Sen. Baucus’ Montana Jobs Economic Engine Initiative Highlights Glendive Manufacturing Company SRS Crisafulli

Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus today applauded his latest "Montana Jobs Economic Engine" Glendive manufacturing company, SRS Crisafulli http://www.crisafullipumps.com/ which has increased sales 40 percent this year and is currently looking to hire more workers.

Baucus’ Montana Jobs Economic Engine Initiative aims to elevate the profile of businesses creating jobs at a time when Montana needs it most. SRS Crisafulli employs more than 30 people and exports Montana-fabricated pumps, dredges and power units to 29 countries and provides equipment for use in agriculture, construction, industrial and public works. The business began as a family partnership 45 years and has grown into a national and international company. For a job application click HERE: http://www.crisafullipumps.com/contact-us/career-opportunities-/ .

"I’m proud to recognize the hard work and innovation that has allowed SRS Crisafulli to provide Montana jobs and keep chugging forward despite our tough economy. This company was built upon great ideas and I believe the more they can boost trade opportunities, the more jobs they will be able to provide folks back home," said Baucus, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee with sole jurisdiction over international trade. "My job is to make sure the business environment fosters economic growth so that our small businesses like SRS Crisafulli can create good-paying jobs for Montana families.’

"We are excited to be recognized for providing jobs in Glendive and our hard work finding innovative ways to expand international trade opportunities. Our thanks to Max for highlighting businesses like ours that are doing everything we can to keep moving forward especially in this economy. We believe in doing business in Montana and will keep growing job opportunities for our community," said Laura Fleming, SRS Crisafulli, Inc. President and CFO.

About SRS Crisafulli http://www.crisafullipumps.com/

The company was founded in 1966 and its original product was a patented double suction impeller used in high capacity pumps to irrigate family farms along Montana’s Yellowstone River. Since then, the company has grown more than four-fold with its trademarked equipment PTO powered Crisafulli Trailer Pumps, manned Rotomite Dredge, remote controlled Flump used for mining, agriculture, industrial and public works projects. This week, the Glendive company will ship a new dredge model to a hydro-electric station project in the Andes of Chile. The company recently shipped a sludge dredge to the West African country of Mali.

About Baucus’ Montana Jobs Economic Engine Initiative

The effort builds upon his ongoing legislative work to support Montana’s businesses along with his Montana Economic Development Summits that have resulted in key connections for Montana businesses such as attracting investors and new business partnerships that have directly led to new Montana jobs.

Previous companies highlighted by Baucus include:

* Columbia Falls-based Nomad Global Communications Solutions, http://baucus.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=671 which has grown its workforce by more than 300 percent in the last year and a half.

* Stinger Welding http://baucus.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=683 in Libby which has hired 40 people in the last two months and is currently accepting applications to fill another 50 positions immediately.

* Big Equipment Company in Havre http://baucus.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=689 which has grown its workforce by almost 40 percent since 2009.

* Ticketprinting.com http://baucus.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=706 which has brought seven full time jobs and 18 part time jobs to Harlowton since 2007. In that time, the company has also hired workers in Lewistown, Livingston and Bozeman, expanded to Australia and the UK, and grown revenues by 168%.

* Torgerson’s http://www.baucus.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=716 family-owned farm implement dealer in Ethridge which employs 120 people statewide and is currently hiring.

Just over one year ago, Baucus’ Small Business Jobs Act http://baucus.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=194 became law which included key provisions to help businesses create jobs including:

* $12 billion in tax cuts;

* 100 percent exclusion from capital gains taxes on investments in small businesses;

* A $10,000 tax deduction for start-up expenditures – doubling current levels;

* Increased Section 179 expensing, permitting up to $500,000 in capital investments that business can expense;

* New tools to help small businesses export which will leverage more than $1 billion in exports;

* Increased Small Business Administration (SBA) loan limits and improved access and lower costs for small business to access SBA loans;

* A targeted $30 billion Small Business Lending Fund to provide small community banks with capital to increase small business lending; and

* $1.5 billion in grants to support $15 billion in new small business lending through already successful state programs.

A complete summary and more information on the Small Business Jobs Act is available HERE http://finance.senate.gov/legislation/details/?id=da799068-5056-a032-5229-92cebbd2b7a0 .