Month: April 2021
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Christiansons Open Firehouse Subs
Firehouse Subs has opened in Billings at 2950 King Avenue West, Ste.B, under the ownership of Firehouse Subs Franchisees Rick and Matt Christianson. Opening of the store marks the third in the state of Montana. Rick and his son, Matt, are excited to bring a new restaurant concept to Billings, after discovering Firehouse Subs while…
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Billings Building Permits 04-15-21
Commercial J D & M Llc/Sprague Construction Roofing Division, 2043 Grand Ave, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $45,475 Sisters Of Charity Of Lvnwrth/ Perfect 10 Roofing, 1144 N 30th St, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $98,000 R McCall Development /Mccall Development, 1683 St George Blvd, Com New Townhome Shell, $870,141 Western Sky Billings Llc/Beartooth Holding & Construction On, 4610 Crescent St…
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Bid Comes in $1 million Over
The project management team overseeing the renovation of Big Sky Economic Development’s new headquarters and entrepreneurship center opened bids on April 6. While they had anticipated the possibility that bids may exceed the proposed budget they were still “taken back” that the one bid they received was a million dollars over budget. But the county’s…
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Be Inconvenienced
By Evelyn Pyburn If we the citizens of the US are to have free speech, without which there is no freedom, then we must create a decentralized web. Everyone can play a role in that. I must admit, I quite naively was excited about the possibilities of the internet and communications technology when I first…
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Williston Basin Petroleum Conference
Among featured speakers of The Williston Basin Petroleum Conference will be Harold Hamm, Executive Chairman, Continental Resources, the largest producer of the Bakken. The event will be held May 11-13 at the Bismarck Event Center, in Bismarck, North Dakota. The Williston Basin Petroleum Conference is the largest conference and trade show in the nation focused…
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Start-ups Face Increasing Struggles
The Center Square Startups are a significant driver of the U.S. economy. Each year, thousands of entrepreneurs launch new businesses that create jobs and spur innovation and efficiency across the market. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 420,000 startups accounted for 2.2 million new jobs in 2018. Unfortunately, entrepreneurship in the U.S. has…
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Rocky Mountain Region’s Middle Market Out-performs National Average
A new report reveals that the Rocky Mountain region’s middle market businesses are experiencing faster economic recovery and stronger business performance than the national average. In 2020, 49% of Rocky Mountain middle market businesses experienced year-over-year revenue growth and 30% added new jobs. This compares to the national average of 46% of middle market businesses…
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It’s the Law!
No person shall be deprived of the right to examine documents or to observe the deliberations of all public bodies or agencies of state government and its subdivisions, except in cases in which the demand of individual privacy clearly exceeds the merits of public disclosure.” Montana Law By Evelyn Pyburn Mid-March we recognize National Sunshine…
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What do you eat? Where does it come from?
by Evelyn Pyburn Getting beef from farm to your dinner plate has always been a rather complicated and intricate business, but as consumers demand and expect more, there is another dimension being added to its complexity. With over 65 percent of consumers saying they want to know more about the foods they eat, a relatively…
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Unemployment Rate Drops
Montana’s unemployment rate dropped in February to 3.9%, after falling to 4.0% in January. The unemployment rate for the U.S. was 6.2% in February. Yellowstone County is ranked 23rd among counties for the lowest unemployment rate at 4.4 percent, which is about .6 percent higher than a year ago. There are 76,274 people employed in…