Montana Business

Flanked by particle boards adorned with Polaroids of mill workers and their kin, workers from the Stimson Mill in Libby made a final pitch to lawmakers to pass laws that would allow more cutting on…

Dave Barton and Andrew Field are eons from this year’s FORBES 400 list. Warren Buffett earns more income in dividends while sipping on a Cherry Coke than these two yahoos made last year. But who…

Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Paul Erickson was convinced he had the perfect solution to airline security problems: a panic button worn by flight attendants. By KAYLEY MENDENHALL Chronicle Staff Writer When the…

“Two great things that go great together”, say companies. Modwest http://www.modwest.com, a premier provider of shared and managed hosting solutions, announced today a strategic partnership with SiteWorks Professional http://www.siteworkspro.com , a growing provider of website…

THREE FORKS – That mayonnaise jar you toss into the recycling bin might one day end up back at a kitchen counter – only this time it’ll be in the counter, not on it. By…

Editor’s note: This year’s inBusiness movers and shakers come from businesses and communities from Butte to Dillon, Twin Bridges to Anaconda. They’re people whom we — the staff of inBusiness and mem bers of its…

BOZEMAN -Strong Frames http://www.strongframes.com/ maker of custom bicycles, finds customers for at least two good reasons. Call it the long and short of it. First, there’s 6-foot, 7-inch Ben Alexander. Second, there’s 5-foot, 1-inch Jenny…

There’s more freight and one less company to haul it – with last week’s shutdown of Consolidated Freightways Corp. – and some Missoula trucking companies will pick up some of the load. By MICK HOLIEN…

Consolidated Freightways Corp.’s planned filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy will impact Montana terminals, including all nine employees in Billings, officials said Monday. By the Associated Press CFC manager Steven Lindgren said he was informed of…

A development group in Harlowton is planning to buy Cream of the West, the Billings-based cereal maker, and move operations to Harlowton. BY BECKY BOHRER Associated Press Wheatland County Ag Development has signed a letter…