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Hug a Logger, Not a Tree – Alfred the Wolf meets his match.

The idea first hit Bruce Vincent as he was walking out of a Montana middle school in 1997. Mr. Vincent, president of the League of Rural Voters, had just finished giving a talk to a…

Stevensville Business Brings National Recognition to Montana

Montana technology consulting firm eMoe.net has been awarded a distinguished Pollie award by the American Association of Political Consultants. The award was given in the category of “Best National Grassroots Website” for work eMoe.net has…

Tech firm lays off 21 more

ILX Lightwave laid off 21 Bozeman-based employees Wednesday, bringing the number of local workers released by the company in the past year to 125. By JACOB GOLDSTEIN Chronicle Staff Writer The move was the high-tech…

Launch Pad Defined

This is the best Tech networking event I have ever seen. From all cities along the Spokane, Liberty Lake Post Falls and CDA corridor, there were companies, schools, VCs, Econ Dev., Mayors, Senators, service providers,…

Corixa Corp. continues Ribi’s legacy

A Bitterroot Valley research and manufacturing facility is in the middle of a drug research and development program targeting a litany of diseases, including a possible cure for cancer. By JENNY JOHNSON Staff Reporter Ravalli…

Putting a shirt on the world’s back

A hot ink smell hangs heavily in the back room of Wild West Shirtworks, where Ronnie Gorder and a dozen coworkers are cranking out enough t-shirts to clothe tourists from Anchorage to the Alamo. By…

Ireland: The Ingredients of Entrepreneurial Spirit

Spirit, ability, imagination, and passion are the traits that characterize the Irish entrepreneurs who thrived in the 1990s. A new book by Harvard Business School MBA student John Travers provides insights for everyone. Plus: Q&A…

Congratulations to Wild! Montana- winner of the 2002 University of Montana Business Plan Competition

Wild! Montana rose to the head of the pack of business plans presented by students from all of Montana’s universities, colleges, junior colleges, tribal colleges and colleges of technology Thursday evening at the University of…

Secretary of State Appoints Business Advisory Council

Secretary of State Bob Brown has named 26 Montanans to an ad hoc advisory council that will help him explore ways to improve the business services offered by his office. Members of Brown’s newly appointed…

Farm program aims to boost rural businesses-For-profit companies to inject capital into enterprises

Economic development in South Dakota could get a financial boost if President George W. Bush signs the new farm bill. The legislation includes a new Rural Business Investment Program, designed to stimulate as much as…

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