Commercial Development

Checota says the 10-story hotel and 6,000-capacity civic event center could set the tone for further development on the riverfront.

The Billings Planning and Community Services Department issued its 2016 annual report, saying residential construction in Billings during the first 11 months in 2016 decreased by about 25 percent from the same period in 2015, but a strong year in commercial construction kept builders and the people who issue construction permits hopping...