14th—and approved it 10-1; you can watch that meeting here . They'll take another...

Dan Brooks, City Administrator Chris Kukulski and Billings' Chief of Police, Rich St. John join us to talk about public safety in Billings. Since this is such a big topic, we are going to split it into two parts. In part 1, we’ll talk about the current state of affairs on public safety in Billings, and in part 2 we’ll talk about some solutions to the problems we’re facing. Billings Police Departme...

This week our guest Brenda Maas with Visit Southeast Montana shares about some off-the-beaten path places to see as well as an exciting new designation for southeast Montana. Visit Southeast Montana Medicine Rocks State Park Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Fort Smith Miles City , MT – Camping, hotels, KOA, B&B Big Horn County Museum Battle of the Little Bighorn Reenactment Little Bigho...

This week our guests Kris and Mariah Carpenter with Joy of Living, Sanctuary Spa, and Black Dog Coffee House discuss the challenges as well as the "joys" of running a small business and all the details about their latest collaborative project. The Joy of Living 1524 24th St. W Billings MT, 59102 406.294.1701 https://www.thejoyofliving.com/ Sanctuary Spa & Salon 1504 24th Street West Billings M...

Inaugural Episode with John Brewer and Mike Nelson