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Billings, Montana (#1 among small metro areas) and Missoula, Montana Included in CNNMoney.com Best Places to Launch Small Business Startups

The biggest city in Montana, Billings is still a small town in size and spirit. It’s the largest urban area between Fargo, N.D., and Spokane, and it serves as the regional hub for more than half a million people. But with a population of a little more than 100,000 (150,000, if you count the suburbs), Billings remains the sort of place where the average commute time is a mere 16 minutes and business proprietors are on a first-name basis with their UPS delivery guy.

Full Story: http://money.cnn.com/smallbusiness/best_places_launch/2009/snapshot/34.html

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Nestled in the Rocky Mountains, Missoula is quintessential Big Sky country, with the requisite ranchers, hunters and cowboy hats. But the industries that really support the city are 21st century: education, healthcare, government and small business.

Missoula is the state’s second largest and one of its most sophisticated cities, in part because it’s home to the University of Montana http://www.umt.edu — a magnet for the West’s best students, teachers and researchers. It has many of the cultural amenities of a larger city, unparalleled natural beauty, and countless opportunities for outdoor recreation, like biking, fishing, hiking and skiing. Office space is reasonably priced and there’s plenty of it.

Montana Community Development Corporation http://www.mtcdc.org/

Full Story: http://money.cnn.com/smallbusiness/best_places_launch/2009/snapshot/217.html

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(Many thanks to Kevin R. Davis, President, Big Sky Commerce, Inc., http://www.bigskycommerce.com for passing this along. Russ)

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Magazine names Billings best small city for launching business

Beartooth Mapping http://www.MyTopo.com

Full Story: http://www.billingsgazette.com/news/local/article_1b8ca078-b7f7-11de-b482-001cc4c03286.html

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