As Montana celebrates the 100th anniversary of state forestry, mills continue to close, production is at a fraction...
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The forecasting business is by its very nature future-oriented. So even though evidence of the recession...
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With Montana's median wage rate over $2 an hour lower than the national median wage rate,...
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Montana's economic outlook has darkened during the past year as a national economic slowdown concentrated in a few...
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After four successive years of growth, Montana manufacturers saw a decline in activity during 2008. Through the first...
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction Housing prices in the last 20 years have surged ahead much faster than the income...
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General Financial Overview Montana's agricultural sector had an excellent year, producing an estimated $3.2 billion of sales in...
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More than 76,000 home sales took place in Montana since January 1, 2003. 2005 was the peak year...
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[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] [FIGURE 2 OMITTED] 2008 Conditions During 2008, Montana's forest products industry was negatively impacted not...
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Feb. 7--HELENA -- When he moves to Colorado this summer, Rob Natelson will leave behind a much- revitalized...
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Feb. 7--Bighorn sheep, among the most prized big-game animals in the West, are being killed by the hundreds...
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Feb. 7--Financing for the first stage of the proposed Highwood Generation Station is drawing ever closer, says Southern...
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Feb. 6--A top-level shake-up at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana has resulted in a smaller executive...
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Wheat selling at greater than $8/bushel turbocharged the crops sector of Montana agriculture during late 2007. Montana's economic...
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The near meltdown of the housing finance industry has sent shock waves through the nation's economy....
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Montana's manufacturing industry had its fourth consecutive year of increased sales, employment, and worker earnings in 2007. Montana...
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MBQ: The economy seems to have pushed everything else off the front page. What are your...
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[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Trends in Review Montana's nonresident visitor numbers continue to grow at a steady rate (Figure...
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General Financial Overview Montana's agricultural sector had an exceptional year, producing an estimated $2.6 to $2.9 billion of...
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction Montana will become much older in coming decades as the "Baby Boom" generation reaches traditional...
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] High energy prices, mortgage foreclosures, bank failures, and the collapse of Wall Street have launched the...
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Operating Conditions A second weak year in the U.S. housing industry continued to negatively impact Montana's wood products...
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Feb. 3--The good news is that the recession sweeping through Montana and Yellowstone County will be ending this...
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Feb. 2--Regional online sales manager hired Trish Kinney has joined The Montana Standard and the Helena Independent Record...
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Denver, Colorado - Apollo Gold Corporation ('Apollo') ( NYSE Amex: AGT; TSX: APG ) has completed the sale...
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Feb. 3--HELENA -- Federal officials have rejected Bresnan Communications' proposal to use $70 million in federal stimulus funds...
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Jan. 31--HELENA -- At least four major power lines to export electricity from Montana are on the drawing...
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Abstract Utilizing timber harvest residues (biomass) for renewable energy production provides an alternative disposal method to onsite burning...
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Jan. 29--Huron County Sheriff's Deputy Andrew Montana was relieved of his duties this morning in connection with violating...
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Jan. 30--Huron County Sheriff's Deputy Andrew Montana was relieved of his duties this morning in connection with violating...
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Two Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) state councils have thrown themselves into the political process, pulling neighboring...
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Montana COOL supporters hope to speed up implementation of regulations: Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) said he is introducing...
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Jan. 22--Haiti telethon on PBS tonight Montana PBS will air "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for...
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Jan. 24--Montana Tech is a busy place these days. In 2009, more students set foot on its campus...
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Jan. 24--For Montana Resources, 2009 didn't get off to the best start. But steadily rising prices in copper...
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Jan. 26--In a time of falling grain prices, the grass seemed greener for organic farmers like Jon Kvaalen...
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Jan. 23--Montana Coal Board member Gerald Navratil said during a board meeting Friday that he was feeling like...
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Jan. 19--PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Once the favored refuge for tourists, foreign aid workers and diplomats, the majestic Hotel...
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Indian children in Montana face more health, education, and economic problems than do non-Indian children, newly published research...
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Montana's overall economic performance from 2001 to 2003 was well above the national average. The impacts of the...
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Montana has consistently ranked high in terms of short-term economic performance during 2001 and 2002. A recent release...
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Montana has always ranked near the bottom in cross-state and national comparisons of health insurance coverage. Current estimates...
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The past six years brought dramatic changes in Montana and its energy resources. The state moved from a...
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Abstract About 80 percent of Montana's 9 million acres of fire-adapted forests rate high/moderate for fire hazard. A...
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Montana was full of surprises when the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its estimates for 2003 state...
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Editor's note: What kind of changes, other than lower income tax rates and limits on federal deductions, are...
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Montana's manufacturing industry continues to face challenges in the wake of three years of declining production and employment....
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High poverty rates and limited access to health care are two major threats to the well-being of Montana's...
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Twenty years ago, 5 percent of American children were overweight. Today, 15 percent are, and another 15 percent...
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Whew! What a difference a decade makes. Between April 1,1990 (when the 1990 Census was taken) and July...
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