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A-hunting we will go — after time at the spa – Hunting and fishing go upscale – Simms Fishing Products

The outdoor industry is aiming for sportsmen and women like the Jamisons. Hunting, fishing and the shooting sports are storming the mass market and luring upscale consumers at a healthy clip.

R.L. Winston Rod Co. (Twin Bridges, Montana) bamboo fly rod craftsmen quit

“Our goal is to continue to build the best bamboo rods in the world right here in Twin Bridges, Montana”

Dawson County Economic Development Council continues task of raising money

If investors feel the council isn’t making progress they can discontinue their contributions. He said progress can be measured by the number of people helped in starting, retaining or expanding businesses.

The Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity is considering the possibility of purchasing the Business Retention and Expansion (BEAR) program for Statewide use.

The survey also includes knowledge and intelligence data – the owner’s/company’s attitudes and opinions about the community, the local and state business climate, municipal services and future economic conditions and business plans.

Business to ‘angels’: Sow us the seed money

They add that the MinCorp network is positioned for further expansion. MinCorp officials are working with groups to organize angel funds in South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon.

Montana in bottom 5 in household income

Mississippi had the lowest median income, at $32,397. West Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana and Montana rounded out the bottom five.

National Outdoor Leadership School GoLite and Bozeman, Montana’s Backpacking Light Magazine Team Up to Take Ultralight Backpacking Education Mainstream – UM offers Wilderness Outfitting, Packing Course

These courses represent NOLS’ first foray into ultralight backpacking, the most recognized trend
in the outdoors over the past decade.

Winter business in Yellowstone Park changes

Snowmobiling is no longer the dominant force it once was in Yellowstone National Park, as cross-country skiing, ice skating and even massage therapy attracts more visitors.

From a Montana base, MSU Professor Dave Snepenger helps explain tourist behavior

"Bozeman’s downtown is so intriguing," Snepenger said. "It serves tourists and locals with a mix of retail offerings that a town like this wouldn’t have except for the tourists."

DirecTV may have ripple effect on Missoula area’s wages

“I think it’s a good thing. The general wage will increase,”

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