Success Rate of Business
If Montana has the highest rate of new business start ups-- double that of the national average -- what is the state’s rati...
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PPL Montana Chief Operating Officer to Retire
Brad Spencer, who has served as vice president and chief operating officer of PPL Montana for eight years, will retire September 30. “We thank Brad for his leadership, both in improving performance inside...
U.S. Chamber Announces Support Free Enterprise Campaign
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has announced that it will develop a sweeping national advocacy campaign encompassing advertising, education, political activities, news media, and grassroots organizing to...
Success Rate of Business
If Montana has the highest rate of new business start ups-- double that of the national average -- what is the state’s ratio of successful small businesses? On the whole it’s about the same as the...
Internet Use Triples
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that 62 percent of households reported using Internet access in the home in 2007, an increase from 18 percent in 1997. Sixty-four percent of individuals 18 and...
Former Dean Becomes Business Consultant
Evelyn Pyburn Dr. Joe Michels, former Dean of the Business College at Montana State University – Billings, has focused his 35 years of experience to serve as a business consultant under the auspices...
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House Climate Bill Called "immoral" by Major Civil Rights Leader
The Waxman-Markey climate bill is "an immoral assault on poor Americans" because it is designed to purposely raise the cost of energy in order to force the working poor to reduce their standard of living,...
100 Days After the Recovery Act
By Michelle Johnston Montana District Director U.S. Small Business Administration It’s been a little more than 100 days since the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery...
EPA Suppresses Internal Global Warming Study
CEI Calls for Agency to Release Concealed Report The Competitive Enterprise Institute today charged that a senior official of the U.S. Environment Protection Agency actively suppressed a scientific analysis...
Governors May Have Unknowingly Given Tax Dollars to Cap-and-Trade Project They Shunned
State taxpayer dollars may have been diverted by the staff of the Western Governors Association (WGA) "against the wishes of many WGA Governors, to help pay for a climate tax scheme written largely by...
People Moving Less
The rate at which people move from place to place has declined to the lowest rate since tracking data began in 1948, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The national mover rate declined from 13.2 percent...
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Cap and Trade Means Lights Out for Small Businesses
Get ready to pay a whole lot more to keep the lights on. Congress currently is working to pass a huge energy bill. The centerpiece is a system to force energy utilities to purchase government credits...
Time to Step Up
By Evelyn Pyburn I’m quite pleased to see that the US Chamber of Commerce is launching a massive campaign in defense of free enterprise and free society. One can only hope that it isn’t too little,...
Forcing Businesses to Offer Health Insurance Will Kill Jobs
By Dan Danner, President National Federation of Independent Business Congress is about to take up legislation that would have profound and long-lasting effects on 17 percent of our nation’s economy—our...
An Alternative Enterprise
By Evelyn Pyburn Anyone who believes that the government can have an ownership position in any company and keep their hands off its operation simply doesn’t understand politics – or business, for that...
Why is Montana so Entrepreneurial?
By Evelyn Pyburn At a time when a worldwide economic downturn tops most people’s list of concerns, it’s appropriate to be recognizing the kind of people who will eventually resolve the problem –...
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Who’s Paying for High School Sports?
Local businessmen seemed to generally agree that MetraPark should pick up the tab for high school sports events and consider it as a “lost leader” with taxpayers paying for it. They point out that...
Where and When June 15 2009
Melstone will be celebrating Heritage Days with a theme of "The Land and People, Then and Now" on June 20. The Annual Melstone Fire Department Barbecue and Bake Sale will start at 5 p.m. followed by a...
Updates June 15 2009
Eric Wells recently joined Stockman Bank as real estate loan officer for the Billings King Ave office. He will develop and service real estate loans and assist clients with their lending needs. Wells brings...
Rocky Mountain Oyster Fest
A western tradition of celebrating spring branding time is being turned into a community fundraiser to benefit the Chase Hawks Memorial Association and the Cowboy Hall and Wall of Fame College Scholarship...
Where and When - June 1, 2009
The Runamuk Benefit Trail Ride will be held in Roundup on June 27-28. Proceeds from the trail ride, dinner, wine social, auction and barn dance will benefit Chase Hawks Memorial Association: Families Facing...
