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YBP Promotes Regional Plan For Sustainable Development
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- Created on Tuesday, 05 October 2010 08:51
- Written by Douglas Beckett
When it comes to balancing environmental concerns with business common sense, no one stands more at the crux of the issue than those doing business around Yellowstone and Teton National Parks. Faced with the uncertainties of a volatile seasonal industry, as well as having a vital interest in maintaining the natural environment, which is the primary attraction for their customers, business people in the region walk a fragile line.
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Nominate a Leader in Business
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- Created on Tuesday, 05 October 2010 08:44
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The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking nominations for the state’s top small business owners and advocates.
The SBA Montana District Office in Helena reminds business people that they depend upon nominations from business peers and associates in the process of making the 2011 Small Business Week Awards. Nominations are being accepted for outstanding small business owners and advocates in a variety of categories.
Some Fear EPA Proposal Could Send Biomass Up in Smoke
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- Created on Tuesday, 05 October 2010 08:46
- Written by Phil Drake
A proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to categorize biomass as fossil fuel instead of carbon neutral could have a crippling impact on Montana’s growing biomass industry, a trade association official said.
“If the rule goes through, I think it would be an enormous (impact),” said Ellen Simpson, executive vice president of the Montana Wood Products Association, which represents the wood products industry. “It’s (biomass) a fledgling industry and a lot of things are in motion ... It could be a very big economic deal for the timber industry.”
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Montana Census Workers Take Tax-paid Trip
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- Created on Tuesday, 05 October 2010 08:38
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Ten census workers from Montana were among the group that took a taxpayer-funded trip to Las Vegas this August for a lessons learned session.
The trip by about 140 census workers out of around 71,000 total employees in the 10-state Denver region made national news after it was initially reported by a Colorado television station. The total cost of the trip was around $90,000, according to a U. S. Census Bureau official.
Senator Essman Weighs Options Faced by Legislature
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- Created on Tuesday, 05 October 2010 08:45
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Montana Senator Jeff Essman, chairman of the Senate Taxation Committee, lauded the cleverness of Governor Brian Schweitzer in changing the terminology used in discussing the $400 million difference that is projected to exist between anticipated state revenues and possible expenditures. The Governor no longer refers to it as a deficit, but consistently calls it a “shortfall,” said Essman. In doing so, he implies an obligation to raise the funding rather than consider cuts, said Essman. It’s a “very artful” use of words, conceded Essman, and “it’s into this setting I’ll hopefully be going back to Helena.”
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Guest Commentary - Bruce Nelson
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- Created on Tuesday, 05 October 2010 08:29
- Written by Bruce Nelson
Montana Farm Service Agency Executive Director
Montana grocery stores and supermarkets are amazing places.
The fresh produce, meat and dairy products on our shelves are astounding. The cereals and breads are so plentiful and various you wonder if anyone has ever taken the time to try them all. The soups, jams, and jellies stretch aisle after aisle.
Nowhere in the world is such a wide array of food available to everyday consumers like it is in America. It’s important to consider the farmers, ranchers and growers who work every day to produce this bounty of food, fiber and fuel we use every day.
