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Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) originated as an idea from the livestock committee of the Billings Chamber of Commerce in 1966. In 1967 the Public Auction Yards hosted an event to showcase the region’s vast livestock industry. [1] By the fall of 1968, a full-fledged livestock show with 250 exhibitors and 600 entries was ...
The Billings Chamber of Commerce Building, at 303 N. 27th St. in Billings, Montana, was built in 1911. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1] It is a three-story brick building upon a sandstone foundation. It was designed by architect G. McAlister in Italian Renaissance Revival style and was built by contractors ...
Cole was elected mayor of Billings on November 7, 2017, succeeding two-term mayor, Tom Hanel, who was term-limited. In the election, Cole faced member of the Montana Senate, Jeff Essmann, defeating him by 7,000 votes. [2][3] He took office on January 2, 2018. Much of his mayoralty was spent dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and he encouraged ...
Alberta Bair Theater. The Alberta Bair Theater is a performing arts center in Billings, Montana. It hosts performances ranging from local groups to nationally touring performers. Its address is 2801 3rd Ave North, on land that was previously the homestead of businessman Charles M. Bair, located in what is now downtown Billings. The theater was ...
www.billingsmt.gov. Billings is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. [4] Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area, which had a population of 184,167 in the 2020 census. [5]
Montana's Trailhead [4] Montana's City [5] Star of the Big Sky Country [6] B-Town. A recently-trending, popular unofficial nickname for Billings is "B-Town". Although the names of three of Montana's largest cities, Billings, Bozeman, & Butte all start with "B", Billings is the city associated, especially on social media, with the nickname "B-town".
First Interstate Arena (colloquially known as The Metra) is a multi-purpose arena located at MetraPark, the fairgrounds of Billings, Montana. The arena has a capacity of 8,700 for ice hockey and indoor football games, 10,500 for basketball, and up to 12,000 for concerts. [1] The arena hosts a variety of local sporting, musical, and other events ...
Website. cityoflaurelmontana.com. Laurel is a city in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. It is the third largest community in the Billings Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located in the Yellowstone Valley, as an east–west terminal division point of the BNSF Railway. The population was 7,222 at the 2020 census.