HELENA — Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration says Montana needs to do more to make sure its workforce development programs are all working together. On Monday, Gianforte announced he had signed an executive order, launching a new initiative to restructure those programs.

“Historically, there hasn't been coordination across these programs, even though all these disparate programs are serving the same people,” he said. “That's part of what this executive order does.”

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The order launches “406 Jobs,” a statewide framework that Gianforte said would unify the state’s workforce efforts. In addition to referring to Montana’s area code, the name symbolizes “four pathways to work,” includi

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