Montana Business

A contest where the winner will get sponsored by Mamalode to take the Fact Trac (TM) class put on by the Montana Community Development Corporation (MCDC.)

NorthWestern Energy recently began delivering locally produced wind power to its South Dakota customers and is now seeking information about new renewable energy projects to add to its growing resource portfolio.

"These are very difficult days for the Smurfit employees and we don’t want anybody to make panic decisions," said Wolf Ametsbichler, director of the Missoula Job Service.

All 417 workers will lose their jobs.

Mark Radosevich and Jay Toups are pairing to do what they say has never before been done – create clean transportation fuel out of the Bitterroot’s trash, sewage and thinned timber.

The idea is to boost roaring and reputation. Campbell said the full stadium will raise the decibel level – and trip up the enemy. Plus, ESPN will be televising the game nationally, and a house packed to capacity at 25,200 will promote the mountain town of Missoula.

“We’re receiving tons of e-mails from folks that read that article,” said Bruce Zwang, president of the board of directors for Turner Mountain. “I think we’re going to get a lot of business because of it.”

"We’re very interested in doing business with Montana businesses, and we’d be happy to have our staff meet with them in the easiest way possible."

Holiday season 2009 has one Missoula retailer, Vann’s http://bit.ly/8BnpPf , already one-upping itself left and right.

"Given that we’ve been in business since Oct. 2007, it’s obvious that this isn’t his original idea," Kustes wrote on his own Web site in November. "As you can imagine, it’s disheartening that someone can claim our idea as their own, win a $5,000 prize from ESPN, and effectively pass the rights to ESPN, rights that weren’t theirs to begin with