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  Both Sides: Oil & gas revenues

  

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  Posted 6:43 AM 5/8/2012 by Marnee Banks (KXLH Helena)

  The oil and gas business is booming in Montana, and the State is cashing in on some of the action.

  Gene Walborn of the Montana Department of Revenue noted, "Between the state share and the local share we collect about $200 million in oil and gas taxes. About half of that goes to local (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Tourism campaigns help to drive Montana's economy

  

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  Posted 10:25 AM 5/4/2012 by Angela Marshall (KAJ Kalispell)

  The state of Montana is using a marketing campaign to attract tourists that tells them "There's Nothing Here" and to "Get Lost." That may sound unconventional, but it's working well for the Treasure State.

  Rhonda Fitzgerald is now using her experiences to help develop and strengthen the (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Montana man goes from unemployment to entrepreneur

  

  Posted 10:19 AM 4/18/2012 by Jen Hollenbach - Montana's News Station

  GREAT FALLS - Joe England of Great Falls was unemployed when his position was eliminated after company restructuring and he was forced to find a new career.

  But instead of going to work for someone else, he decided to become his own boss.

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  Ground broken for new SIMMS building in Four Corners

  

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  Posted 2:01 PM 4/5/2012 by Chet Layman

  SIMMS Fishing Products has been making and selling quality fishing gear a variety of locations in Bozeman for the past 18 years, and Thursday morning company officials gathered in Four Corners to break ground on the newest SIMMS facility, one that will consolidate all current operations.

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  Website provides gas price information

  Posted 4:14 PM 4/2/2012 by Dennis Carlson

  Feeling the pinch at the pump?

  Montana motorists are paying an average of $3.68 today for a gallon of gas. That's six cents more than one week ago, 37 cents more than a month ago and 17 cents more than a year ago.

  Motorists can go online to stay up-to-date on local prices at the (More)

  
  

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  Helena Independent Record, Montana Standard lay off employees

  Posted 5:44 PM 3/27/2012 by KXLH News

  The Helena Independent Record and the Montana Standard laid off a handful of employees this week.

  Staff members have confirmed positions have been entirely eliminated at the Independent Record, while others are being offered relocation packages.

  IR publisher Randy Rickman declined (More)

  
  

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  February jobs: Another robust report

  Posted 10:07 AM 3/9/2012 by Jill Schlesinger (CBS, MoneyWatch)

  One month is a fluke, two months is encouraging, but three months makes a trend. The February jobs report showed 227,000 jobs were created in February and the previous two months were revised higher by 61,000. The unemployment rate remained at 8.3 percent, after falling for five consecutive (More)

  
  

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  Wyoming has the nation's lowest gas price, Montana in third

  Posted 10:15 AM 3/5/2012 by Jerry Makoff - KTVQ

  BILLINGS - Average retail gasoline prices in Billings have increased 25 cents per gallon over the past month, averaging $3.28 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that increased 5.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.71 per gallon according to gasoline price website AAA (More)

  
  

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  Gas prices drive delivery fees

  

  Posted 3:56 PM 3/2/2012 by Breanna Roy (Missoula)

  MISSOULA - Montanans are emptying more of their wallets to fill up their gas tanks, and it's costing more every day. Overnight gas prices got even higher in Montana and anytime gas goes up, delivery businesses notice.

  Sometimes that means the price of your package or your pizza goes up (More)

  
  

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  'Oil boom' potential discussed in Choteau

  Posted 9:13 AM 3/2/2012 by Kay Rossi - KRTV

  CHOTEAU- Oil and gas activity along the Rocky Mountain Front is expected to increase dramatically in the coming years, and scores of people gathered at a meeting at the Stage Stop Inn in Choteau on Thursday to learn more about what's to come.

  "The interest is growing. But I've also noticed (More)