Bertoglio Named New Commerce Dept. Director

Gov. Greg Gianforte announced that he has appointed state Rep. Marta Bertoglio as the director of the Montana Department of Commerce, which administers state business development grants and conducts other economic development efforts.

Bertoglio, a third-term Republican from Clancy, fills a vacancy created in February after then-commerce director Paul Green, himself a former Republican lawmaker from Hardin, left the role to run Big Sky Economic Development. This regional economic development authority serves the Billings area. Deputy Commerce Director Mandy Rambo had been leading the agency in...