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North Dakota’s Proposed Projects
North Dakota needs no incentive programs to attract business.
Several oil and gas projects are expected to be under construction in North Dakota this year, including natural gas processing plants.
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Best Small Cities for Jobs - From Forbes
Surprisingly, our list of the best small areas for jobs does not include many of the scenic small communities that tend to attract affluent emigrés from large cities. Instead most of our leading areas from the last 10 years tend to be those driven by the energy industry, led by… Read More -
Pet Resort Opens Second Store
Big Sky Pet Resort, an upscale pet boarding, daycare, grooming and training facility, is scheduled to open its second Billings location on April 1. The company has reached an agreement with Winchell Enterprises Inc. to acquire the former Dog Spot location at 1749 Grand Ave. The facility will provide Doggie… Read More
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Off the Charts
Payroll employment increased by 313,000 jobs in February, prompting the head of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, Ray Keating, to call it “Off the charts good.” But the good news began sooner than most reports indicated. Read More -
Manufacturing Doing Well Across the Nation
Manufacturers added 31,000 workers in February, and revisions in the December and January data increased employment in the sector by 28,000 in total from previous estimates. As such, the latest jobs numbers confirm that the labor market has tightened significantly, with manufacturers increasing employment by a rather robust 18,876 per… Read More
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Market Update
Charles “Skip” King, owner of King’s ACE Hardware, Billings, has been named Montana SBA Small Business Person of the year for 2018. This annual award from the U.S. Small Business Administration recognizes the hard work, challenges, innovation, and community investment that is required of America’s most successful small business men
The Montana Chamber of Commerce has released its 2018 Judicial Review, which reviews actions of the Montana Supreme Court over 2016 and 2017. Coupled with other judicial news, it adds to an improving picture regarding Montana’s judicial system – something that is pleasing the Montana Chamber of Commerce as it
National Small Business Week this year is April 29-May 5. In recognition of Montana’s small businesses, the Montana US Small Business Administration (SBA) will hold a luncheon event in Billings on May 3 at the Camelot Ranch.
A gathering of county officials, Metra Park administrators, and hockey enthusiasts met a couple weeks ago to weigh the possibility of bringing hockey back to Metra Park. The question has been raised by a group of investors who would like to establish a team for the ECHL, a major professional
The popular women’s publication, Yellowstone Valley Woman, has been sold to new owners. Jeremy and Haley Vannatta have been publishing Yellowstone Valley Woman (YVW) in Billings since 2006, and in 2016 they started a second publication, Raised in the West. In January they sold both publications to Julie and Ken
Garrett Scott of Yellowstone Bank has received Montana & Idaho CDC’s first ever Montana Small Business Lender of the Year Award. Scott helped connect several Billings-area entrepreneurs to capital to see them through short term growth needs and prepares them for a longer-term bank loan, through the CDC
