Colstrip
Colstrip is a town in Rosebud County, Montana built around coal mining and the Colstrip Steam Electric Station, one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the western United States, a major Montana energy center south of Forsyth. Its economy is anchored by the mine, the power plant, energy and industrial services, and the businesses serving a company-built community, with the Northern Cheyenne Reservation just to the south. Media & Technology Group builds bespoke business platforms (custom software, AI automation, managed IT, and marketing) for Colstrip's energy-service, industrial, retail, and service businesses, and for the Northern Cheyenne community nearby, and we serve them remote-first from York County, Pennsylvania. Distance is no barrier, and we add on-site time when a project warrants the trip.
Do you work with businesses in Colstrip, Montana?
Yes. Remote-first from our York County, Pennsylvania base, and being a coal and power-plant energy town in Rosebud County is no obstacle: nearly all of our work is done remotely, with on-site visits when a project warrants it. A Colstrip client gets a named contact, a regular maintenance window, and direct access for urgent issues.
Can you help a Colstrip energy-service, industrial, or contractor business?
Yes. An energy-service, industrial, mining-service, or contractor business tied to the Colstrip mine and power plant is exactly who we build work-order, dispatch, scheduling, safety, and billing tools for, with access controls and security aligned to the standards industrial and energy work require.
Does working from out of state make support harder?
No, it's the opposite. A community like Colstrip is exactly where remote-first support works best: you get fast, responsive help and senior attention without paying for a local storefront's overhead.
Can you help a Colstrip retail or service business serving the community?
Yes. A retailer, restaurant, or service business serving the Colstrip community is exactly who we build point-of-sale, scheduling, job-tracking, and billing tools for, around how your operation actually runs.
Do you also serve the nearby Northern Cheyenne community?
Yes. The Northern Cheyenne Reservation lies just south of Colstrip, and we serve both the Northern Cheyenne Tribe's nearby businesses and organizations and Colstrip's local businesses. When we build for the Nation, the Nation owns its data and its systems, full stop.
Can you handle the security and compliance industrial and energy work can require?
Yes. We build with managed EDR, MFA, immutable backups, access controls, and documented data handling, and we scope security and compliance to whatever standards your operation and contracts require.
What would you build for a Colstrip contractor or trades business?
Usually a work-order, dispatch, scheduling, or billing platform built around how your operation runs, so a Colstrip business works from one system instead of a paper calendar and disconnected apps.
Where does AI help a Colstrip business?
In intake, scheduling, work-order handling, recordkeeping, customer email, and follow-up, so a Colstrip business gets real leverage without adding headcount.
What's the cybersecurity baseline for a Colstrip business?
Managed EDR, MFA, immutable backups, phishing filtering, and a written recovery plan, plus secure payment handling and access controls aligned to any industrial or energy-sector standards your work requires. We set it up and manage it for you.
What does a custom platform cost a Colstrip business?
A single focused workflow runs from the high four figures into the mid five figures; larger industrial platforms scale from there. We scope it to what your Colstrip operation actually needs and phase it so value lands early.
How long until it's running, and who owns the code and data?
Usually eight to ten weeks to the first live workflow, then iterative improvements from there, and you own the code and data outright, no lock-in; and when we build for the Nation, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe owns its data and systems outright.
Can you help a Colstrip business get found online?
Yes. Local SEO and content tuned for Colstrip and the wider Rosebud County energy and service market, so the customers and clients searching find you first.
What we do for Colstrip businesses
Every engagement is built around how your Colstrip operation actually runs, an energy-service or industrial business, a mining-service contractor, a retailer, or a service business, not an off-the-shelf template, and when we build for the Nation, with tribal data sovereignty and ownership built in. Here's where we help:
Custom Software Platforms
Work-order, dispatch, point-of-sale, scheduling, and billing platforms built around how a Colstrip energy-service, industrial, retail, or service business runs, so the work lives in one system instead of disconnected apps.
Intelligent Automation
AI and workflow automation that takes intake, scheduling, work-order handling, recordkeeping, and customer email off a Colstrip team's plate, so your people focus on the work.
Marketing & SEO
Local SEO and content tuned for Colstrip and the wider Rosebud County energy and service market, so the customers and clients searching find you first.
Managed IT & Cybersecurity
Managed EDR, MFA, immutable backups, secure payment handling, and access controls aligned to industrial and energy-sector standards for a Colstrip business, handled remotely with on-site help when needed.
Consulting
Practical advice for Colstrip owners on where technology and AI fit an energy-service, industrial, retail, or service operation.

