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Black Gold Rush

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Breakthroughs in horizontal drilling techniques, decades in development, suddenly made it possible to pull billions of barrels of high-grade oil out of the huge Bakken shale deposits that stretch continuously across the western half of North Dakota and into the northeastern corner of Montana.

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Crystal Ball 2014

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– “Rounding error” in Paul Ryan-Patty Murray federal budget deal adds $2 trillion to national debt. – Exxon announces Lost Ark of the Covenant discovered during fracking operation in Montana. – Re-issue of Stephen King novel about murderous driverless car hits no. 1 on NY Times bestseller list.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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million loan participation program fostering business expansion and job creation in Arizona by providing debt financing for small businesses (in collaboration with private finance partners). Additionally, the company must demonstrate that it can service the debt. 97% increase in personal property tax exemption. TAX INCENTIVES.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Loan proceeds are to be used for working capital, inventory, equipment purchase, and real property improvements but cannot be used for refinancing of existing debt or outstanding debt payments. Funds cannot be used for debt refinancing or contingency funding. The program ends December 2016. EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAMS.

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Sequestration Nation

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This happened during an earlier pre-fabricated budget showdown in 2011, which featured a threatened default on the national debt and resulted in the first-ever downgrade of the United States’ AAA credit rating. The Montana House of Representatives passed a bill last week, introduced by State Rep.