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Some Venture Funds Taking Root in Low-tech Areas

Venture capital funds, long concentrated in Silicon Valley and other tech hot spots, are spreading fast to low-tech places. By: Jim Hopkins USA Today In those areas, there are now 62 funds, with most begun…

Governor’s Economic Opportunities Office Promotes Montana as a Premier Business Destination at Conference in Salt Lake

(Salt Lake City) – Governor Martz’s Economic Opportunities Office has joined forces with Great Falls, Billings, Butte and Flathead County to promote Montana as a premier business destination at CoreNet’s Global Summit in Salt Lake…

Turley Dental Office resolves many networking issues with Cutthroat Communications’ Professional Services.

Turley Dental Office, located in Billings, Montana, has solved many of their networking failures with Cutthroat Communications’ professional services. Cutthroat performed an in-depth network audit, in which they found a poorly wired system that was…

Entrepreneurs need to be courted, expert says

Speaker praises Western Virginia’s leaders for a good start, but says there’s much to be done. By MEGAN SCHNABEL THE ROANOKE TIMES Virginia Tech http://www.vt.edu/ and the New Century Technology Council are doing a good…

Financing for ethanol plant obtained

Wheat silos and ethanol tanks will be popping up in Great Falls within the year now that a group of Montana farmers, environmental advocates and business leaders have obtained the $300 million in financing needed…

Montana, Wyoming to get Krispy Kreme stores

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. on Tuesday raised its projection for new store openings and announced plans to enter five new markets, including Montana. The Billings Gazette The Winston-Salem, N.C., doughnut chain said it intends to…

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…

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