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100 Troy Mine workers laid off
Posted 9:07 AM 5/25/2013 by Melissa Rafferty - MTN News
TROY - Revett Minerals has laid off 100 of its employees at the Troy mine.
The copper and silver mine has been shut down since December due to rock falls and cave-ins, but President and CEO (More)
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Gas prices continue dramatic jump
Posted 8:56 AM 5/22/2013 by Jacqueline Quynh - MTN News
High gas prices are just another sign that the summer traveling season is here, and the price has spiked over 30 cents since last month around Montana.
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Schweitzer elected Stillwater Mine board chairman
Posted 8:03 AM 5/20/2013 by MTN news
BILLINGS - Former Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer has been elected as Stillwater Mine's Chairman of the Board, the company announced Monday morning.
Schweitzer was elected to the board at the company's annual shareholder's meeting May 2. He replaces Frank McAllister as chairman.
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Nearly 300 workers may be let go due to Montana company closure
Posted 7:41 AM 5/18/2013 by Jacqueline Quynh - MTN News
Up to 300 people in the Missoula Valley and around Montana may be out of a job.
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Montana unemployment rate dips to 5.5%
Posted 12:11 PM 5/17/2013 by MTN News
HELENA - State labor officials report that the unemployment rate in the Treasure State fell 0.1% in March, to sit at 5.5%.
"After a slow start in the first quarter, Montana's employment growth is back on the right track this month, adding about 660 jobs," Labor Commissioner Pam Bucy (More)
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Education is dividing line in economic recovery
Posted 8:47 AM 5/4/2013 by Anthony Mason - CBS News
Education has been a dividing line in the recovery. While well over two million jobs have been added in the past year for workers with at least some college education, for workers with a high school degree or less, more than half a million jobs have been lost.
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U.S. economy added 165K jobs in April
Posted 8:56 AM 5/3/2013 by Alain Sherter - CBS 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.
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Montana Made/Montana Proud: Altius Custom Firearms
Posted 12:10 PM 5/2/2013 by Chet Layman
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.
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New assessment shows more oil than expected in Williston Basin
Posted 10:54 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.
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Drumlummon Mine will stop operating, layoffs announced
Posted 9:14 AM 4/25/2013 by Melissa Anderson - MTN News
Tanking gold prices are said to be responsible for the decision to stop operations at the Drummlummon Mine in Marysville.
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