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Farmers Get More Subsidies

15 October 2019
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From TheCenterSquare.com

Farmers nationwide could receive $15 an acre or more as part of the latest federal bailout plan to help offset losses suffered during ongoing trade disputes with China and other countries.

According to U.S. Agricultural Secretary Sonny Perdue, farmers will receive direct payments in three rounds. Much of the total assistance will be in the first checks, Purdue said.

The ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and economic rival China has hindered farmers’ ability to sell their product at a profit. Soybean shipments to China, for example, fell to a 16-year low in 2018. China purchased about $3 billion worth of soybeans last year, a 74 percent drop from the previous year.

Iowa, which ranks second in the country for growing soybeans, has about 31 million acres of the crop.

Last year, the Trump White House created a $12 billion plan in response to lower prices for farm goods and lost sales generated by the trade conflicts with the world’s second largest economy.

Iowa farmers would receive slightly more than $450 million at minimum to counteract trade damage to corn, soybeans and other crops suffering from low prices.

Perdue said that the new plan also established varying rates by county, which were calculated based on estimated trade damage caused by Chinese tariffs. He acknowledged that “there will be some disparities that are just impossible to overcome.”

Vice President Mike Pence recently visited Iowa to call on Congress to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement trade deal.

Engineers, Ecologists Seek to Improve Fish Passage on Yellowstone

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By Marshall Swearingen, MSU News Service

When the headgates opened on the Bureau of Reclamation’s Huntley Irrigation Project on the Yellowstone River in 1907, the engineering marvel transformed the valley east of Billings from sagebrush rangeland into fields green with alfalfa and other crops. Today, the massive waterworks is at the center of another engineering challenge: helping fish access habitat.

Where the river flows over the project’s concrete diversion dam, it becomes a roaring wave that presents a major obstacle to fish trying to move past it. At a creek-like channel built to allow fish to bypass the structure, a pair of Montana State University graduate students have spent their summer gathering data that could one day help improve it.

The students are Haley Tupen, who is earning her master’s in civil engineering in the Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering, and Ian Anderson, a master’s student in ecology in the College of Letters and Science.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks invited MSU to conduct the research after lengthening the bypass in 2015 with the idea that it would be easier for fish to navigate, according to FWP fisheries manager Mike Ruggles. This stretch of river hosts a sport fishery complete with sauger, a native relative of walleye, and burbot, an eel-like freshwater cod. Both species have experienced declines, causing concern among wildlife officials.

“We wanted to make sure this bypass is working, and if not, how it could be improved,” Ruggles said. “The hope is we could apply the findings to other areas as well.”

Anderson and Tupen are carrying on an MSU tradition of engineers and ecologists working together to better understand how structures can be designed to help fish overcome obstacles. Most recently, the MSU Fish Passage and Ecohydraulics Research Group studied ways to optimize fish ladders in the Big Hole River watershed that help Arctic grayling swim over irrigation structures and reach cooler waters during the heat of summer.

“More and more we’re finding that fish move around (in watersheds), and they move more than we expected,” said Alexander Zale, professor in the Department of Ecology and leader of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit. It’s thought that sauger and burbot are moving extensively up and down the Yellowstone River to spawn, feed and access the best winter and summer habitats, he said.

Starting in March, Anderson, working with technician Evan Matos, a junior at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, as well as FWP staff, captured more than 1,600 sauger, burbot and other fish and fitted each with a small radio transponder. The fish were then released downstream, and radio antennas at the bypass record when the fish pass through different parts of the channel.

“Every day there are multiple detections,” he said. “It’s a ton of data, which is good. It shows that fish are using it to some degree.”

But questions remain about whether certain kinds of fish are more inclined to use the bypass than others, and during what times of the year, he said.

Does Your Dishwasher Take 2 Hours to Run? Here’s Why

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Competitive Enterprise Institute, (CEI)

While this may not be a world burning issue it is certainly one that demonstrates how all –encompassing Big Brother has become. It’s about dishwashers. Yes, dishwashers.

Because of government interference in the market. Because of regulations dictating what manufacturers can build and what consumers must accept, dishwashers are less efficient and generally “crappier” than they were for our grandparents. And, to change that situation requires a full-fledged regulatory process, including a bureaucratic comment period necessitating that consumers say “yes” they want better performing dishwashers.

According to the Competitive Enterprise Institute, (CEI)  citizens have until October 16 to submit comments on a proposed rule to allow the production of more efficient dishwashers.

Mind you, this regulatory change does not eliminate the regulatory barriers that exist for industry and consumers, but it allows the Department of Energy to create a NEW CATEGORY of dishwashers, featuring faster models that will at least give consumers freedom of choice.

DOE proposed the rule, in response to a March 2018 CEI petition, which would allow for a new class of dishwashers that would need only an hour to finish a cycle. This is in contrast to today’s dishwashers, which can take more than two hours due to the government’s so-called efficiency regulations. According to a GE Appliances survey of 11,000 dishwasher owners, slow cycle time is one of the four biggest sources of dissatisfaction for consumers. Last year, thousands of consumers sent comments to DOE in support of CEI’s petition.

Anyone can file a comment on DOE’s new proposed rule by visiting cei.org/dishwashers.

It all began in 1987, when Congress directed the Department of Energy to issue efficiency standards for appliances. Over the years the agency’s rules have gotten tighter and more complicated.  In some cases they may have improved things, but at other times they’ve messed things up. 

If “high-efficiency” dishwashers are so great, then we don’t need laws forcing us to buy them.  Why not let consumers decide for themselves? queries CEI.

Fortunately, the law allows the Department of Energy to create a new category of dishwashers that work as fast as the old ones. This wouldn’t eliminate today’s “high-efficiency” models, but it would give consumers the freedom to choose what kind of dishwasher they want.

Continental CEO Predicts More Drilling Rig Cuts

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From the Oil Patch Hotline

Harold Hamm, CEO of Continental Resources, the largest Williston Basin producer, said OPEC and U.S. shale producers should cut crude oil production and shipments into an oversupplied market.

U.S. shale producers “need to row our own boat… We need to make sure we don’t oversupply the market,” Hamm told a Denver conference recently. “Capital discipline is more important now than at any time I’ve seen.”

Producers need to cut back on the number of active drilling rigs, noting that reductions so far “haven’t bottomed yet,” Hamm said. He believes that the current rig count of 909 will drop to 800.

Bozeman Company Offers AI Consulting Services

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Atrium, a next-generation consulting company that leads enterprises through business transformation with AI, announced, last week, Elevate as a service offering available to the broader market. Elevate is focused on helping companies with current or new investments in AI. The offering enables companies to identify the possibilities available with AI, the implementation of technologies to achieve breakthrough AI outcomes and most importantly long term partnering model to support the critical tuning of AI platforms for on-going success.

Industry analysts like Gartner predict 85 percent of AI projects through 2022 will fail to produce results. Elevate combines industry-based algorithm templates with monitoring tools and a partnering model that emphasizes long term success through outcome-based support provided by Atrium.

“Our goal with Elevate is to dramatically improve the success rate of AI adoption and create a clear vision with regard to the possibilities,” said Atrium CEO, Chris Heineken.  “Companies looking to take advantage of new business paradigms available through AI need to approach AI programs very differently than a traditional IT investment.”  

“We spent the last year learning about the unique needs of the market with respect to AI and establishing the infrastructure for Elevate,” said Atrium VP of Customer Engagement, Tim Robinson. In Q4 2018, we launched our beta program for customers and the interest level has exceeded our expectations.” 

To improve upon industry adoption, Atrium has leveraged Salesforce Einstein as a critical element in ensuring customer success. Since becoming a Salesforce Partner 16 months ago, Atrium has reached Platinum Partner Status and has developed ML algorithms providing more than 13 million predictions for Salesforce customers and is setting industry standards with a 100 percent success rate for delivering “productionized” predictive models.  

“Atrium is blazing new trails, helping companies deliver business transformation with AI-augmented Analytics,” said Salesforce SVP of Product and GM of Einstein Analytics, Ketan Karkhanis. “We look forward to watching Atrium drive success with customers and accelerate innovation in our products.”  

Atrium works with enterprise companies across diverse industries with a dedicated investment in supporting companies in financial services, life sciences and higher education. Atrium, founded in 2018, is a private corporation and profitable since inception. They have a presence in Bozeman, Montana, Jaipur, India and Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information about the Elevate offering from Atrium, visit atrium.ai/elevate.

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Bobcat Drink Released

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Montana State University and Harrington Pepsi have announced the release of a new beverage designed for Bobcat students, alumni and fans.

Gold Rush Huckleberry Lemonade launched recently in tandem with the MSU Gold Rush football game.

The lemonade is now available on soda fountains across the MSU campus and in Bobcat Stadium. It is also bottled and available in retail stores, including Town Pump and ThriftWay.

“Our longtime partnership with Montana State keeps getting better,” said Jim Bennett, vice president of Harrington Pepsi. “This new beverage combines two great Montana traditions — the Bobcat Gold Rush game and wild huckleberries. We’re thrilled that we’ve achieved our goal to create a unique beverage that keeps the Gold Rush spirit alive all year long.”

Last spring, MSU students taste-tested several flavor options. The top two flavors were sampled on fountain machines in the university’s dining halls to see which proved more popular. More diners chose huckleberry lemonade with their meals.

“Thanks to Harrington Pepsi, we were able to customize a flavor for our fan base,” said Julie Kipfer, MSU director of marketing. “We couldn’t have done this without our students, who selected the flavor. Now students, alumni and fans can experience the Gold Rush every day.”

Billings Newly Licensed Businesses August 2019

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Burning Wild Steel Art, 824 Kelly Circle, Shepherd 59079, 794-4036, Neil Deborah and Tony, retail sales

Crumbl Cookies, 27 Shiloh Rd, 59106, 530-7327, Andrea Tulett/Emily Hurst, restaurants

A-Plus Hydroseeding, 74 Sheep Dip Trl, Columbus 59019, 860-6543, Steve Riveland, service

Vaughn’s Maintenance and Appliance Repair, 2607 US Hwy, 59106, 671-1433, Vaughn Deleeuw, repair & installation

T&A Interiors, Exteriors & Remodels, 644 Cook Ave, 59101, 281-1338, Timothy Reule, service

Jarl Hoklin Painting, 1044 N 32nd St, 59101, 690-9198, Jarl Hoklin Jr, service

Response Design Architects, 119 N 32nd St, 119 N 29th St, 59101, 698-0804, Josh Sayer, general contractors

Billings Gutter Cleaning & Contracting, 1925 Alderson Ave, 59102, 850-9019, Andre Kugler, general contractors

Shortbred Sheeks LLP, 1540 Burlington Ave, 59102, 647-9892, Bisah Brown/Heather Schutz, service

Sticks and Stones Construction, 4133 Vaughn Ln, 59101, 946-2915, Eric Slehofer, general contractors

Christine Clair, Photographer, 9 1/2 Alderson Ave, 59101, 208-329-4624, Christine Woodrock, service

Montana Window Wear, 1516 Chesapeake Ln, 59101, 655-4825, Carol Ehrman, service

Lakeview Youth Home, 230 Sharron Ln, 59105, Dawn Wilson, service

Weeks Services, 16623 Fairview Ave, Broadview 59015, 860-8729, Adeline Weeks, service

The Ohana Poke Company, 1595 Grand Ave, 59102, 546-0909, Tyrell Crowell, restaurants

United Coal Mining Corporation, 100 24th St W Ste1, 59102,  626-246-5007, Gangxing LV, service

R Vision, 8704 Grand Ave, 59106, 498-3977, Jason Gibson, misc

Buildify LLC, 325 Lincoln Lane Apt 7, 59105, 459-2391, Nikolas Wong, general contractors

Coinstart (1649 Main), 1649 Main St, 59105, 943-8000, Kelly Shomier, service

Coinstart (611 N 27th ), 611 N 27th, 59101, 943-8000, Kelly Shomier, service

Coinstart (511 Central), 511 Central, 59101, 943-8000, Kelly Shomier, service

Coinstart (1280 Grand), 1280 Grand Ave, 59102, 943-8000, Kelly Shomier, service

Coinstart (670 Main St), 670 Main St, 59105, 943-8000, Kelly Shomier, service

Coinstart (3137 Grand Ave), 3137 Grand Ave, 59102, 943-8000, Kelly Shomier, service

Coinstart (2334 Central,) 2334 Central, 59102, 943-8000, Kelly Shomier, service

Coinstart (2525 King Avenue), 2525 King Ave, 59102, 943-8000, Kelly Shomier, service

Coinstart (2424 Central), 2424 Central Ave, 59105, 943-8000, Kelly Shomier, service

Magic City Dental Laboratory, 1034 Terry Ave, 59102, 880-1186, William Medeiros, manufacturing

Tpoz Sandwich Company, 4007 Avenue B Ste 1, 59106, Tucker Veltkamp, restaurants

CDH. LLC, 1605 Shiloh rd, 59106, 670-2242, Taylor McCabe, general contractor

Inner Quest Retreats, 206 Mountain View Blvd, 59101, 670-6367, Tara Kelsey/Patricia Smith, service

Nation’s Home Services LLC, 6620 Arab Pl, Shepherd 59079, 672-1518, Tate Nation, service

Skinner’s Skillet, 1412 Omaha St, 59101, 598-7278, Pamela Maas Murrill, restaurants

Studio Soul, 1212 Grand Ave, 59102, 619-823-9482, Jenna Peete/Kimberly McGivern, service

Yaroslavco LLC, 1603 Kenmar Dr, 59106, 865-242-7010, Yaroslavco Lutsyk, general contractors

Montana Homex LLC, 637 Wyoming Ave, 59101, 865-242-2865, Daniel Lutsyk, service

Ollie’s Fruit, 4636 Ruth Ave, 59101, 591-0740, Justin Harriman, retail sales

Hail Masters, 2518 6th Ave N, 59101, 903-513-2600, Robert Jenkins, service

 Picard Contracting, 544 O’Malley Dr, 59102, 385-224-7401, Matthew Picard, service

Kelli Richardson’s 406 Physical Therapy, 790 Eagle Ridge Dr, 59101, 672-7844, Kristen Richardson,  service

Mobile Auto Detailers of Billings, 2012 Phoebe Dr, 59105, 671-9408, Ryan Benton, service

Obe/Craft Construction, 144 foster Ln, 59101, 839-1592, James Obenauer, general contractors

Alex Construction Sales, 1309 Galway Dr, 59105, 591-7140, Alexander Rochon, service

Gold Star Concessions, 7122 Helfrick Rd, 59101, 760-888-7710, Linda & William Carr, circus and carnivals

Prestige Inc/Raising Hail LLC, 279 Airport Rd, 59105, 866-995-4245, Chris Elliott, service

Jemma Joe’s Home Accents, 2010 Lewis Ave, 59102, 850-4266, Joseph Paluch, retail sales

 River City Roofing, 3017 SE 157th Ave, Portland OR 97236, 861-8104, Stacy Dolan, roofing contractor

Major League Painting, 1242 Dublin St, 59105, 245-7659, Mark Alden, service

Eisenbraun Construction Inc, 1833 Columbus, Molt Rd, Molt 59057, 861-4306, Luke Eisenbraun, general contractors

Roll It Out Painting, 615 Clause Cir, 59105, 598-0568, Travis Roll, service

Fenton Cleaning LLC, 1109 N 22nd St Apt211A, 59101, 850-3846, Chase Partridge, service

Merry Construction, 5421 Green Teal Dr, 59106, 698-5409, Andy Merry, general contractors

Heinzer Hail Repair, 5535 Interstate Ave, 59101, 719-373-3842, Richard Heizer, service

Rambur Construction Inc, 5437 Hennessey Rd, 59106, 698-3110, Dale Rambur, general contractors

4 Bezzzz, 2821 Saratoga Trl, 59105, 671-3883, Tyson Bowman, service

Dent Stop Hail Repair, 1525 Broadwater Ave, 59102, 915-540-6735, Sal Melendez, service

Tastes So Good, 33 Buena Vista Ave, 59101, 591-1543, Daniel Andrews, restaurants

Modular Fusion, 105 Yellowstone Ave, 59101, 607-242-2629, Nathan Obenauer, general contractors

Professional Auto Hail Repair, 1603 Grand Ave, 59102, 915-867-9026, Santiago Jaramillo, service

 Flawless Comfort designs LLC, 2494 Enterprise Ave, 59102, 272-5113, John Dawson, service

Klein Zeit Construction, 3115 3rd Ave S, 59101, 200-2993, Anthony Klein, general contractors 

Aztech Roofing and Restoration, 725 Wyoming Ave, Laurel 59044, 480-238-6559, Theron Cook, general contractors

Robin Dangerfield, 1506 Yellowstone Ave, 59102, 698-7880, Robin Dangerfield, roofing contractors

World Wide Products, 444 W. Ocean Blvd, Long Beach CA 90802, 694-2518, Stephanie Gordon, retail sales

Big Sky Subsurface LLC, 671 Armington Road, Belt 590412, 788-5463, Jon Hepfner, service

Anderson Towing 5, 706 central Ave, 59102, 864-354-4666, Cameron Cochran, service

Montana Pro-result Painters LLC, 125 S 80th St W unit 11A, 59106, 426-0802, Thomas Bolkcom, service

Souped Up, 212 Lewis Ave, 59101, 855-6635, Michael Clark/Candi Adams, restaurants

Forge Hail Repair, 1105 Grand Ave, 59102, 800-604-0366, Lucas Gallegos, service

Ruiz Construction, 514 Glen Dr, 59102, 972-408-7111, Ulises Ruiz, roofing contractor

Montana Medium, 43 Alderson Ave, 59101, 702-5278, Stacey Schumer/Chase Buchanan, service

Red Roof Quilting, 1110 3rd Ave N, 59101, 697-6922, Tracy Russell, wholesale

Team Construction LLC, 2017 Harrison Ave Ste 104, Butte 59701, 782-8327, Scott Smith

Silver Run Electric LLC, 5375 Sundance Mountain Cir, 59106, 698-0834, Michael Aneuski, electrical contractors

Bestworth Rommel, 19818 74th Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223, 360-435-2927, Cole Ballard, retail sales

Halloween City, 300 S 24th St W, 59102, 973-453-8681, Caitlyn Gomes, retail sales

Restoremasters Contracting LLC, 15457 US Hwy 70, Ardmore OK, 73401, 816-787-6909, David Irvin, general  contractors

Breakers Billard Supply, 536 S 18th St W, 59102, 248-4348, Mike Kinerson, retail sales

GWC LLC, 4143 Palisades Park Dr, 59106, 697-4257, Terrance McKittrick, general contractors

Blue Rain Roofing and Restoration, 405 John Adams Pkwy, Idaho Falls ID 83401, 833-358-7663, Anthony Tryon, roofing contractor

Teocalli Property Services, 495 Firelight Dr, Big Sky 59716, 579-1671, Christopher Moon, general contractors

Back 9 Lounge, 1411 Chy Way Ste 3, 59106, TJ Wrobel, service

Tippy Cow Café, 279 E Airport Rd, 59105, 503-310-1085, Steven & Melissa Harkless, restaurants

Angie Buckley LCPC, 2409 Arnold Ln Ste 5, 59102, 672-9998, Angela Buckley, service

Dyba Construction, 2328 Wyoming Ave, 59102, 690-7599, Zach Dyba, general contractors

Keystone Construction, 2643 West 3200 South,  Rexburg ID 83440, 208-740-7306, Jared Heyren, general contractors

Elisa Murnion, 1312 Terry Ave, 59102, 694-2820, Elisa Murnion, service

MLB Billing and Collections, 944 Avenue B, 59102, 672-9769, Maria Bertrand, service

Hail Solutions, 1667 Main St, 59105, Jonathan Carrillo, service

Benton Media Inc, 4 Shadow Pl, 59102, 861-8224, Kyle Benton, service

Broke B Décor, 1837 Forest Park Dr, 59102, 697-9871, Lauren Tanner, service

Elan Medspa, 2747 Enterprise Ave Ste 5, 59102, 855-4002, Kacie Robertus, service

406 Originals, 305 E 5th St, Laurel 59044, 425-0837, Colton Ostwald, misc

American Indian Consulting Services, 17 N 26th St, 59101, 259-3804, Leonard Smith, service

C&G  Construction LLC, 16535 N Red Fir St, Nampa ID 83651, 208-412-2642, Gloria Cortez, roofing contractors

Axe A Dent inc, 2625 Overland Ste C, 59102, 200-7545, Steven Leaton, service

Hail Assist, 5000 Frontier Lane, Plano TX 75023, 940-999-0022, Paul Plasencia, retail sales

Dent Stop, 1509 Rehberg Ln, 915-540-6735, Sal Melendez, service

Dent Tec International LLC, 1702 1st Ave N, 59101, 969-1340, David Newman, service

Hail One, 700 4th Ave N, 59101, 855-442-4587, Jack Hout, service

Hail Team 6 LLC, 2032 Lampman Dr Ste 102, 59102, 969-3368, Jason Zapata, service

McBee Construction, 588 Sudan Pl, 59105, 256-5192, Billy McBee, general contractors

Carbon Creations, 518 E Alkali Creek Rd, 59105, 690-5082, Robert Davis, general contractors

Monark Enterprises, 2538 Lake Heights Dr, 59105, 672-5722, Joshua Davis, general contractors  

Shasta Construction, 2019 Avenue B, 59102, 850-5807, general contractors

Shopko Optical #106, 316 S 24th St W Ste 101B, 59102, 920-429-4318, Felicia Belone, service

DG Professional Services, 4229 Rimrock Rd, 59106, 694-2986, Felicia Greer, service

Flow Forms LLC, 527 Sudan Pl, 59105, 306-1855, Terrance Bybee, service

PR Auto Glass, 1323 Main St, 59105, 316-650-9601, Eric Laurence-Trillo, service

Klutch Construction, 3916 Victory Cir, 59102, 359-9252, Hayden McGregor, general contractors

A Superior Property Management and Maintenance, 910 Lynch Dr, 59105, 318-0740, Andrew Gutierrez, service

Sir Fix-A-Lot LLC, 906 21st W, 59102, 698-8945, Edward Sweeney, service

Smooth Finishes Concrete LLC, 793 Old Hwy 10, Sanders 59076, 852-3941, Dain Hollowell, service

Hail Raisers, 1125 Broadwater Ave, 59102, 580-401-0915, Anthony Saltarelli, service

Carmella’s Closet, 1416 Parkhill Dr, 59102, 890-0969, Carmella Tyrell, retail sales

Elizabeth Rae Casini, 1140 16th St W Ste 13, 59102, 939-5089, Elizabeth Casini, cosmetology

RH Construction Inc, 3019 Prairie Dr, 59101, 670-8899,Ronald Hofer, general contractors

Skyline Construction Inc, 2541 Randolph St, Lincoln NE 68510, 877-295-3281, Tina Manes, general contractors

Whatever Whenever Services LLC, 1112 Harvard Ave, 59102, 839-5043, Andre Linwood, general contractors

Your Ideal Construction, 603 Madison Way, Great Falls, 59405, 876-5675, Martin Houle, general contractors

Nature’s Sunshine Cleaning Services, 2815 S 35th Road, Pompey’s Pillar 59064, 697-4096, Brandi Budell, service

Colton Companioning LLC, 2420 2nd Ave N, 59101, 670-2169, Gina Colton LCSW, service

Montana Dents, 2123 2nd Ave N, 59101, 861-8343, Chris Round, service

Ginger Ostermiller Cleaning, 1205 Bitteroot Dr, 59105, 696-9430, Ginger Ostermiller, service

Lamb’s Roofing, 1627 West Main St, Ste 101, Bozeman 59715, 548-1622, John Lamb, general contractors

 A Montana State Roofing,  1627 West Main St, Ste 101, Bozeman 59715, 548-1622, John Lamb, general contractors

LLH Construction, 2321 Canyon Dr, 780-1287, Levi Hsoltz, general contractors

Kingdom Builders Construction, 516 S 37th St, 59101, 245-7609, David Morales, general contractors

Boro PDR Auto Hail Repair, 1943 Main St, 59105, 267-393-2148, Edson Borowiak, service

Conrad’s Roofing, 2334 Clark Ave, 59102, 561-5523, John Wick, general contractors

Baker Construction and Fabrication, 3818 Evertz Coulee Dr, Shepherd 59079, 998-8464, Frederick Baker, general contractors

RRS Enterprise LLC, 974 Adobe Dr, 59105, 860-2819, Ryan Skillestad, general contractors

Auto Dent Doctor, 1804 Grand Ave, 59102, 469-2568, Jaime Martinez, service

B&K Roofing, 4380 Highway 312, 59105, 860-2819, Ray Beaulieu, roofing contractors

New Generation Builders, 132 Stillwater, 59105, 647-8126, Jesse Grossman, general contractors

Chris Leffler Construction, 1142 N 31st St, 59101 850-8045, Chris Leffler, general contractors

Nationwide Auto Hail Repair, 2349 Grand Ave, 59102, 915-274-4518, Ernie Gonzalez, service

Highsmith Exteriors, 3290 Granger Ave E 37, 59102, 699-0044, Robert Highsmith, general contractors

Queen Bee, 2317 Geneva Walk, 59105, 850-7353, Koryn, general contractors   

Billings New Residential and Commercial Building Permits – September 15, 2019

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Commercial

  • French, Patrick L & Deborah M Stewart, Josiah – General Contractor, 3632 Decathlon Pkwy, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $30,000
  • Wright Ranch Inc Stewart, Josiah – General Contractor, 3606 Decathlon Pkwy, Com Fence/Roof/Siding,  $30,000
  • Rodger T Bell Trust/Sprague/Cathey, Jack/Phill – General Contractor, 2816 King Ave W, Com Fence/Roof/Siding,   $27,350
  • Stockton, Daniel E Jr/Dimattei, Joseph – Roofing Contractors, 1503 Broadwater Ave, Com Fence/Roof/Siding,   $19,000
  • Yellowstone County/Hardy Construction Co., 217 N 27th St, Com Remodel, $23,650
  • Unicor Partners/Scheiner, Joseph – General Contractor, 2695 King Ave W, Com Remodel, $65,000
  • United Properties Inc/Langlas & Assoc., Inc., 550 N 31st St, Com Remodel, $14,950
  • Rimrock Owner Lp/Neumann Construction Inc, 300 S 24th St W, Com Remodel, $10,000
  • Billings Laundry Company/Sprague/Cathey, Jack/Phill – General Contractor, 715 Central Ave, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $16,000
  • Pierce Buildings Llp/Donahue, Mitch – General Contractor, 2032 Grand Ave, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $38,607
  • Pierce Buildings Llp/Donahue, Mitch – General Contractor, 2032 Grand Ave, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $58,308
  • Pierce Buildings Llp/Donahue, Mitch – General Contractor, 2032 Grand Ave, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $54,747
  • Vacant Land Llc/Lennick Bros. Roofing & Sheetmetal, 1611 Alderson Ave, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $8,000
  • Ryan Restaurants/Langlas & Assoc., Inc., 110 S 24th St W, Com New Restaurant/Casino/Bar, $684,167
  • Kairos Properties Llc/Sunset Construction Llc – General Contractor, 2900 12th Ave N, Com Remodel, $156,000
  • Sister Of Charity Of Leavenworth /Hale, Ben – Service, Com Remodel $20,000
  • JDH Management & Leasing Llc,/Zimmermann, Andrew – General Contractor, 710 Grand Ave, Com Remodel,     $12,000
  • KTVQ Communications Inc/Kenco Enterprises, Inc., 3203 3rd Ave N, Com Remodel, $10,000
  • Tj Wrobelwrobel/Tj – Service, 1411 Chy Way, Com Remodel, $125,000

Residential

  • Bishop, Benjamin E & Wendy, 742 N Wagner Ln, Res New Accessory Structure, $18,100
  • Khalili, Rasoul Sheshed/Mancave, 1175 Yorktown St, Res New Accessory Structure, $56,640
  • Jeff Kreitzberg/Kreitzberg, Jeff Homes, 1512 Rancho Vista Ave, Res New Single Family, $209,008
  • Jeff Kreitzberg Homes/Kreitzberg, Jeff Homes, 1514 Rancho Vista Ave, Res New Single Family, $166,940
  • Jeff Kreitzberg/Kreitzberg, Jeff Homes, 1516 Rancho Vista Ave, Res New Single Family, $209,008
  • Harris, Aaron Michael & Kellan/Ban Construction Corp – Service, 5328 Cabernet Ln, Res New Single Family,   $650,000
  • Infinity Homes/Wanner, Levi – General Contractor, 2416 Cielo Cir, Res New Single Family, $287,740
  • Bob Pentecost/Pentecost, Bob – General Contractor, 5350 Amherst Dr, Res New Single Family, $360,000
  • Beartooth Holding & Construction/ Beartooth Holding & Construction, 5358 Amherst Dr, Res New Single Family,   $340,136
  • Rosebud Development/Lais Development, Inc, 3036 Rosebud Dr, Res New Two Family, $410,808
  • Parks, Trenton – General Contractor, 2304 Gleneagles Blvd, Res New Two Family, $363,330
  • Parks, Trenton – General Contractor, 2352 Gleneagles Blvd, Res New Two Family, $363,330
  • J & M Development Llc/Sartorie, Michael – General Contractor, 1134 Pumpkin Hollow Cir, Res New Single Family, $205,073
  • Boyer Land Llc/Design Builders, Inc., 4718 Gold Creek Trl, Res New Single Family, $298,368
  • Oakland Built Homes, Inc./Leep (Vice President), Landy – Service, 2310 Acacia Cir,
  • Res New Single Family, $172,366
  • Oakland Built Homes, Inc Res/Leep (Vice President), Landy – Service, 2309 Acacia Cir, New Single Family $175,548
  • Oakland Built Homes, Inc./Leep (Vice President), Landy – Service, 2306 Acacia Cir, Res New Single Family $175,548
  • Oakland Built Homes, Inc./Leep (Vice President), Landy – Service, 2305 Acacia Cir, Res New Single Family $172,366
  • Oakland Built Homes, Inc./Leep (Vice President), Landy – Service, 2301 Acacia Cir, Res New Single Family $169,368
  • Oakland Built Homes, Inc./Leep (Vice President), Landy – Service, 2302 Acacia Cir, Res New Single Family $174,540
  • Classic Design Homes/Classic Design Homes, 4229 Woodgrove Dr, Res New Single Family, $440,549
  • McCall Development/McCall James, – General Contractor, 1649 Walter Creek Blvd, Res New Single Family $90,192
  • Trent Buscher Construction/Trent Buscher Construction, 6351 Southern Bluffs Ln, Res New Single Family $206,971
  • Trent Buscher Construction/Trent Buscher Construction, 6353 Southern Bluffs Ln, Res New Single Family $206,971

Billings Clinic Locates in Broadwater County

14 October 2019
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The Broadwater Health Center Board of Directors has voted unanimously to pursue a partnership with Billings Clinic to help stabilize and advance local health care for the community of Townsend and Broadwater County.  “Our Board recognized the depth and breadth of experience Billings Clinic has as a Montana-based health system with multiple affiliated critical access hospitals,” said Brad Campbell, Chair of Broadwater Health Center’s Board of Directors.  “They have an impressive and proven track record of delivering on their commitment to help sustain care in smaller communities like ours – at a time when rural hospitals across the country are threatened.” 

A community governed not-for-profit organization, Billings Clinic is Montana’s largest health system and is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Billings Clinic is affiliated with twelve critical access hospitals in Montana and northern Wyoming and is a co-owner of Community Medical Center in Missoula.  They also have branch clinics in multiple locations and are adding to their existing clinics in Bozeman with planned construction of the first phase of a new medical center on a 58 acre site in west Bozeman.  “Billings Clinic has great success keeping health care in rural communities — bringing in specialists to provide care close to home and helping return patients to their home communities after a hospitalization,” Campbell shared.  Keith Cook, Billings Clinic board member, stated, “One thing we know will ensure BHC’s future success is continued community engagement and involvement.  We look forward to working closely with the BHC board and all community members to help us partner for success.”

September 1, 2019

13 October 2019
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Registration is now open for the 16th Annual Young Ag Leadership Conference (YALC) The conference is set for October 4-6 at the Copper King Convention Center in Butte. YALC is a collaborative effort between nine of Montana’s agricultural organizations, offering attendees a chance to discuss current ag issues, take part in various workshops, meet with industry leaders, and network with fellow young people. Anyone aged 18-40 and interested or involved in agriculture is encouraged to attend. The cost of registration is $50 including all meals provided. After the pre-registration date of September 25, fees increase to $60. To register, go to eventbrite.com   and search Young Ag Leadership Conference.  Contact Leah Johnson at (406) 733-2079 or leah.nelson.johnson@gmail.com for questions.