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Montana FFA Members Attend National Convention
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Montana FFA Members Attend National Convention

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Montana FFA Members recently returned from participation at the National FFA Convention and Expo held in Indianapolis, IN.  Approximately six hundred and fifty Montana students attended the convention where they engaged in competitions, leadership workshops, tours and educational seminars.  …

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Expesicor receives SBIR award from the National Institutes of Health's HEAL Initiative to develop an objective pain measurement tool

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MISSOULA, Mont., Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Expesicor, a privately held, Montana-based company focused on preventing, treating, and curing neurological disorders, announced its participation in the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative or NIH HEAL Initiative. The Initiative takes an "all hands on deck" approach "to improve prevention and treatment strategies for opioid misuse and addiction and to enhance pain management." Expesicor has been awarded $407,654 over one year for a grant that allows the company to further develop a novel positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent, called EXP-1801, that enables the visualization and objective measurement of pain. This technology is applicable to both personalized pain treatment and the development of novel pain management therapies, such as non-opioid medications.

PFL Appoints New Executive Leaders to Support Rapid Growth
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PFL Appoints New Executive Leaders to Support Rapid Growth

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LIVINGSTON, Mont., Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- PFL announced today new C-level executive appointments to support the strong global growth and demand for its tactile marketing automation solutions. Daniel Gaugler, who served as PFL's CMO for the last eight years, has been promoted to Chief Product and Innovation Officer. Nick Runyon, a seasoned executive with over 20 years of global marketing experience has been named Chief Marketing Officer.

Montana National Guard to Conduct Purple Heart Hunt on Fort Harrison
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Montana National Guard to Conduct Purple Heart Hunt on Fort Harrison

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HELENA, MONTANA – The Montana National Guard annually provides the opportunity for up to five Purple Heart recipients to hunt mule deer on the training area of Fort William Henry Harrison in accordance with regulations associated with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Hunting District 388. Bei…

Catherine Has Successful Hunt Near Cascade!
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Catherine Has Successful Hunt Near Cascade!

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Last week, shortly after taking photos of Catherine Goetz getting sworn into the Air National Guard, we interviewed her via text messaging, as she was on a hunt. As the interview was about to wrap up, Catherine told us that her battery was running low. Our reply? We wrapped up the interview …

Audit dings commerce department’s tracking of tourism grant impacts
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Audit dings commerce department’s tracking of tourism grant impacts

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    Montana Free Press

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HELENA — The Montana Department of Commerce spends millions in bed tax revenues each year to promote the state as a tourism destination for out-of-state visitors and to support tourism-related infrastructure in Montana. A legislative audit of the department’s 2017 fiscal year presented last week sought, in part, to determine how effectively that money is spent.