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Court Rejects Discharge Permit for Montanore Mine
A Montana District Court judge has vacated a water discharge permit for the Montanore Mine, a proposed silver-copper mine, five miles northeast of Noxon in Sanders County, near the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness. The permit was issued by Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality to Hecla Mining Company and its subsidiary, Montanore Minerals Corporation, following the company’s…
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Clerk & Recorders To Convene in Billings
The 60th Annual Convention of the Montana Association of Clerk & Recorders and Election Administrators will be held in Billings on August 12-15 at the Billings Hotel & Convention Center. Clerk and Recorders from all 56 counties and most will attend with many bringing staff members with them. Yellowstone County Clerk and Recorder Jeff Martin…
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Changes to Health Care
Under the Trump Administration there have been changes made to rules governing employee insurance that have expanded and improved benefits, over the past year. Last week, the Trump Administration announced new guidance on health savings accounts (HSAs), which will help patients better manage chronic conditions, provide more affordable access to treatments, and in the end…
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Billings Clinic Opens New Dialysis Center
The new Billings Clinic dialysis center in downtown Billings held its ribbon cutting ceremony and open house last week, offering the public its first look at the new, cutting-edge facility. A joint venture between Billings Clinic, the region’s largest health care organization, and Dialysis Clinic, Inc., one of the nation’s largest providers of dialysis services,…
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Billings Building Permits -August 1 2019
Commercial Rimrock Ii, Llc/Jones Construction, 4040 King Ave W, Com Addition, $1,737,080 Tande, Bradley C & Leeann/Jones, Tim O – General Contractor, 768 Fallow Ln, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $16,000 Sysco Food Services Of Montana/Centimark Corp, 1509 Monad Rd, Com Fence/Roof/Siding, $915,000 City Of Billings (Airport)/Larsen, G. A. Inc., 2903 Overlook Dr, Com New Other, $615,000 Rimrock…
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Alliance Names Most Promising Tech Firms
The Montana High Tech Business Alliance has announced a list of eight Montana High-Growth Companies to Watch in 2019. This is the third year the organization has recognized emerging stars in Montana’s booming tech and manufacturing industries. The eight new companies on this year’s list bolster the narrative of the flourishing tech industry in Montana.…
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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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Your subscription helps support the research and reporting that is necessary to bring current information to the business people of Montana, as well as the “free” posting of that information on line. It’s a bargain at just $32 annually, or $58 for two years which includes receiving the Big Sky Business Journal by mail twice…
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Montana Bankers Association Elects Officers
The Montana Bankers Association recently elected new officers at the 116th Annual Membership Meeting, including the election of Bill Bickle as Vice Chairman o the Board of Directors and Bill Lucas as immediate Past Chairman. Bickle is Chief Credit Officer at Stockman Bank of Montana, Miles City. Bickle will serve two years as a policy…
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Billings Commercial and New Residential Building Permits July 1 2019
Commercial Big Elmo Investments Llc/Sunleaf, Steve – General Contractor, 1602 4th Ave N, Com Addition, $265,000 Church Of Jesus Christ Of LDS/Knife River-Billings – General Contractor, 3548 Rachelle Cir, Com New Parking Lot/Non-Building Structure, $239,856 Lindsey, Lee/Paulson, Cal – Service, 122 N 12th St, Demolition Permit Commercial, $10,000 Stahley, Kenneth R & Linda H/Bradford Management…