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May 13, 2013
Bay Ltd. lands new contract, begins hiring in Billings
Bay Ltd., a Texas-based company that has been supplying the Canadian oil sands with steel structures fabricated at its Billings plant, has begun hiring workers after landing a new contract.
Bill Parker, assistant vice president for Bay Ltd., said the ...
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May 2, 2013
North Dakota's energy jackpot just jumped The USGS has hiked its oil and natural gas reserve estimates for the region, and some experts say the bonanza could be even bigger. (MSN)
North Dakota, whose economy has grown faster than any other state's since the recession ended in 2009, holds as much as twice the oil and three times the natural gas that was previously estimated, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Scientists est...
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May 1, 2013
Seminar on Affordable Care Act aims to educate business (Billings Gazette)
Avitus Group will hold an educational seminar: “360 Degree View of Obamacare/Patient Protection Affordable Care Act” on May 13 at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center.
The seminar, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., is designed to help business owners in...
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May 1, 2013
Western Security Bank remodels West End location (Billings Gazette)
Western Security Bank has begun a multimillion-dollar remodeling project at its bank at 24th Street West and Grand Avenue.
The project, scheduled to be completed around November, is intended to improve service for customers and help Western Security k...
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Apr 28, 2013
EXPANDING WITH CONFIDENCE Gardner Distributing building bigger Billings warehouse for its wholesale operation (Billings Gazette)
Gardner Distributing Co., a regional distributor of pet supplies and lawn and garden products, is expanding in Billings rather than choosing a larger city in its nine-state territory.
The privately owned company founded 33 years ago is building a near...
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Apr 23, 2013
NorthWestern proposes new headquarters for Butte (Billings Gazette)
NorthWestern Energy’s officials announced Monday that they hope to have a new general office building in Uptown Butte by the end of 2015.
Bob Rowe, president and CEO, said at a press conference that the company has tentative plans to build a 110,000...
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Apr 23, 2013
SD2 board votes to extend superintendent's contract (Billings Gazette)
School District 2 trustees voted unanimously Monday night to renew the contract of Superintendent Terry Bouck for the three-year maximum allowed by state law.
The vote allows the district now to enter into contract negotiations with Bouck, who was hir...
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Apr 22, 2013
HOUSING IN BLOOM Billings market starting to heat up, professionals say (Billings Gazette)
Outside, a cold north wind sent fat snowflakes skittering across the sidewalk.
Inside a 40-year-old ranch-style house on a quiet side street in the Billings Heights, Rachel Cox was busy answering questions from a steady stream of visitors who had brav...
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Apr 22, 2013
Montana pig farmers eye Asian trade deal (Billings Gazette)
When Dave Hofer’s piggies go to market, they’re often bound for Japan or China, which is why the Montana Hutterite is closely watching Trans Pacific free trade talks.
“It will hopefully be conducive to a less restrictive market,” Hofer said. ...
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Apr 19, 2013
Underriner Motors building second dealership off Zoo Drive (Billings Gazette)
Four years after Bill and Mary Underriner opened their Honda showroom off Zoo Drive, they are investing up to $6 million more to build a second dealership.
When it is completed in April 2014, the dealership will include three makes, Buick, Volvo and ...
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Apr 17, 2013
Businesses get tax break for expansions (Billings Gazette)
Two West End businesses that expanded and added jobs won Yellowstone County approval for tax breaks Tuesday.
No one spoke during public hearings on applications from Billings Ventures, which owns the Big Horn Resort, or TrueNorth Steel. Commissioners ...
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Apr 16, 2013
Latest News from Williston North Dakota (Williston Wire)
The lack of affordable housing is North Dakota's biggest issue. It's a problem that U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) is looking to help solve at the federal level. Heitkamp was in Williston recently to host a housing forum with local leaders and member...
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Apr 12, 2013
Experts: Energy, health care should be focus of business recruitment efforts (Billings Business)
The booming oil and gas sector, companies involved in health care and firms interested in locating regional headquarters and back-office operations, represent the best opportunities for recruiting new business into Yellowstone County, says a new business ...
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Apr 11, 2013
Downtown Billings office supply company eyes West End move (Billings Gazette)
Keeping a secret is difficult when you post a sign with a huge clue outside your front door.
But that’s what 360 Office Solutions chairman Frank Cross wanted with his company's planned move into the former Sportsman’s Warehouse building off Zoo Dr...
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Apr 5, 2013
Facebook executive to headline Montana Economic Development Summit (Billings Business)
MISSOULA — Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook chief operating officer, will headline the 2013 Montana Economic Development Summit, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus announced Thursday.
Sandberg will be the headliner for the summit in September at the Montana Technology E...
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Apr 5, 2013
Boosted by wheat sales, Montana exports set record in 2012 at $2.48B (Billings Business)
HELENA — Montana commerce officials say the state exported a record $2.48 billion in goods and services last year.
A Montana Department of Commerce statement Thursday says wheat remained Montana's leading export commodity export at $915 million.
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Apr 4, 2013
Boeing CEO coming to Montana economic development summit (Billings Business)
HELENA — Montana’s senior U.S. senator, Max Baucus, visited Boeing Helena on Wednesday afternoon, where he announced the company’s CEO, Jim McNerney, will be among the top-tier business leaders headlining the sixth Montana Economic Development Summi...
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Apr 2, 2013
Big Sky Economic Development: Who knew we had it so good? (Billings Business)
Flying in and out of Billings for business or vacation, in many cases, is probably the best part of the actual travel experience. Our lines are smaller, the airline representatives are more helpful, and who doesn’t love just two baggage carousels — yo...
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Apr 1, 2013
Meadow Gold Dairy meets Energy Star Challenge requirements, saves energy (Billings Business)
Meadow Gold Dairy, the local Billings Dean Foods plant, has met the requirements for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's “Energy Star Challenge for Industry” by reducing its energy intensity by 13.4 percent.
The Energy Star Challenge is a ...
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Apr 1, 2013
Cloud Summit introduces cloud computing to local business (Billings Business)
The Billings Chamber of Commerce/Convention and Visitors Bureau in Partnership with Big Sky Economic Development will hold the Billings Cloud Summit April 9 at the Crowne Plaza. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from global leaders in the clou...
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Mar 27, 2013
Montana Rail Link named Regional Railroad of the Year (Billings Gazette)
MISSOULA — Given the color of its locomotives, it’s fitting where the folks at Montana Rail Link learned they’d been named an esteemed national trade magazine’s 2013 Regional Railroad of the Year.
It came, said company president Tom Walsh, fro...
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Mar 26, 2013
FedEx wins unanimous approval of annexation, zone change (Billings Gazette)
Having won over their neighbors in a West End business park, FedEx Ground won over the Billings City Council on Monday night.
After hearing that FedEx had agreed to a laundry list of concessions and improvements at its proposed transportation hub at G...
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Mar 25, 2013
SUCCESS SCHOOL SBA’s e200 class offers instruction for Montana small-business owners (Billings Gazette)
Chuck Archambault was reluctant to sign up for last year’s e200 class, put on by the Small Business Administration in Helena.
Having successfully run his own business for four decades, the owner of Archambault & Co. — a small Billings-based firm s...
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Mar 22, 2013
Sweetheart Bakery in Billings close to reopening (Billings Business)
The Sweetheart Bakery in Billings may reopen soon as a Franz Bakery.
United States Bakery Inc. of Portland, Ore. offered this week to pay about $30.9 million to buy four bakeries, including in Billings, four bread brands and 14 depots, plus other prop...
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Mar 21, 2013
New grocery store coming to West Park Promenade in Billings (Billings Business)
Washington state developer Bob McDonald has landed a grocery store to help anchor the Billings mall he bought, remodeled and renamed West Park Promenade.
Lucky’s Farmers Market, an independent chain established in Boulder, Colo., will become the dom...
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