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  Researchers hope to grow the Montana grape

  

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  Posted 12:05 PM 5/11/2012 by Laura Wilson (KAJ News)

  KALISPELL- Western Montana is well-known for its home grown cherries and huckleberries and thanks to a recent $30,000 grant from the Montana Department of Agriculture researchers hope to develop another lucrative crop in the area.

  A Kalispell vineyard became the first in Montana to begin (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Gas prices: Down and headed lower

  

  Posted 11:31 AM 5/10/2012 by Chris Isidore (CNNMoney)

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Just in time for the start of the summer driving season, U.S. drivers are enjoying some relief at the pump, much sooner than past years.

  Early May is typically about the time of year that gas prices hit their peak, as refineries switch over to start making the summer (More)

  
  

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  Rocky Mountain Front: Potential oil boom sparks concern

  

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  Posted 10:19 AM 5/9/2012 by Kay Rossi (KRTV Great Falls)

  GREAT FALLS- Oil development in eastern Montana has been compared to the Gold Rush of the 1800's, and many people are hoping for the same along the Rocky Mountain Front. But a potential oil boom isn't only about the economic benefits.

  Stoney Burk, an attorney in Choteau, has spent (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Oil keeps sliding: Down 10% in 6 days

  

  Posted 6:36 AM 5/9/2012 by James O'Toole (CNNMoney)

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Oil prices extended their slide Wednesday, shedding an additional 0.7% amid renewed concerns about Europe and the global economy.

  Prices for U.S. crude have declined nearly $10, or more than 9%, over the past six trading days, to $96.32 a barrel. Oil prices have (More)

  
  

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  Tourism lesson taught in Bigfork

  

  Posted 4:56 PM 5/8/2012 by Katy Harris (KAJ News)

  BIGFORK- A pair of Montana state senators are touring Flathead Valley businesses that cash in big during the summer season in an effort to beef up tourism throughout the state.

  Llew Jones and Bruce Tutvedt stopped by the Marina Cay resort in Bigfork on Tuesday to learn more about the (More)

  
  

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  Oil keeps sliding: Down 9% in 5 days

  Posted 2:08 PM 5/8/2012 by James O'Toole (CNNMoney)

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Oil prices extended their slide Tuesday, shedding 1% amid renewed concerns about Europe and the global economy.

  Prices for U.S. crude have declined nearly 9% over the past five days, settling at $97.01 a barrel Tuesday. Oil prices have slipped about 6% from the start (More)

  
  

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  Both Sides: Oil & gas revenues

  

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  Posted 9:10 PM 5/7/2012 by Marnee Banks (KXLH Helena)

  HELENA- The oil and gas business is booming in Montana, and the State is cashing in on some of the action.

  "Between the state share and the local share we collect about $200 million in oil and gas taxes. About half of that goes to local governments to where that production occurred," Gene (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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