Montana – Good for Business

A Great Falls-based nonprofit that provides technical assistance to cooperatives was awarded a $200,000 grant Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The grant to Montana Cooperative Development Center, Inc., was part of approximately $4.8 million in grants announced by Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan.  Keep Reading Article
By Tribune Staff • September 16, 2009
Publisher:  Great Falls [...]

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Great Falls man harnesses wind power for business
Posted: Sep 9, 2009 06:06 PM
Matt Austin Reporting for KRTV
You don’t have to drive to a wind farm to see Montana’s potential energy future – in fact, you may just have to look over at your neighbor’s yard.
Scott Palmer founded Wind Power of Montana, a wind turbine business [...]

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