WGM Group is a proud co-founder of the River City Roots Festival. As a member of the Missoula Downtown Association, we work hard each year to bring this free festival featuring live music and art to Missoula. This year's show boasts Robert Earl Keen, The Gourds, Broken Valley Road Show, and much more. Click Here to learn more.

In addition to the Roots Festival, look for WGM Group to partner with the Downtown Association for Downtown On Tap before the Bob Dylan Concert on August 31st. Join us at 1111 E. Broadway for beverages over-looking the river starting at 5:00pm.

Missoula River City Roots Festival

Missoula Parade of Homes

Montana Association of Planners Conference

Montana Main Street Alliance Conference

WGM Group is a proud sponsor of Living Near Streams: A Continuing Education Course for Missoula County REALTORS

What: A workshop on the ecology of streams, wetlands, and floodplains, including field trips to subdivisions with riparian areas.  Topics include: avoiding flood risk, property damage, and water pollution; navigating regulations for riparian areas, water quality, and floodplains; stream-friendly landscaping and livestock maintenance; and resources for restoring and managing streamside property.

When and Where: Friday, September 24, 10am-3pm at the Doubletree Hotel, with field trips to streamside subdivisions in the afternoon

Credits: 4.0 approved by Board of Realty Regulation

Cost: $50.00 (includes field trips and lunch)

Sponsors: Clark Fork Coalition, Geum Environmental Consulting, WGM Group, Missoula County Water Quality District

Registration: Register online or call 406-542-0539, ext. 213

The former Missoula Athletic Club's real estate on the Clark Fork River facing Hellgate Canyon was vacant for years until Rocky Mountain Development Group saw an opportunity to build affordable housing. WGM Group provided site-civil engineering for architectural firm Gavin-Hanks-Encompass, who designed the 115 unit building. Demolition is now near completion and the project was put out to bid for contractors last week. Click here for the Legal Advertisement.

The developers partnered with the City to receive a $5 million Neighborhood Stabilization Grant. The funds, which were from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), were allocated through the Montana Department of Commerce. The nature of the grant makes Silvertip Apartments unique because it will not have restrictions against students and other demographics that, although in need, are typically ineligible for housing assistance.

Missoula leaders working with the Office of Planning and Grants, the Missoula Housing Authority, and the Missoula Organization of Realtors have been searching for answers to the housing dilemma. Home prices are already inflated, making them just out of reach for middle-income families. This, coupled with an expected drastic rise in growth over the next few decades, creates an unprecedented situation. Innovative private-public partnerships like Silvertip Apartments may be one solution.

Click here to learn about the Missoula Housing Summit

Click here for more about Silvertip Apartments

In February 2010, WGM Group received news that a $3.5 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant, which we wrote on behalf of the City of Whitefish, had been awarded. On July 9th WGM Group was selected by the City to design the improvements.

The long awaited project will include signal improvements at the intersection of U.S. Highway 93 and Baker Avenue in Downtown Whitefish as well as reconstruction of U.S. Highway 93/ 2^nd Street between Spokane and Baker Avenues.

WGM Group recognized the need for these enhancements several years ago and we are excited to continue to have a hand in realizing this vision. TIGER funding is available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which requires awards to be spent immediately as part of the stimulus effort. Design is scheduled to begin this fall and construction will begin in September 2011.

Visit the Whitefish Public Works Department here

View an article about the TIGER Grant here

Several interested residents attended a second public meeting to learn more about the Downtown Circulation Study in the Lewis Clark Valley, held on June 30^th at the Old Lewiston City Hall at 0207. The intent of the meeting was to present information developed to date and preliminary improvement options. Click here for a copy of the presentation.

The Lewis Clark Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (LCVMPO) is preparing a Downtown Circulation Study to address deficiencies and identify improvements in the roadway network serving downtown Clarkston and Lewiston, focusing on US Highway 12 and major connecting streets. The study will provide transportation planning and analysis, short-term and long-term recommendations for improvements, as well as design principles and guidelines for implementation.

The US Department of Transportation recently announced that it has $600 million available in grants for local governments. TIGER (Transportation Infrastructure Generating Economic Recovery) II Grants are the second round of funding available for transportation projects as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). WGM Group wrote a $3.5 million grant that city of Whitefish was awarded this winter in the first round. Lake County was the only other recipient in Montana.

Facts to know about TIGER II Grants:

Bring on the sunshine at WGM Group's Office Warming & United Way of Missoula County Friendraiser. This first-class celebration promises to kick your summer off right with live music, beverages overlooking the river, sunshine, snacks, and lawn games.

Who: Everyone

What: WGM Group's 'Office Warming & United Way Friendraiser'

Where: 1111 E. Broadway

When: 5:30pm June 9, 2010

Why: We love our new office and the United Way of Missoula County

*Contributions to UWMC accepted

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Visit United Way of Missoula County here

To learn more about Context Sensitive Solutions check out April's Engineering, Inc. magazine here.

Construction plans were released this week for prospective bidders on the Miller Creek Road Improvements project in Missoula.  The project consists of reconstructing approximately 3,400 feet of Miller Creek Road from Briggs Street to Mockingbird Way, including approximately 500 feet of Lower Miller Creek Road.  A roundabout will be installed at the intersection of Upper and Lower Miller Creek Roads, as well as new curb and gutter, sidewalk, bike lanes, lighting, storm drainage, sanitary sewer, signing, striping and landscaping.

Brent Campbell, president of WGM Group, Inc., has announced that WGM recently purchased a new office building. WGM will be moving January 18th from its current location to 1111 East Broadway in Missoula. WGM is an locally owned and operated, community-centered land use planning, engineering, and surveying firm that has been building better communities, safer roads, and healthier places to live, work, and play in the Northwest for over 40 years.

Enduring the same economic climate as its fellow community members, WGM employees appreciate tough economic times. However, with the help of the Small Business Association (SBA), WGM has taken advantage of the tremendous funding opportunities to acquire much needed space.

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