Montana Business

"It is likely Spanish Peaks will remain closed for the foreseeable future."

Magnum Development has the only radius cutter in the state, which allows the manufacturers to cut profiles into the material for arches and moulding. The Mussetters will install this and other manufacturing equipment at the Laurel location in mid-November.

The tough-looking bison bull is the company’s logo and a small symbol of American Expedition Vehicle’s roots in western Montana. While the company does all its conversions and product shipping from the facility Wixom, Mich., all the research and development is done from its garage in Missoula.

Butte is a critical point for information traveling between Seattle and Chicago, and is also a good basis for emerging and underserved markets throughout the West.

Mintage has gone from simply restoring vintage Airstream trailers to making its own trailers, and orders have been coming in steadily in the past months.

"Senator Tester played a major role in getting this partnership off the ground, and we appreciate his hard work in fighting for and bringing to Montana jobs, opportunity and more dollars from the aerospace industry." Dick Sonju, president and CEO of Sonju Industries

SameSky technology addresses the cloud "barrier to entry" challenge and provides businesses access to cloud operating paradigms.

Smith and Tripp, with the help of local fan Margaret Baldridge, have also just finished a cookbook full of recipes that use their butter. "Dave and Paul’s Compound Butter: In the Kitchen with Margaret" https://www.createspace.com/3688706

"Small businesses provide the lion’s share of Montana jobs and truly are the engine of our economy. Montana Community Development Corporation has a great track record of supporting small businesses and this funding will go a long way in helping even more businesses create jobs and succeed," Baucus said.

MCDC has helped hundreds of Montana entrepreneurs to realize success.