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MSE-Tetragenics ( Butte, MT) upgrades Plant Control System

MSE-Tetragenics, an automation, controls, and monitoring company, announces the upgrade of their Plant Control System (PCS), including hardware and software updates. The MSE-Tetragenics’ PCS provides complete monitoring and control capabilities for a wide variety of…

Investors take a look at entreprenuers’ work – 400 attend the Enterprise Institute Innovation Expo 2005 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

"We are often the pivot point at the local level," Kasten said. "We need to point local entrepreneurs in the right direction and the programs here provided information about the resources that are available."

A return to ‘Main Street’ in Stillwater County, Montana with help from MEDA

In Absarokee, some people credit a recent Montana Economic Development Assessment for feeding a sense of enthusiasm. Morrison said the assessment process may have helped tip the scales toward future growth.

UM Business Bureau Wins Publication, Web Site Awards

"We like to have our research available in print and on the coffee tables of business owners, bank presidents and government officials," Furniss said, adding that she also realizes businesses need quick and easy access to BBER information on the Web.

Hunting means big business for Montana. "Get yer elk yet?"

Two years ago, a FWP survey found that hunters spent an estimated $168 million on their pursuit of big game.

Fresh taste helps Fort Benton, MT product sell – Elliott’s Montana Fresh Products

"The student council members and volleyball team sold frozen cookie dough as a fundraiser, but they were getting complaints about the product," Elliott said. "She asked if I could make a better product in my kitchen."

Her test recipes, made without preservatives, were a hit.

So, Elliot decided to forgo the corporate world and target sports teams, civic organizations and other groups looking to raise money instead.

1 Montana, 3 Idaho and 9 Utah firms make Inc.’s 500 fastest growing companies in the nation list

Virginia ranked first in the highest number of Inc. 500 companies per capita with 4.5 companies per million residents. Massachusetts ranked second at 4, and Utah ranked third at 3.7.

MSU Billings College of Technology receives Grant of $1.98 Million from the President’s Community-Based Job Training Program Competition

"The President’s Community-Based Job Training Initiative helps workers get the training they need to access good paying jobs in high growth industries,"

Harbert Distressed Investment Sends Letter Regarding Montana Public Power’s Plan to Buy NorthWestern

We have discussed the views contained in this letter with other shareholders and believe that they share the views of Harbert expressed herein.

Montana group looks north to Alberta, Canada for trade opportunities

"We see, from our perspective in healthcare and information technology, a lot of the same needs that we are working on here in Montana." Jacobson said that currently, Montana’s exports to Alberta total some $200 million annually, while the amount flowing from the province to the state is 10 times larger.

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

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Bozeman is a rapidly growing city with a high quality of life in part due to the easy access to the outdoors, burgeoning tech industry, and cultural experiences it offers.

The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce is the longest-standing and leading advocate for the Flathead Valley community and business climate.

Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative - Collaborative program design and execution and integrated programs fostering innovation, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and sustainable small businesses