MONTANA

Great Falls still trying to land helicopter company

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

Montana losing movie work to Canada

For the fourth straight year, the Montana Film Rendezvous held in Livingston was dedicated largely to reinvigorating Montana as a filming location.

Suggestions fly fast from students at the 10th Annual Youth Entrepreneur Seminar presented by the Missoula SCORE chapter

Many of the students had solid plans to be their own boss someday.

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Preserving the hunt: Florence taxidermy team brings life to game animals from around the world

"Any more, a lot of what we get isn’t from this continent," said Brett, who last month shipped off a finished mount of a giraffe. "We just got two shipments of African animals that had 10 each. I’ve got nine customers who bring in exotics."

Montana Selected to Participate in Personal REemployment Account Project

"Unemployed and dislocated workers will be
empowered by Personal Reemployment Accounts to select their own training and
career paths," said U. S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao.

Davidson Companies acquisition largest yet for Great Falls firm

The Davidson Companies have bought a 90-employee group of investment companies based in Omaha, Neb., the biggest acquisition in the nearly 70-year history of the Great Falls investment operation.

Sikorsky plan fails to lift off in Montana

Despite the loss, Gibson said he is proud of the effort put forth by the state and in particular, Butte and Billings.

"The local communities did a great job with proposals," he said.

Report from Economic Development Roundtable at Miles Community College sponsored by Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont.

In his opening remarks, Rehberg said he was looking for information about how government can help economic development and private enterprise, but equally important is information on how government may be causing impediments to progress. He noted a couple instances of how government programs had caused him to lose money in his agricultural business.

Great Falls puts up $1.7 million to attract jobs

Great Falls city commissioners don’t just talk the talk about luring jobs to the city. They walk the walk, too. At their meeting Wednesday night, they spent $1.7 million on incentives for development of the…

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