The Billings Gazette (Billings, MT) articles from July 2006

The Billings Gazette (Billings, MT) archives from July 2006

Legal labor.
July 16, 2006... Byline: Linda Halstead-Acharya Jul. 16--It's hard to imagine an attorney trading a career in law for a housekeeping job in a Billings hotel. In fact, there are two attorneys and an accountant -- all legal foreign workers -- making beds...

A passport from Peru.
July 16, 2006... Byline: Linda Halstead-Acharya Jul. 16--ABSAROKEE -- On any given Sunday morning -- but definitely after lambing season -- a group of ranch workers congregates at the soccer field outside of Absarokee. Like chameleons, they trade their...

Transmission upgrades top priorities, NorthWestern exec said.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Jan Falstad Jul. 19--If a deal is approved for a subsidiary of an Australian corporation to buy NorthWestern Corp., the utility's top priorities in Montana would be to improve the transmission of electricity. Chief Executive...

Fresh off 1st venture, couple buy dry cleaners.
July 23, 2006... Byline: Jan Falstad Jul. 23--Water and lots of work seem to be the only links between the two businesses that Jason Frank and his wife, Stacey, have purchased. One year after opening the Shiny Ride Car Wash near Skyview High, the...

Grains of Montana set to spread franchises across the United States.
July 23, 2006... Byline: Jan Falstad Jul. 23--After a successful first year of starting a family business, Kyle and Travis Nielsen and their kin are taking the next big steps. With the help of Tom Wilscam, of Denver, the partners are starting to...