The Billings Gazette (Billings, MT) articles from August 2003

The Billings Gazette (Billings, MT) archives from August 2003

Architect Firm Aims for a Montana First with Green Building in Billings.
August 23, 2003... Byline: Jan Falstad Aug. 23--When employees of CTA Architects Engineers move into their new downtown home next June, they hope to set a record: being the first building in Montana to win national certification as environmentally friendly....

Investors Sue Montana-Based Coffee Kiosk Businesses Alleging Financial Fraud.
August 23, 2003... Byline: Jan Falstad Aug. 23--One year after winning a national award as Montana's savviest small business, Mountain Mudd is being sued for financial fraud by more than two dozen investors, including several prominent Billings business...

Billings Gazette, Mont., Jan Falstad Column.
August 24, 2003... Byline: Jan Falstad Aug. 24--Bresnan Communications eyeing Billings? Maureen Huff, a spokeswoman for Bresnan Communications, says the company hasn't decided yet whether to locate its job-rich call center in Butte or Billings. ...

South Dakota-Based Energy Firm NorthWestern Corp. Ends Combative Meeting.
August 27, 2003... Byline: Charles S. Johnson Aug. 27--SIOUX FALLS, S.D.--Over the protests of some angry shareholders, top officials of NorthWestern Corp. abruptly adjourned the financially troubled company's annual meeting Tuesday because they lacked the...

Irate Sioux Falls, S.D., Crowd Grills Utility CEO.
August 27, 2003... Byline: Charles S. Johnson Aug. 27--SIOUX FALLS, S.D--NorthWestern Corp. Chief Executive Officer Gary Drook faced a barrage of critical questions from shareholders Tuesday over the company's financial free-fall, its bonuses to top...

New Project to Reduce Wildfire Hazards in Roundup, Mont., Area Is Approved.
August 27, 2003... Aug. 27--The Bureau of Land Management said Tuesday that it has approved a project to reduce wildfire hazards in the Roundup area. The Horsethief Hazard Fuels Reduction Project is located in the wildland-urban interface west of Roundup. The...

Heavy Manufacturing Jobs in Yellowstone County, Mont., Are Few but Could Grow.
August 29, 2003... Byline: John Fitzgerald Aug. 29--At a time when many of the jobs available in Yellowstone County are in the service sector, there are still a few heavy equipment manufacturers calling this area home. Companies making durable goods in...

Booksellers Find Success Online.
August 29, 2003... Byline: John Fitzgerald Aug. 29--It's the word's oldest profession: the sale of books. For years, this meant hoofing it down to the local bookstore to peruse the latest offerings or, if rare books are your thing, paging through a...