Demand growing for economic development grant money in Butte

Requests for funds exceeds moneyvavailable by more than 5 times

The $65,000 pie would have to be sliced pretty thin to accommodate all this year’s requests for economic development funding through the Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners.

By Roberta Forsell Stauffer of The Montana Standard

Full Story: http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2006/10/31/newsbutte/hjjdijgijbjjhd.txt

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Grant money needs an infusion

By Gerard O’Brien, Editor of The Montana Standard

It’s not without some surprise that the demand for the $65,000 economic mill levy money has outgrown the amount availble.

Full Editorial: http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2006/11/01/newsopinion_top/20061101_newsopinion_top.txt