Charlie and Mandy Hollenbeck opened Cowboy Meat Company in Forsyth, Montana in 2021. It offers custom meat processing and a signature line of smokehouse products. Charlie had a ranch upbringing and retained a lifelong passion for agriculture. He attended Montana State Billings to study process plant technology and then animal science at the University of… more Business Spotlight: Cowboy Meat Company

Hurricane Services 21, LLC was started by Sean Crabtree and Andy Podio in 2015 after they’d been in the oilfield service industry for a combined 50 years. The company is located in Newcastle, Wyoming and provides gravel hauling, vac truck services, hot shot transportation, welding and fabrication, product removal and transportation, oilfield tank cleaning, roustabout… more Business Spotlight: Hurricane Services 21, LLC

Sharon Small is the Executive Director for People’s Partner for Community Development (PPCD) in Lame Deer, Montana. She’s been with PPCD for 12 years, since its founding. Prior to then, Sharon worked for the Tribe’s Economic Development Committee, where she was responsible for grant management and reporting, overseeing the budget, and external communications with partners… more Business Spotlight: People’s Partner for Community Development