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Montana Contractor Fined $250K for Severely Burned Employee

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OSHA cited a Billings, Montana general contractor and a Rock Springs, Wyoming, subcontractor for exposing workers to numerous safety hazards, causing an employee to suffer severe burns. employee suffered third-degree burns when compressed oxygen inside an underground duct caused a fire on a construction site in Glendive, Montana.

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Former Montana construction exec pleads guilty in monopoly case

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Nathan Nephi Zito attempted to split up highway work with another firm to reduce competition for public projects in four states, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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Sunken Greenhouse and Community Permaculture in Montana

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When Richard Weaver inherited 3 acres in the center of a golf-oriented community developed by his father in Bozeman, Montana, he bucked family tradition and tore out the grass to create a self-sufficient urban farm and underground greenhouse home. You can watch the video at www.youtube.com.

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Montana Contractor Fined $250K for Confined Space Injury

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OSHA cited a Billings, Montana general contractor and a Rock Springs, Wyoming, subcontractor for exposing workers to numerous safety hazards, causing an employee to suffer severe burns. employee suffered third-degree burns when compressed oxygen inside an underground duct caused a fire on a construction site in Glendive, Montana.

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Montana Eggs Opens New $9 Million Facility

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Montana Eggs LLC is celebrating the grand opening of its new $9 million, 58,000-square-foot egg grading facility in Great Falls, MT. Photo: Great Falls Montana Development Authority. The demand for Montana-grown free-range eggs is expected to double over the next few years and this facility will help us meet the demand.

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New Way to Improve Strength of Plastic-Reinforced Cement Mortar

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A group of researchers from Montana State University (MSU) has published a study on the biomineralization of plastic waste to improve the strength of.

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Great Falls, Montana Chosen As Food & Ag Development Center

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The Great Falls Montana Development Authority (GFDA) has been selected by the Montana Department of Agriculture as one of the state’s four Food & Ag Development Centers. ” Officials from Columbia Grain, Marubeni, and Montana Specialty Mills break ground on a new production facility at AgriTech Park in Great Falls, MT.

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