Montana Economic Development

The values and virtues instilled by a rural lifestyle where people make their living from the land, Kemmis said, form the fundamentals of democracy.

High-quality early childhood development (ECD) programs targeted to low-income children produce at least $3 in benefits for every dollar of investment and yield high benefit-cost ratios according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute.

"There’s more going on here than anywhere else in the state," said Paul Green, who started in February 2003 as director of economic development for Hardin.

Joe McClure said he was told that Billings made the "short list" of communities vying for the center, but the client instead selected Augusta, Maine.

"I’m looking
for Montana’s best and brightest from across our great state to help move
Montana forward."

"I believe we should improve dialogue between entrepreneurs in China and the United States,"

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., plans to bring a group of 14 Chinese leaders to Billings and Missoula this week. The trip is meant to showcase Montana products and businesses, and establish future deals with companies…

"The way I see it, it’s really working at the grass-roots level with affordable housing and helping to build communities. A lot of what I do is external (to the bank)," she said. "My goal is, if they build homes and establish better economies, that will affect the bank positively."

"At this point, we are still working this deal," Chavez said late last week, several days after the Butte announcement made news.

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