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5/4/2013

Education is dividing line in economic recovery

Education is dividing line in economic recovery

Posted 8:47 AM 5/4/2013 by Anthony Mason - CBS News

CBS News) In the labs at Accelerate Diagnostics in Tucson, Ariz., the job is literally about life and death.

"Our business is all about treating hospital-acquired infections," says Larry Mehren, the CEO of the young biotech firm that is developing ways to rapidly diagnose those serious (More)

5/3/2013

U.S. economy added 165K jobs in April

U.S. economy added 165K jobs in April

Posted 8:56 AM 5/3/2013 by Alain Sherter - CBS MoneyWatch

(MoneyWatch) It could've been worse. The Labor Department said Friday that employers added 165,000 jobs in April, topping last month's weak labor growth although still short of the kind of expansion required to quickly reduce unemployment.

The unemployment rate ticked down to 7.5 percent (More)

5/2/2013

Montana Made/Montana Proud: Altius Custom Firearms

Montana Made/Montana Proud: Altius Custom Firearms
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Posted 12:24 PM 5/2/2013 by Chet Layman

WEST YELLOWSTONE - West Yellowstone might be the snowmobile capitol of the world. However, during next year's winter Olympics in Russia, the community could be represented on the medal podium thanks to the work going on in a little shop in the heart of town.

The shop is Altius Custom (More)

5/1/2013

New assessment shows more oil than expected in Williston Basin

New assessment shows more oil than expected in Williston Basin

Posted 10:55 PM 4/30/2013 by Jay Kohn - Billings

A new government survey now estimates that the amount of recoverable oil in the Bakken area of eastern Montana and western North Dakota is actually double previous estimates.

The last assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey of the Bakken was done in 2008.

At that time, the (More)