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• Flathead Valley seeing bigger Canadian tourism boom Play Video

  February 24, 2012 11:34 PM

  KALISPELL- Vehicles with license plates from Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia seem to be everywhere you look these days in northwest Montana. Canadian tourists have always been flocking to the Flathead Valley, but the recent boom in Canadian tourism is much bigger and may be the only thing keeping the... more »

• North central MT ready for possible oil boom Play Video

  February 8, 2012 7:14 PM

  The oil boom may not be just an eastern Montana phenomenon as increasingly oil companies are grabbing prime property in the north central part of the state for potential drilling. With some of the exploration and leasing already in the works throughout the Rocky Mountain Front and outlying areas,... more »

• Energy boom boosts demand in MT welding industry Play Video

  January 26, 2012 9:45 PM

  BILLINGS - Eastern Montana's energy boom is benefiting the state with thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in new tax revenues. MSU-Billings College of Technology welding instructor, Bob Blackwell says that there's a growing demand for qualified welders. "What I'm seeing is actually a tremendous growth in... more »

• Billings businesses prepare for Bakken boom

  January 8, 2012 8:32 PM

  BILLINGS - A Billings businessman says oil companies have 18,000 jobs in the Bakken, but the challenge is getting the word to prospective employees. That's one of many issues mentioned at an economic roundtable on the Bakken boom, on Friday. Synergy Station President and Co-founder Kendall McRae said many... more »

• Bakken oil boom knockin' on Montana's door

  May 12, 2011 8:56 PM

  SIDNEY- You need go no further than the Richland County courthouse in Sidney to see evidence that the Bakken oil play is on the move. At the Clerk and Recorders office, landmen scour the county's records, running title on various tracts of land. It's one of the first steps... more »