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Reputation Management 2013 by Brenda Segna

One of the biggest things that we can do for any brand in 2013 is to stay on top of the reputation management. In our world of Social Media and so many sites where you can add content about anyone there has never been a greater need for reputation management. A case in point is [...]

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Bright Horizon for Manufacturing

Look around. A new era is dawning in Montana. If we let it. If we embrace it. Besides energy, manufacturing in Montana could explode into a rich and vibrant economic base, as well as a source of many new high-paying and challenging jobs. The 3000 manufacturers in the state, throughout the recession, have held their [...]

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Montana Tech Sees Boost from the Bakken

Oil drilling in the Bakken and Elm Coulee is a long ways from many Montana cities, but its impact has reverberated statewide, and certainly in Butte at Montana Tech. While our experience is just one of the ripple effects of the increased Bakken activity, it has proven to be a good one for a growing [...]

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Bay LTD Begins Shipping Modular Loads to Alberta

“A lot of eyes are watching,” as Bay Limited in Billings begins moving large modular components across Montana roadways toward Canada. President of Bay Limited’s parent company, Berry Y & V, Ken Luhan, was in Billings last week to observe “what is almost a test case,” to demonstrate the feasibility of manufacturing in Montana for [...]

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Trying to Survive Highway 85

By Kevin Holten, The Dickinson Press People who look for adventure often go hang gliding, parachuting, deep sea fishing, deep sea diving or they ride bucking horses; which are a lot of dull pursuits compared to darting up Oil Patch Lane, better known as Highway 85, north of Belfield these days. Stupidity reigns on that [...]

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Oil Boom Has Downside for Towns in the Bakken Shale

By Kevin G. Hall McClatchy Newspapers SIDNEY, Mont — Politicians are quick to extol the virtues of domestic oil drilling while ignoring the trade-offs. Here in this fast-developing Western oil patch, the gritty side of America’s new oil boom is on display with rising crime, a slain schoolteacher, rents that have tripled and public resources [...]

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MontanaFair’s New Focus – Energy Day

The boom of the oil fields is reaching out to touch everyone. The people involved and the discussions pursued at Energy Day at MontanaFair were indicative of the broad range of businesses and organizations that are engaged, as they unveil a new source of economic opportunity, stemming from energy development. Sometimes it was surprising to [...]

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“You May End Up With Pennies…”

Maximizing Your Minerals Begins with Lease Negotiations ‘If you don’t pay attention to the provisions of the lease, you may end up with pennies instead of Benjamins.’ Source:  “Tappin the Bakken”, Spring 2012, Sidney Herald, Steve Hamel Mineral rights are valuable commodities for landowners in the MonDak region, but a thorough understanding of the leasing process [...]

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From Gas to Green

Natural Gas Liquids Capturing Company come to the Bakken Source: “Tappin the Bakken” – Spring 2012 Sidney Herald:  Louisa Barber Take a drive through the Williston Basin anytime, and one will see thousands of wellheads flaring to be rid of the tremendous amount of natural gas locked deep within the shale oil formations of the Bakken [...]

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Energy Days at Montana Fair

Energy Day will be a new feature at Montana Fair this year, one that will, undoubtedly, be continued in the future. Focusing some attention, at Montana Fair, on what is fast becoming a significant base of the local economy, seemed like an idea whose time had come to Montana Fair planners. Forming a collaboration with [...]

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