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Defense bill earmarks $55 million for Montana projects

December 22, 2009 /

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More than $14 million is earmarked for Bozeman projects in the $636 billion defense spending bill just passed by the U.S. Senate.

Saying the money will “create jobs in Bozeman while making America more secure,” Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced funding for five local businesses and one program at Montana State University.

They are on a list of 18 Montana projects slated to receive more than $55 million.

Ligocyte Pharmaceuticals http://www.ligocyte.com/ will get $3.6 million to help develop a vaccine against the stomach flu virus, which disabled an aircraft carrier’s flight crews during the first Iraq war and remains a threat to troops in places like training centers.

S2 Corp. http://www.s2corporation.com/ , will get $1.76 million from the defense bill for its work on a new technology that may someday help find and identify hidden roadside bombs.

By GAIL SCHONTZLER Chronicle Staff Writer

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