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  Montana unemployment rate drops

  Posted 1:07 PM 3/29/2013 by MTN News - Billings

  The Montana Department of Labor and Industry reports today that Montana's unemployment rate decreased by a tenth of a percent to 5.6% in February, while the national rate decreased by 0.2 percentage points to 7.7%.

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  Conlin's buys Ashley Furniture building in Bozeman

  Posted 10:53 PM 3/28/2013 by Donna Kelley

  The building sits next to the current location just west of Bozeman. Conlin's will join the two buildings together, totaling approximately 90,000 square feet.

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  New subdivision contracts largest in years for Bozeman

  Posted 6:25 PM 3/25/2013 by Jamie Leary

  Construction in Bozeman is clearly booming.

  One of the many indications of this is the approval of 2 new subdivisions. Officials say these 2 contracts are the largest subdivision contracts Bozeman has seen in years.

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  Record attendance at SWMBIA home expo

  

  Posted 8:20 AM 3/25/2013 by Beth Saboe

  BOZEMAN - A record number of people came through the doors of the MSU Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Saturday and Sunday to check out the Southwest Montana Building Industry Association's Home Expo.

  Organizers estimate over 6,000 people attended the two-day event and point to the increased (More)

  
  

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  Bernanke keeps U.S. economy on drip feed

  

  Posted 8:54 PM 3/20/2013 by Mark Thoma - CBS Moneywatch

  The Federal Reserve is continuing its therapy of low interest rates and bond purchases to nurse the U.S. economy back to health. The policy comes amid considerable uncertainty about the strength of the recovery, fiscal policy and European financial stability.

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  Montana workers bring paychecks home from the Bakken

  Posted 8:36 PM 3/20/2013 by Claire Anderson - MTN News

  GREAT FALLS - With the growth in businesses and personnel working on the Bakken oil reserve, it's giving power to the Montana businesses who remain local and to spend local.

  Loenbro, a Great Falls company, has 250 workers that may not clock in and out of Great Falls, but almost a third of (More)

  
  

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  Stock surge continues as S&P 500 nears new high

  

  Posted 8:32 PM 3/14/2013 by Alain Sherter - CBS Moneywatch

  The S&P 500 gained 9 points to close at 1,563.23, up 0.6 percent, just missing its previous high of 1,565 on Oct. 9, 2007. The Dow Jones industrial average has closed above its previous high, also reached on that same date more than five years ago, for eight straight days. It has risen for 10 (More)

  
  

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  Study: Montana's housing market strong

  

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  Posted 3:58 PM 3/13/2013 by Chet Layman

  The housing market in Montana is strong. That is if you believe a recent study put out by credit.com. The survey shows Montana is the nation's sixth best housing market.

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  New Bonner plant awarded state grant

  

  Posted 8:51 PM 3/11/2013 by MTN News

  The Montana Department of Commerce awarded ALCOM, the aluminum trailer plant in Bonner, a $900,000 grant to reduce their lease and buy new equipment.

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  February jobs report: Stronger than expected

  Posted 9:02 AM 3/8/2013 by Jill Schlesinger - CBS MoneyWatch

  The Labor Department said 236,000 jobs were created in February and the unemployment rate edged lower to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent.

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