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Letter from Maine: Developing the "Fish and (Micro) Chips" Economy (This is a great article!)

When the University of Maine men’s hockey team lost to the University of Minnesota in this year’s college hockey championship, Maine Governor Angus King (I) upheld his end of a bet with Minnesota Governor Jesse…

N.C. start-ups get wider attention

Young N.C. tech companies are starting to draw more attention from investors nationwide, as venture capital firms begin to look for new deals in a sluggish economy. STAN CHOE Staff Writer This week, VC firm…

Sheehan sells Mr. Video; buyer to expand

Mr. Video Productions in Great Falls has been sold and the buyer, Martin A. Brower, plans to expand the company to Missoula and Las Vegas. By JO DEE BLACK Tribune Staff Writer Dave Sheehan, who…

State in the running for malting plant

A Milwaukee company will decide in the next four months whether to build a malting plant in Montana or one of two neighboring states, Lt. Gov. Karl Ohs said. By the AP Helena IR His…

Expansion at Corixa brings promise of 150 new jobs

Planned expansion of Corixa Corp.’s biotech company in Hamilton could add more than 100 jobs to the Bitterroot Valley in the next several years, according to company officials. By JENNY JOHNSON Staff Reporter What does…

Small business IS Montana

Small business in Montana is most business. According to definitions used by the U.S. Small Business Administration, more than 97 per cent of the state’s businesses are classified as “ small,” and more than 70…

Timber could be used for ethanol, wafer board-How to use deadwood is academic’s question

Thinning forests costs money — although not as much as losing a home to a forest fire — and researchers want to find a way to make the practice pay off. By Deborah Frazier, Rocky…

Western Business News Celebrating Small Business Week May 2002

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State 1 of 10 to certify organic foods

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected Montana and nine other states to certify organic foods. The new organic offer a national definition of the term “organic,” and allow certified growers and handlers to use…

Jore asks for bailout to stay in Ronan

Company says it might move without $20 million loan RONAN – The new Jore Corp. wants a $20 million, government-subsidized loan or else it might shut down its manufacturing plant in Ronan and move its…

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