HELENA, Montana — Montana is launching a new tool to help lumber industry workers affected by recent mill closures. The Department of Labor and Industry alongside Gov. Greg Gianforte launched a new Skills Online Matching Dashboard online. The Dashboard connects specific skills from lumber industry jobs with other professions, like railroad conductor or transportation inspector. …Governor Greg Gianforte and Department of Labor Commissioner Sarah Swanson announced a new tool. …The Skills Matching Dashboard, created by the DLI economist team, identifies the specific skills required in several jobs in the lumber industry and matches those skills to other professions. The governor added, “Our mills need greater certainty from the federal government. While the industry navigates ongoing challenges, we will continue looking for opportunities to create an environment to support this historic industry and its workers.”