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Where Can I Watch the Powerball Drawing on T.V. in Billings? [AUDIO FILE]

Livin Large Larry — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:36:11 +0000

The Powerball jackpot is on a growing spurt again. Usually 3 or 4 times a year Powerball gets crazy! Where can you watch the Powerball Drawing on T.V. in Billings?

A Sea of Oil

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:18:49 +0000

The sea of oil and natural gas underneath North Dakota is far larger than first thought. There are 7.4 billion barrels of recoverable oil in the western part of the state and extending into Montana according to the latest estimate by the U.S. Geological Survey. That is huge!!! That’s more than twice the

Economic Recovery Slows

The Breakfast Flakes — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:20:19 +0000

The nation’s economic recovery has hit a springtime soft spot. Reflecting that weakness, only 1 in 4 Americans now expects his or her own financial situation to improve over the next year. The sour mood is undermining support for President Barack Obama’s economic stewardship and for government in general. The poll shows that just 46 [...]

Jobs and Education, Yes Please!

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:05:07 +0000

A $180 million state plan to build education and other buildings in order to spur much needed jobs is hitting a roadblock. The Senate Finance and Claims Committee agreed Wednesday to table the plan. Chairman Rick Ripley of Wolf Creek said the bill was just too expensive. He said lawmakers need to start trimming priorities [...]

Family Wage Mining Jobs!

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:03:12 +0000

State environmental regulators say they are reviewing a permit application for a Montana gold mine near Butte. If the Department of Environmental Quality approves the application by Timberline Resources Corporation and Highline Mining, the venture could begin operating by the end of the year.The joint venture proposes a mine with a one-acre footprint 15 miles [...]

A Busy Time For Montanas' House

The Breakfast Flakes — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:18:04 +0000

The House is advancing pay raises for state employees and is also proposing a fix for the states’ beleaguered pension systems. Lawmakers face deadlines this week and next week to advance bills that spend money or deal with tax revenue. The House found bipartisan support for potential compromises between the Republican-led Legislature and Democratic Governor [...]

It's About Jobs!

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:52:32 +0000

A federal judge in Montana says he will continue to block the collaborative forest-management project that includes logging a couple thousand acres. The U.S. Forest Service did not submit a proper response to his order to analyze its’ effects on the Lynx habitat. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy says in his Wednesday ruling he will [...]

Dysfunction Junction

The Breakfast Flakes — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:12:25 +0000

The Montana agency that responds to natural disasters and emergencies is a dysfunctional, divisive workplace with a climate of fear and the perception of bullying by some managers, according to an internal report. The three-page report by independent communications consultant Julie Benson-Rosston outlines employee fears of retaliation, sexual discrimination and possible theft and mismanagement within [...]

If You Missed The Flakes Yesterday, You Missed This!

The Breakfast Flakes — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:15:47 +0000

The city council is taking up the Fed Ex Distribution Center again on the west side of town in Billings. They have been jumping through hoops trying to open a business Center out on the west end. There is 97 acres of vacant land right on the northwest corner of Gable and Hesper Road. [...]

Did You Hear the Flakes Yesterday Morning?

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:15:10 +0000

Lower Wage Workers Pessimistic About the Future

While lower-wage American workers have accounted for the lion’s share of the jobs created the last few years, a new survey shows that they are also among the most pessimistic about their future career prospects, their job security and their finances.

The survey revealed that many people on th

Artists Against Fracking

The Breakfast Flakes — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:07:30 +0000

Artists against Fracking…they say it’s bad for the environment! Celebrities belonging to the group Artists Against Fracking are wielding star power to influence New York law, but they may also be running afoul of it. The group created last year stages events with stars opposed to drilling for natural gas in upstate New York. It [...]

What Jobs Make the World a Worse Place?

Mike Adams — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 23:30:32 +0000

Some people get up every morning and do their best to help make the world a better place. Others, however, feel like their jobs actually make the world worse. According to the latest employee survey by PayScale, nearly 39 percent of all fast food workers feel as though their service to this world is a [...]

10 Very Strange Jobs That Actually Pay Pretty Well

Mike Adams — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:43:49 +0000

As kids, we typically had to listen to adults preach to us about how we needed to study hard in school to become doctors and lawyers. However, what they didn’t tell us is that it was possible to earn six figures doing other, more unusual work. The people at PayDay One recently compiled a list [...]

Josh Thompson Returns to Pouring Concrete on 'Day Jobs'

Alanna Conaway — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:30:09 +0000

Josh Thompson always jokes that he still lives on “concrete hours,” seeing how he wakes up in the wee hours of the morning no matter what time he goes to bed the night before — just like he used to when he poured concrete for a living back in the day.

Has the Bakken Boom Hit Billings?

Karen Gallagher — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:47:59 +0000

The Bakken Oil Boom: has it already started to impact Billings? Yes! Drill baby drill, famous words spoken just a few years ago during the presidential campaign, and that is exactly what they are doing across most of North Dakota into Eastern Montana.

Quit Screwing Up Our Jobs

Cat Country — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:22:32 +0000

The economy and jobs have been a HUGE concern across the northwest with jobs being the biggest issue. This week, I was in a meeting with a number of businessmen and women at the Billings Chamber of Commerce where the problem wasn’t jobs. It was finding people to work. There must have been 20 possible [...]