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• 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 »

• BNSF on a hiring spree

  January 13, 2012 5:44 PM

  KALISPELL- Folks looking to ride the rails for employment may want to submit an application to Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF). The Fortune 500 company is planning on hiring over 125 employees in Montana this year. Last year BNSF hired over 400 employees state-wide. The reason BNSF is... more »

• New initiative to help veterans find jobs

  November 21, 2011 5:53 PM

  The Montana Department of Labor & Industry is launching a new initiative to help post-9/11 veterans find jobs. Labor Commissioner Keith Kelly says that the Gold Card initiative will deliver individually customized, priority job search services to post-9/11 veterans through One-Stop Career Centers. "The intensive, personalized service the... more »

• April Jobs report: Best gain in four years

  May 7, 2010 9:40 AM

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- In another sign that the recovery in the U.S. economy is taking hold, employers added significantly more jobs to payrolls in April, according to a government report released Friday. There was a gain of 290,000 jobs in the month, up from a revised 230,000 jobs... more »