Montana Business

Zack Wirth realized more than 15 years ago that the economics of ranching would not let him make a living on his ancestral home, a scenic slice of Montana tucked in the Rocky Mountains between Helena and Great Falls.

"They don’t want sirens, and they don’t want traffic. They’re looking to relax — get away from cell phones and all of that."

As it emerges from bankruptcy, GM is keeping contracts with suppliers in Russia and South Africa while cutting ties with Stillwater Mining Co., one of Montana’s largest private employers.

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GM said it wanted to cancel the contract to slim down its expenses as it emerges from federal bankruptcy protection. The Detroit company is keeping its two other precious metals suppliers, based in Russia and South Africa.

How much longer will Montana’s largest forest products company remain in Montana?

“We think demand is coming back,” she said. “We have a lot more interest. A lot more prospective clients are coming in and looking. They appear to be real serious.”

By 2000 it was among the top 5 percent of ad agencies nationwide in revenue, Peterson said. It’s the oldest and largest full-service advertising and public relations agency in Montana.

The club, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November, has been at the center of lawsuits and complicated financial dealings for more than a year.