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AUGUST 27, 2014 | 37 STARTUP WEEKEND PREVIEW
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JULY 30, 2014 | 31 TOURISM
Two-Wheeled Tourism
Increase in bicycle-related tourist activities brings more cyclists to the Flathead
By MOLLY PRIDDY of the Beacon
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Clint Ball, left, hangs a bike on the rack as his wife, Karen Tremaine, heads to their camper at their campsite at Whitefish Bike Retreat near the Beaver Lake trailhead. BEACON FILE PHOTO
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UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY STATES (NOV.) 10TH LOWEST: Montana 4.3%
LOWEST:
N. Dakota 2.7%
MONTANA EMPLOYMENT CHANGE BY INDUSTRY (NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER)
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AVERAGE GAS PRICES BY STATE
COVERS
HIGHESTHAWAII LOWEST MISSOURI MONTANA (27TH LOWEST)
$ 3.5 2 /gal.
$ 1 . 9 2 /gal.
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CASHING IN
HIGHEST:
GLACIER PARK INT'L AIRPORT STATS (NOV.) DEPARTURES
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Retail Go Next? As developers continue to snap up land on Highway 93 North, major retail businesses may have to branch out to new areas BY MOLLY PRIDDY
SmartLam Cross-laminated timber company continues to see major expansions, expects huge increases in production | By Molly Priddy
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TO STARTUP IN
Figures do not include self-employed or agricultural employment. In total, Montana’s non-
agricultural, seasonally adjusted payroll employment increased by 300 jobs. SOURCE: Montana Department of Labor & Industry
HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY MONTANA COUNTIES (NOVEMBER)
SOURCE: Jim Kelley at Kelley Appraisal in Kalispell
54 HOURS
OPTIMISM
Glacier Startup Weekend, Sept. 19-21, will have participants create a working business in one weekend
By MOLLY PRIDDY of the Beacon
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