Montana Business

HELENA, Mont. — Two and a half years ago, the business move seemed bold but sound: Montana Power gave up its position as the state’s venerable energy giant to join what so many thought was…

Mesaba Holdings Inc., a regional air carrier affiliated with Northwest Airlines, said Thursday it would buy Big Sky Transportation Co. for about $3.5 million in cash. Big Sky, based in Billings, provides regional air service…

Bozeman — Two Bozeman businesses have received honorable mention awards in the National Family Business of the Year Program. Carol Schmidt MSU University News Simkins Hallin Lumber of Bozeman and Dahl Funeral Cremation Services, with…

Homeland security may one day be entrusted to battalions of honeybees. Scoff if you like, but the last laugh could be on you because University of Montana scientists have perfected their technique of training the…

Ken Oravsky hasn’t always been handy with computers. He made it through college physics without a calculator. And, he made it most of the way through his career managing state and national parks without logging…

Economic conditions in Eastern Montana and Northern Wyoming strengthened during the summer with improvements in the housing industry, tourism and the medical sector, according to economic indicators tracked by the Center for Applied Economic Research…

GCS Research http://www.gcs-research.com/ has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the United States Navy. GCS Research and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Rhode Island, will research select technologies and…

NASA will test a new coating developed by a Montana company for use on future spacecraft. Aircraft Finishing Systems http://www.aircraftfinishing.com/ of Missoula, Mont., created a clear ceramic protective coating for aircraft, called EverShieldTM that forms…

Supercomputers could help firefighters stay ahead of the flames. Wildfire moves with the wind, as firefighters were grimly reminded in Arizona and Colorado last summer. New computer modeling could soon bring greater precision to the…

HELENA — Despite job losses in several key industries, Montana’s economy continued to grow at a steady pace in August, the state Department of Labor and Industry said Friday. The agency’s monthly report showed Montana…