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Semitool’s Advanced Electroplating Tool Is Adopted by Semiconductor Packager Unitive

KALISPELL, Mont.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 2, 2002– Semitool, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMTL – News) today announced the delivery of its first Advanced Packaging Platform, the APx, the latest addition to its electroplating system product line, to Unitive, Inc., of…

VC tax credits on rise

A controversial, state-sponsored venture capital investment bill, signed Wednesday, June 26, by Gov. Mike Foster, R-La., is seen as the latest victory not only for states but for a growing number of venture capital firms…

GCS Research LLC Joins ESRI Business Partner Program – Expands Customized ArcIMS Solutions

GCS Research, L.L.C. is pleased to announce that they have joined the ESRI Business Partner Program. As a geospatial information technology company, GCS Research specializes in providing customized Internet mapping applications utilizing ESRI’s industry-leading ArcIMS…

Federal Legislative Alert: Request Baucus, Burns to sign Carnahan-Collins Letter Increasing EDA Funds

Letter to individuals concerned with Economic Development in Montana from Paul Tuss I am writing to strongly urge you to request that Senators Burns and Baucus sign onto a letter that is presently circulating in…

Can’t beet it: Sugar executive says future of sugar beet industry looks bright with new grower-owned co-op

Inder Mathur knows the world of sugar. He has seen it from several points on the globe. It is with self-assurance born of experience that he posits that the future of the sugar beet industry…

University of Indiana takes new venture capital tack-Revamped unit won’t fund startups

The University of Illinois is relaunching a slimmed-down version of Illinois Ventures LLC, a controversial and sorely needed endeavor that aims to spur new companies from its vaunted research, without dabbling in venture capital. By…

Two Montana groups awarded federal grants for economic development

Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced Friday the selection of 51 grant recipients to receive more than $6.1 million in rural business opportunity grant funds to assist with economic development in rural areas. From Tribune…

MSTF Study Assesses Maine’s Technology-intensive Industries

A new report assessing Maine’s seven targeted technology sectors represents the first systematic attempt to analyze the growth of the state’s industry clusters. The report, Assessing Maine’s Technology Clusters, was prepared for the Maine Science…

Missoula Downtown Business Association Working With Railroad To Keep Local Tourism On Track

The Missoula Downtown Business Association and Montana Rockies Rail Tours recently completed a pair of Familiarization (FAM) Tours. The DBA and MRRT hosted San Francisco-based Talbot Tours and Golden Gate Tours. The tour companies are…

Wood for Work

WISDOM–The BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest is about to make its first foray into new way of doing business. It’s called “ stewardship con tracting” , and Forest Service and local officials are hoping that it will…

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