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  Natural Baby Company wins U.S. Chamber award

  Posted 4:10 PM 3/1/2012 by U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

  Two Montana small businesses were named Blue Ribbon Small Business Award® winners today by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The companies were recognized for their dedication to the principles of free enterprise and their contributions to restoring jobs and prosperity. "The (More)

  
  

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  Dow closes above 13,000 with a whimper, not a bang

  Posted 4:47 PM 2/28/2012 by Jill Schlesinger (CBS, MoneyWatch)

  The sixth time is a charm. After a week of fits and starts, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finally closed above 13,000 -- 13,005.12, to be exact -- for the first time since May 19, 2008. Everyone knows that 13,000 is just a round number, and as MoneyWatch blogger Allan Roth notes the Dow is a (More)

  
  

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  Senator Baucus looking for Montanans to testify on the farm bill

  Posted 3:47 PM 2/28/2012 by Senator Baucus Press Office

  U.S. Senator Max Baucus called on Montana farmers and ranchers to share their insight into working lands conservation programs during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the 2012 Farm Bill today.

  As a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Baucus is currently writing the (More)

  
  

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  Keystone XL officials will try again for pipeline permit

  Posted 3:58 PM 2/27/2012 by Marnee Banks (Helena)

  TransCanada Corporation announced on Monday that it has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of State to notify officials that the company plans to file a Presidential Permit application (cross border permit) in the near future for the Keystone XL Project from the U.S.-Canada border in Montana to (More)

  
  

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  Bozeman business honored at White House event

  Posted 4:53 PM 2/21/2012 by KBZK Media Center

  A Bozeman concrete business was among 71 manufacturing businesses honored Friday at a White House event to recognize the success of manufacturing in rural America.

  Lonesome Dove Concrete of Bozeman attended the event as Montana's honoree. For a complete list of honorees, (More)

  
  

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  Dow 13,000: What got it there?

  Posted 10:15 AM 2/21/2012 by Jill Schlesinger (CBS, MoneyWatch)

  For the first time since May, 2008, the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above the psychological milestone of 13,000. Yes, 13,000 is just a number, but every time we reach a milestone, it helps investors shed a little bit more of their post-financial crisis stress disorder.

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  Survey: Montanans more optimistic about economy

  Posted 8:27 AM 2/20/2012 by KPAX/KAJ Media Center

  MISSOULA- A newly released study shows that Montana consumers were significantly more upbeat about the economy than their counterparts elsewhere in the country at the close of last year.

  The poll conducted by The University of Montana's Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) and (More)

  
  

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  Montana gas prices rise, still below national average

  Posted 8:25 AM 2/20/2012 by Mark Thorsell (KPAX/KAJ Media Center)

  HELENA- Drivers in the Treasure State are paying about six cents more for gas at the pump today than one week ago, according to the automotive group AAA, but the state's average is still about 44 cents less than the national average.

  "Generally, Montana is slow to follow the national (More)

  
  

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  Montana SNAPshot: Help available to Montanans

  

  Posted 8:45 AM 2/15/2012 by Dennis Bragg (KPAX Missoula)

  More than 100,000 Montanans depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), to put food in their cupboards each month but as grocery prices continue to skyrocket, and the economy struggles, the few dollars allocated to SNAP recipients are becoming harder and harder to stretch.

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  Wrestling tournament helps Billings businesses

  

  Posted 9:04 AM 2/13/2012 by David Jay (KTVQ Billings)

  Businesses in Billings saw more customers over the weekend thanks to the All-Class State Wrestling Tournament.

  Clocktower Inn owner Steve Wahrlich says business was up about 40% to 50% compared to last year without the tournament. Wahrlich adds that retail, food and beverage, oil and gas (More)