Category: Company Information
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Give-Aways Don’t Grow Economies
[The following goes to show either there’s nothing new under the sun, or it underscores how ineffectual governments are at changing things that don’t work. At least 30 years ago, the famous economist, Lester Thurow, a Montana native, wrote to say that government give-a-ways, subsidies or special tax breaks does nothing to improve a state…
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What is going on at MetraPark?
By Denis Pitman, Yellowstone County Commissioner The question on many people’s minds, and an important topic for our community. I would like to offer some answers, clarify what is going on, and hopefully put much of this into context. Within the past five years we have seen significant deterioration of the property and buildings at…
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Billings Commercial and New Residential Building Permits
Commercial Rent Is Due LLC/Jas Contracting, 1140 1st Ave N, Com Fence/Roof/ Siding, $5,000 G & J Diesel Performance LLC/ Raisin Contracting Inc, 1739 Main St, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $52,000 City Of Billings/Warren Transport Inc., 2216 38th St W, Com New Other $1,651,258 Landon’s Legacy Foundation/Bauer Construction, 2216 38th St W, Com New Other, $750,000 JNL…
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New Billings Businesses December 2021
TK Elevator Corporation, 788 Circle 75 Parkway SE Ste 500, Atlanta GA 30339, G678-424-3691, Gust Lagerquist, repair & installation Purcell Tire and Service Center, 2604 Belknap Ave, 59101, 573-438-2131, Gretta Hochstatter, retail sales Blended 7 Contracting LLC, 3727 Bitterroot Dr, 59105, 860-8448, Chris Sargent, general contractor Dutton Rental, 319 Tam O’Shanter Rd, 59105, 670-4196, Dellas…
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THE FINANCIAL FOCUS
By Michael Vondra What are your financial resolutions for 2022? As you know, 2021 was full of challenges. We were still feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic when supply chains shut down and inflation heated up. So, if you’re like many people, you might not be sorry to see the year come to…
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Building Permits 11-15-21
Commercial Pepsi Cola Billings Mt/Jones Construction, Inc, 344 Howard Ave, Com Addition, $125,000 Vance Thompson Vision/Builder Construction Inc., 1747 Poly Dr, Com Addition Plan, $26,500 RPR Properties LLC/T.W. Clark Construction LLC, 704 N 30th St, Com Addition, $496,428 Hanser Capital Holdings LLC, 4410 Altay Dr, Com Footing/Foundation, $3,045,417 Matt Brosovich/Langlas & Assoc., Inc., 1417 38th…
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Montana Highlights October 15, 2021
The Flathead Lake real estate market set a record for sales in September. $43 million in lake shore properties were sold last month. The largest sales was a 15,000 plus square foot house that listed for $21 million. The year-to-date total sales on Flathead Lake is $157.4 million, compared to $117.5 million in 2020. Daniel…
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Tax Proposals Put Future of American Farms at Risk
The American Farm Bureau Federation, along with 46 state Farm Bureaus including the Montana Farm Bureau Federation, and 280 organizations representing family-owned agribusinesses, sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to leave important tax policies in place as they draft legislation implementing President Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda. The letter addresses four key tax…
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About Us
The Big Sky Business Journal is a family-owned and operated business based in Billings, Montana. It was started by Dennis and Evelyn Pyburn in 1982, making it the first business publication in the state. It is the only independent business publication (not associated with daily newspapers) in the Montana. The Big Sky Business Journal is…
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