Month: December 2021
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The Music of Christmas
by Evelyn Pyburn Given the seasonal cynical comments, of all the ba-humbuggers, I suppose I should be embarrassed to admit that I like Christmas music. But I do. It’s joyful. I have always liked Christmas music, especially when it is wafting through the corridors of a department store or mall. I also enjoy the lights…
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Paige Joins Symphony Staff
Anna Paige is joining the staff of Billings Symphony Orchestra and Chorale as the director of marketing and audience engagement. Previously, Anna was the arts and entertainment reporter for the Billings Gazette. She has worked in the newspaper and publishing industry since 2004, and she also worked in marketing and development for regional nonprofit and…
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NFIB Worries about Impact of New Policies on Business
On the morning of Nov. 23, Vice President of NFIB’s Federal Government Relations Kevin Kuhlman appeared on the Washington Journal series of C-SPAN to discuss the State of Small Businesses. Hosted by Pedro Echevarria, Kuhlman talked about the impact of the Biden Administration’s policies on small businesses and answered questions from callers. “Overall, there’s a lot…
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Montana Highlights 12-15-21
In Bozeman, Vance Thompson Vision plans to build a new eye care and surgical center. The 38,000 square-foot three-story surgical centers will be located on East Valley Center Drive just north of Costco. Currently, Vance Thompson Vision Bozeman partners with another surgical center to perform cataract, cornea, and glaucoma procedures.. Year over year Williston and Williams…
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Made-in-Montana
Made-in-Montana, just in time for Christmas. While everyone wants to shop local, that can easily mean shopping “Made-in-Montana” products. There are sooo many. The idea of publishing a list of Montana producers of great gift items as a helpful guide, quickly diminished to just a list of those in Billings… but even then it turns…
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“I Quit!”
The Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), released Nov. 12, showed that 4.4 million U.S. workers quit their jobs in September, a record high. Montana has the second highest number of “quits” in the nation. Nationally, the average rate of “quits” is 3 percent; in Montana the rate was 4.8 percent. “Quits” reflects…
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Blue Angels Coming
The Blue Angels will perform in Billings on August 12 and 13, 2023. They are coming to Billings as the result of a year’s long effort by a group of Billings’s volunteers, who remembered the air shows of over twenty years ago and wanted to recreate the experience for a new generation and to showcase…
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Billings Building Permits 12-15-21
Commercial State Of Montana/Raisin Contracting Inc, 2300 Lake Elmo Dr, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $22,200 Knutson, Jess Anne/Big Phish Construction, 334 Bench Blvd, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $30,000 Raisin Contracting Inc/Raisin Contracting Inc, 408 N 15th St, Com New Other, $1,147,998 Stock Land Properties/Stock Land Properties Inc, 501 S 44th St W, Com New Other, $124,799 Stock Land Properties/Stock…