Business Journal - May 2015

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SEEING THE

LIGHT Light-based businesses celebrate anniversaries of optic discoveries

BY LEW IS K E NDA LL

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THIS YEAR, GIVE THANKS FOR THE SCANNER at your supermarket, the camera on your smartphone and the Internet on your computer. None of them would be possible without light technologies.

2015 marks the UN General Assembly’s International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL), which include the fields of optics and photonics.

Around the world, light-based businesses are celebrating the anniversaries of optic discoveries with events that include seminars, tours and workshops from Mexico to Malta.

“An International Year of Light is a tremendous opportunity to ensure that international policymakers and stakeholders are made aware of the problem-solving potential of light technology,” said John Dudley, chairman of the IYL steering committee.

Bozeman, perhaps not widely known for its prominence in the light-based technologies industry, nonetheless has strong history with both photonics and optics.

Companies like Orionics, Big Sky Laser Technologies and ILX Lightwave — founded in 1986 by Larry Johnson — marked the beginning of a now rapidly expanding local movement toward such fields.

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Sam Beck, chief engineer with Bridger Enterprises, assembles a gyroscope camera in Belgrade on May 20.

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I’m originally from Durham, North Carolina, a city made famous by Duke University, the movie “Bull Durham” and the area’s penchant for tobacco.

I grew up in the shadow of defunct cigarette factories, my town a shell with barely a pulse of economic activity. But over the past 10 to 15 years, the area has grown remarkably. Millions of dollars have gone into restoring the historic downtown area, bringing shops and new restaurants to every street corner. Infrastructure and public transportation have markedly improved, to go along with the explosion in the city’s real estate market. And with all these changes come people, thousands of them, to occupy the new jobs and take part in the southern renaissance.

Durham is a historically diverse city, and much has been made in recent years of the gentrification brought about by increased development. How does the area continue its inevitable upward growth without losing its cultural identity?

This is the golden question faced by city officials, business owners and longtime residents.

While Bozeman may be a small-

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er city than Durham, in its growth it faces many similar problems.

Sectors like technology — as detailed in this month’s issue — are expanding rapidly and, it appears, without hesitation. And as I’ve seen firsthand, with this type of development come the inevitable side effects. Population increase, rising cost of living, homogeneity.

But what separates this area from Durham is that its business owners are in touch with the identity not just of Gallatin Valley, but of Montana as a whole. They are well aware of what brought them here in the first place, and value highly the quality of life, the outdoors, the community and all the things that make this place special. Many entrepreneurs I’ve met even prioritize the ideological preservation of the area over its unhindered economic expansion, something that is heartening to see. And if these same business leaders continue to keep their finger on the pulse, I believe the development of the area can take place in a healthy and controlled way, while maintaining the unique nature of the place we live.

Kendall can be reached at lkendall@ dailychronicle.com.

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CLOCKING IN ...

... with Todd Fullerton of Black Timber Furniture

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Todd Fullerton, owner of Black Timber Furniture Company of Montana, inspects a near complete fishing rod case at his furniture shop in Belgrade on May 22. Fullerton has been in the woodworking business since childhood and opened his full-time shop in 2009.

TODD FULLERTON HAS ACHIEVED what many people dream of.

A woodworker since childhood, Fullerton has managed to turn his hobby into a career as the owner of Black Timber Furniture Company of Montana in Bozeman.

“I’ve always liked furniture,” the soft-spoken Fullerton said. “It’s fun, and I like to make people happy with their custom furniture.”

In April, Fullerton opened a showroom in Four Corners, where he displays examples of his company’s work, including headboards, intricate dressers and a massive table made of

reclaimed lumber The transition from his old shop near Belgrade has tripled his customer traffic and allowed potential buyers to see examples of finished works. But despite the increase in sales, Fullerton still does all of the designing himself.

“I’m currently a one man band,” he said of the design work. “[Customers] will come in with a photo — something they found from a house or off Pinterest or whatever — and then we sit down and figure out woods and dimensions and really what it is they want out of it.

Then we put it to paper. I do a sketch and then

they approve it before we put it into production.”

Fullerton’s desk is littered with designs and sketches. On his shelf, next to several timber company catalogues, is a small note that reads, “I love you daddady” in pink and yellow crayon.

Fullerton spent more than 20 years in the military before moving to Bozeman and getting a construction engineering technology degree from Montana State University.

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COMINGS & GOINGS

TO CONTRIBUTE CALL 582-2635

Hair studio opens

Inventory business

Owner Lisa Wild opened a new hair studio this past month in Bozeman. Lisa Wild Hair Studio is located at 1127 Harmon Stream Boulevard, Studio #18, and specializes in highlighting, coloring, extensions and waxing services.

Montana Home Inventory Services LLC opened its doors this past month. The company generates property reports and documents assets in case of loss, damage, moving or insurance claims. It can be reached at montanahomeinventoryservices.com

Bookkeeping business Stellar Business Services, a specialized payroll company, opened in Bozeman this past month. The business, co-owned by Kristen Walter and Malia Christiansen, provides bookkeeping, payroll and other specialized services for local companies.

Tech divorce expansion Wevorce, a company that utilizes web-based technology to streamline the divorce process, expanded to Bozeman this month. The business uses an “innovative technology platform and step-by-step familycentric mediation process designed to make every divorce amicable.”

Its new local associate, Audrey Cromwell, can be reached through wevorce.com.

THE BOTTOM LINE

Brazilian restaurant Tom Snyder, the owner of the Five on Black restaurant in Missoula, plans to open a new Brazilian establishment in downtown Bozeman in the coming months.

The menu will feature glutenfree, vegan and paleo options mostly in the $5 to $10 price range.

Online marketing firm Metric ppc, a digital advertising startup, opened this past month in Bozeman. According to president Sean Golliher, the company uses machine learning and statistical automation to do ad buying on search engines and social networks.

The company can be reached at metricppc.com.

Dec.

Jan.

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Missoula

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During the summers he worked as an intern for Montana Furniture Industries, balancing school and work with his wife — a nurse at Bozeman Deaconess — and three children.

“We had two kids in diapers when I went to school, my wife was working full-time at the ER and nights, and I was a full-time student. It was pretty busy, a pretty hectic time,” he said.

After graduating in 2009, despite his only business experience coming from a classroom, Fullerton decided to open his own shop.

“It was tough. We started at the height of the recession, so there

was nowhere to go but up,” he said.

For the first six months it was just Fullerton, a friend and tools from his garage. “Like many other startup businesses, I didn’t take a paycheck for nine months.”

The company’s first year was a trial by fire, but Fullerton was happy to be doing what he loved. The Valentine, Nebraska native got interested in woodworking through his parents, for whom he built his first piece — an entertainment center.

Fullerton was also inspired by his woodworking teacher in high school.

“He still had all 10 fingers so

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Fullerton looks for a piece of cherry wood at his furniture shop in Belgrade.

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that’s always a good sign,” he joked.

After high school, Fullerton joined the Army and toured around the world for two decades. He reflects positively on the experience, especially how it helped him focus on the people around him.

“One of the big things in the military is you try to surround yourself with good people, and I think that’s what I’ve done here,” he said of his eight employees — many of whom have been with him since the beginning. “They like to work here and I don’t think they work for me, we all work together.”

Most of the company’s Fullerton is reflected in a glass door on one of his a recently completed cabinets. workers are stationed in the original production facility in then see it go from a drawing to a product is evident.

Belgrade. These days Fuller“My guys are great craftsmen. [The piece of furniture,” he said. “If I did ton stays out of the construction side furniture] is always going to be one of the business, sticking to design my job right here, then it all comes of a kind because it’s never going to and delivery — which he does pertogether and there’s no mistakes and come out the same, but we’re not out sonally with a truck and trailer. it’s out the door, proportionally right. to sell the $20,000 table once a year.”

“I just pay the bills and sell the It’s like building a house, it’s nice to And despite not being involved in furniture. I think the boys prefer it have something to see as the fruits of cutting and sanding, Fullerton takes that way,” he said. your labor.” satisfaction in watching his visions Fullerton doesn’t consider what come to life. his company does artisan, but his Kendall can be reached at lkendall@daily“I like to personally design it and pride in his coworkers and final chronicle.com. Kendall is on Twitter at @lewdak

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK VISITS SOURCE: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

April .......... 101,171

8%

March.............79,722

6%

Feb. ........... 82,645

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Jan. ........... 81,569 Dec. ............ 67,717 Nov. ........... 59,081

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LIGHT COV E R S T OR Y CON T. “The growing presence of photonics in the Bozeman area is due to the presence of MSU with its strong physics and engineering programs, and more specifically to some of the early faculty that brought a focus to optics and photonics technology,” Johnson wrote in an email.

In 2012, ILX — which produces laser diode instruments that help to measure and develop the technologies used in products from barcode and CD readers to fiber optic cables — was bought by California-based Newport Corporation. A year and a half later Johnson founded the Montana Photonics Industry Alliance (MPIA).

The alliance is made up of 28 local optics and photonics businesses from Bridger Photonics to Yellowstone Scientific Instruments. According to Johnson, its goal is to promote the local industry, network different companies, pool resources and educate the public about the field of light-based technologies.

The organization has been successful in its first aim of promoting expansion. According to its own data, in the past year the number of employees in the optics and photonics industry in

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the Gallatin Valley — including related research jobs — grew from 460 to 517, with almost 80 percent of those coming from MSU. This type of development is reciprocal and helps not only the photonics industry, but also the general economic health of the area, said Johnson.

“There is remarkable growth in tech industry in general, and Bozeman is becoming the tech center of Montana. That helps every tech company, even biotech and software companies. Just their presence helps make this more of a location where both employees are willing to move to and potential new businesses are willing to move to,” he said.

Johnson stressed the importance of the Gallatin Valley taking part in an industry that is expected to reach nearly $700 billion by 2020 — but at the same time doing it in a way that resonates with the area’s core values.

“If our image was suddenly like another Denver we would lose that magic,” Johnson said, referring to the high quality of life. “We shouldn’t rush to do that.”

Attracted by both the locale and the now established optics community, several budding optics businesses have taken root in the area.

“We view Bozeman as the perfect town, that’s why we set up shop here,” said Tim Sheehy, the CEO of Bridger Enterprises. “It’s a perfect area to do sensor development and testing. Bozeman specifically is great because of the optics and photonics.”

Along with services such as providing military training facilities, Sheehy’s company, which opened its doors last December, specializes in aerial imaging and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) — known colloquially as drones.

In tandem with Australian company UAV Vision, which designs stabilized cameras known as gimbals, Bridger Enterprises provides aerial optics solutions for organizations in the public sector. The company currently has several clients, which include the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior.

Though a seemingly long way from barcode scanners and cell phone technologies, Sheehy’s optics company provides an equally practical product. The company contracts its three aircraft for use in helping forest fire detection and prevention, as well as wildlife spotting and potential search and rescue situations.

Sheehy, who has an extensive military background, said that having seen the application of

aerial imaging technologies firsthand in combat zones, he knew that they could be put to use locally.

“We all saw how effective this capability was overseas in saving lives and increasing forest protection and safety in that environment, and we wanted to bring that to the States in a more cost-effective, user-friendly interface,” Sheehy said.

The cameras that Bridger Enterprises employs on its aircraft deploy high quality zoom and infrared imaging, something that proves invaluable to organizations like the Forest Service, said Chief Pilot Tim Cherwin.

“We can increase the safety for firefighters on the ground to give them early warning and early protection,” said Cherwin. “We can see through smoke where the normal approach of a head out of the window with binoculars is not necessarily the most effective tool.”

The company is in the midst of a merger with its supplier, UAV Vision, which it hopes to bring to Bozeman, making the production cycle even more local. The newly merged company will be called Ascent Vision, according to its CEO. “What I would like to see is an entirely vertically integrated photonics industry,” said Sheehy. “There’s the possibility of having a gimbal system that is made entirely locally here in town. It could really shine the light on Bozeman as a capital in photonics and UAV technologies.”

As the current director and site general manager for ILX Lightwave, Steve Harvey has seen his operation add nearly 30 jobs in the last three years.

Much of this growth is due to the intellectual capital of MSU said Harvey, echoing the sentiments of both Johnson and Sheehy.

“It’s a huge resource,” Harvey said of the university. “Recruiting can be one of our challenges in Montana, and so having a good education system at MSU with good optics and photonics programs provides us a source of

“There is remarkable growth in tech industry in general, and Bozeman is becoming the tech center of Montana. That helps every tech company, even biotech and software companies. Just their presence helps make this more of a location where both employees are willing to move to and potential new businesses are willing to move to.”

— Larry Johnson, ILX Lightwave founder

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Ben Keeley, a Montana State University senior in electrical engineering and intern with Bridger Enterprises, tests the stabilization of a gyroscope camera on May 20.

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engineers and physicists that is very valuable to us as a business.”

Johnson cites his old business — which provides the crucial platform for light-based technology development — as a good case for the practical, day-to-day importance of photonics and optics.

“If you think about a mobile phone, there is photonics tech all over that thing,” he said. “The fingerprint reader, the display is sophisticated photonics, even the camera is incredible now with advances in lens technologies, autofocus and the sensor arrays.”

Harvey, too, emphasized the crucial role the industry plays in modern life.

“With the amount of data that is transmitted over fiber optics now, it makes streaming movies possible, makes email possible. You could not do what we do today without fiber optic technology,” Harvey said.

With a half a billion dollars in yearly revenue, ILX Lightwave has

an expansive global reach — so expansive that the backside of Harvey’s business card is printed in Mandarin — but its founder said that Montana is not yet a global or even a national player in the field.

“I don’t know that it’s too far away, but the awareness doesn’t exist yet,” he said.

Though it has no events planned in conjunction with the International Year of Light, Johnson and the MPIA hope to continue to nurture the sector’s growth within the state through outreach and networking. Among its long term goals is to have “at least 1,000” photonics-related jobs by 2024.

But like Johnson, Harvey insisted that the area should not compromise its ethos in its quest for technological industry growth.

“What draws and keeps people here is the sense of community, the love for the outdoors, all the things that make Bozeman Bozeman,” he said. “We can’t lose that.”

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FINANCIAL TIPS

Cautious optimism

BY STEVE HAMPLE

A FEW PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME about economic forecasters who are pessimistic. Perhaps the dour outlook is caused by cool, drippy weather, rivers flowing too fast to fish or by the still-recent memory of tax season Well-intended cautions are appreciated, but should be considered in historical perspective.

‘INTEREST RATES WILL RISE’

About the worst-kept secret in the world is that our Federal Reserve wants to cautiously and carefully return interest rates to normal. Recently, a slight rise shook the bond markets and apparently also lowered the price of utility- and real estate-related stocks — including Real Estate Investment Trusts — on the theory that old fixed rates of return will appear bad compared to new, higher yields. That theory certainly holds true for fixed rate long-term bonds, but otherwise I would not be too concerned about a small change. For perspective, I recall three home mortgages I’ve had: one at 10 percent in the 1970s, 8.5 percent a few years later and recently 3.4 percent. If new mortgage rates were to gradually increase to 5 percent and one year CD rates to perhaps 2 percent, that would seem mostly a return to normal and not a disaster.

‘THE STOCK MARKET WILL CRASH’ Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen did recently describe stock prices as “quite high,” but she also said, “Now they’re not so high when you compare the returns on equities to the returns on safe assets like bonds, which are also very low, but there are potential dangers there.”

A graph of the S&P 500 Index (the average price of stocks in that sample) would show it shooting sharply upwards compared to past decades. However, if adjusted for inflation it’s not nearly as dramatic.

Similarly, if company stock prices were compared to company earnings (the traditional P/E ratio) a graph would indicate prices are on the high side, but not astronomical, and if company earnings improve, the ratio could move back into a normal range. That’s a reason people watch earnings reports.

There is no guarantee that markets won’t be shocked by some event or panic, but I think people will continue investing in the stock market, especially via automatic deposits to retirement accounts.

Stocks may not be suitable for everyone, but with interest rates still very low and real estate no longer cheap, where else will most people invest their money?

Stock prices could certainly wobble for several months, but a drop of more than 5 percent would prompt me to look for buying opportunities.

nipulate prices. However, two fundamental trends seem to favor the USA: Our consumption has been moderated by our cars and homes becoming more energy efficient — something that will hopefully continue. And our production has increased through the technology of “fracking” and directional drilling.

Therefore, a reasonable guess is that prices will go up only moderately, at least in the near term.

The U.S. economy seems well positioned to weather those three concerns, particularly compared to most other countries.

Our local area economy is booming, as shown by statistics and prior articles in this Business Journal and in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, as

well as by significant visible construction activity.

Something not as visible, but very real, is the enthusiasm and talent of many relatively young entrepreneurs who are starting high technology and other businesses in Bozeman. Through several connections I’ve been fortunate to meet a number of them and can assure you that many of their businesses will likely grow and add to the momentum that already makes Bozeman a very happening place to do business.

Dr. Stephen R. Hample, CFP, a retiring partner of Hample & Peck, owns a trust/banking corporation and is a registered representative of KMS Financial Services, Inc. Contact him at steve.hample@kmsfinancial.com

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REAL TALK

Construction cycles

BY ROBYN ERLENBUSH

OH, THE SOUNDS OF SPRING. Birds chirping, lawnmowers whirling, the pounding of hammers and buzzing of saws, and thankfully this spring the sounds associated with building new homes. New construction not only provides great housing choices for homebuyers to view but it also circulates a tremendous amount of money through the Gallatin Valley.

Coming up with exact numbers associated with new residential construction is often a bit tricky, but checking the reports from the city of Bozeman Building Division is a good starting point. The most current full month report was for March, when permits were issued for 23 new single-family homes, four multi-family units, six duplexes, and four townhomes, which the city equated to 58 housing units.

These are fairly solid figures compared to years past.

This brings the fiscal year-todate total — beginning July 1, 2014 — to 572 housing units.

That is the highest number reported on the city’s 30-year comparison since 2007. The highest on the chart, however, was in 2005 during the height of Bozeman’s last boom. Of course these amounts are just for homes built within the city limits, which require permits, and the impact throughout the county is much larger.

Another resource to check with is NorthWestern Energy’s numbers for new gas and electric hookups. According to data published last month in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the Bozeman area — which includes all of Gallatin County as well as portions of Madison and Park Counties — had comprised 64 percent of all new connections for Montana through March of this year. Further dissected, this equated to 327 electrical hookups and 172 gas hookups. The 10

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bottom line is that real estate in the Bozeman area is moving.

The obvious big picture of construction’s impact is that the buyers win by having the opportunity to purchase a brand new home, and contractors win by selling their product. But the winning goes much deeper. The paragraph below is an excerpt from the Southwest Montana Building Industry Association’s April newsletter in which chairman of the board, Brian Popiel, tackled this same topic.

“According to economists at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the one-year estimated local impacts of building 100 single-family homes in a typical metro area include $28.7 million in local income, $3.6 million in taxes and other local government revenue, and 394 local jobs.”

Popiel’s article points out how far and wide the impact from the construction and purchase of a new home reaches. From furni-

ture stores to landscaping companies, the effects continue after the home is officially sold and the new owners take occupancy.

New families that move to the area contribute in the way of becoming customers to local businesses such as car dealerships, and their tax revenues become a vital part of our local funding mix for schools, roads and the like.

Linda Revenaugh, executive officer of SWMBIA, added additional data from NAHB that quantifies the amount of money new homebuyers spend in the first year after moving into their new home. Though somewhat dated, in 2007 the expenditures were estimated at $12,332 for buyers of new homes, $8,927 for those who purchased existing homes, and $4,420 for homeowners who did not move during the year.

The items considered included alterations to the property, appliances and furnishings.

On the national scene, 80 percent of all homebuilders are small businesses that build one home at a time — based on their ability to finance and crew size — as opposed to funding multiple homes simultaneously. According to Lawrence Yun, National Association of Realtors economist, the housing forecast includes increased housing starts due to pent-up demand that will need to be met. Yun calls it the “Great Delay” for potential first-time homebuyers who are getting married later, starting families later and paying off student debt prior to purchasing their first home.

Due to this presumption, the prediction for new construction goes from an actual figure of 1,001,000 new starts in 2014 to a forecast of 1.1 million in 2015 and up to 1.4

million in 2016. Yun predicts that new construction will be a very crucial part of our economic recovery over the next five years as the next generation settles into homeownership.

Whatever the scope and size of a new construction project, the money from each one still cycles its way into our local economy through the same avenues listed above, all the way down to groceries and gas, keeping the circle of money flowing throughout our fine community. So smile, say thank you, and think “trickle down” the next time you drive past a new construction site.

Robyn Erlenbush is a downtown business owner and the broker and owner of ERA Landmark Real Estate, NAI Landmark Commercial and Intermountain Property Management. Contact her at robyn@eralandmark.com.

BOZEMAN AREA BUSINESS CALENDAR BOZEMAN 5/27 • Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Full Board Meeting, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m., at the Bozeman Chamber, 2000 Commerce Way. More information at www.bozemanchamber.com.

5/27 • Bozeman Score Lunch & Learn “Small Town Marketing” 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at the Bozeman Public Library Large Community Room, 626 E. Main St. Visit www.scorebozeman. org.

5/27 • Bozeman Business and Professional Women Luncheon, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., at Holiday Inn, 5 E. Baxter. $9 for members, $12 for nonmembers. More information and register at www. bozemanbpw.org.

5/28 • Downtown Bozeman Partnership Annual Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., at The Baxter, 105 W. Main St. Visit www.downtownbozeman.org for more information.

5/28 • Business Lunch Seminar—Five “Scientific” Hidden Weaknesses, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Bozeman Chamber, 2000 Commerce Way. $18 for members, $105 for non-members.

Register at www.bozemanchamber.com.

6/2 • Downtown Bozeman Association Board Meeting, 8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., Downtown Bozeman Partnership Office, 222 E. Main St. Suite 302. All are welcome. Visit www.downtownbozeman.org for more information.

6/2 • Bogert Farmer’s Market, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Bogert Park. More information at www. bogertfarmersmarket.org.

6/4 • Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Business Before Hours, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., at Ressler Motors—Chevy Showroom, 8474 Huffine Ln. Free for members, $25 for non-members.

Register at www.bozemanchamber.com.

6/9 • Bogert Farmer’s Market, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Bogert Park. More information at www. bogertfarmersmarket.org.

6/10 • Business Lunch Seminar—Avoiding the Chase, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Bozeman Chamber, 2000 Commerce Way. $18 for members, $105 for non-members. Register at www.bozemanchamber.com.

6/10 • Bozeman Business and Professional Women Luncheon, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., at Holiday Inn, 5 E. Baxter. $9 for members, $12 for nonmembers. More information and register at www. bozemanbpw.org.

6/13 • Gallatin Valley Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Gallatin Valley Fairgrounds.

More information at www.gallatinvalleyfarmersmarket.com.

6/16 • Tax Increment Fund Board Meeting, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Downtown Bozeman Partnership office.

6/16 • Bogert Farmer’s Market, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Bogert Park. More information at www. bogertfarmersmarket.org.

6/17 • Bozeman Score Lunch & Learn “Strategic Business Planning” 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.,

at the Bozeman Public Library Large Community Room, 626 E. Main St. Visit www.scorebozeman. org.

6/17 • Business Improvement District Board Meeting, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Downtown Bozeman Partnership office.

6/20 • Gallatin Valley Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Gallatin Valley Fairgrounds.

More information at www.gallatinvalleyfarmersmarket.com.

6/23 • Bogert Farmer’s Market, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Bogert Park. More information at www. bogertfarmersmarket.org.

6/24 • Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Full Board Meeting, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m., at the Bozeman Chamber, 2000 Commerce Way. More information at www.bozemanchamber.com.

6/25 • Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Cellular Plus, 1500 N. 19th Ave. Ste. A. Free for members, $25 for non-members. Register at www.bozemanchamber.com.

6/25 • Music on Main, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., on Main St. between Black and Rouse Avenues.

More information at www.downtownbozeman. org.

BELGRADE 6/2 • Belgrade Chamber of Commerce President’s Circle, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Meeting open to past presidents and past board of directors of the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce.

6/16 • Be lgrade Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Meeting, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Visit www.belgradechamber.org.

6/18 • Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at The Travel Station. Visit www.belgradechamber.org for more information.

6/25 • Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Membership Luncheon, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Visit www.belgradechamber.org for registration and more information.

MADISON COUNTY 5/29 • Madison County Economic Development Council BBQ, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the First Madison Valley Bank in Ennis. More information at www.ennichamber.com.

5/29 • Virginia City Area Chamber of Commerce Member Appreciation Night. Visit www. virginiacity.com for more information.

5/30 • Madison Farm to Fork Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., next to The Sportsman’s Lodge on HWY 287. Visit www.madisonfarmtofork.com for more information.

6/4 • Ennis Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5 p.m to 7 p.m., at Arrow Real EstateERA Landmark and Maydak Gallery. Visit www. ennischamber.com for more information.

6/6 • Madison Farm to Fork Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., next to The Sportsman’s

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Lodge on HWY 287. Visit www.madisonfarmtofork.com for more information.

6/9 • Big Sky Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the Big Sky Chamber, 55 Lone Mountain Trail. Visit www. bigskychamber.com for more information.

6/10 • Ennis Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting, 8 a.m., at First Madison Valley Bank, Ennis. Visit www.ennischamber.com for more information.

6/13 • Madison Farm to Fork Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., next to The Sportsman’s Lodge on HWY 287. Visit www.madisonfarmtofork.com for more information.

6/18 • Visit Big Sky Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., at the Big Sky Chamber, 55 Lone Mountain Trail. Visit www.visitbigskymt.com for more information.

6/18 • Big Sky Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Gallatin River Guides. Visit www.bigskychamber.com for more information.

6/20 • Madison Farm to Fork Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., next to The Sportsman’s Lodge on HWY 287. Visit www.madisonfarmtofork.com for more information.

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5/28 • Network Live! Livingston Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Granite Sports Medicine, 315 S. Main St. Visit www.livingstonchamber.com or call (406) 222-0850 for more information.

6/3 • Livingston Farmers’ Market, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Miles Park Bandshell.

6/10 • Livingston Farmers’ Market, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Miles Park Bandshell.

6/11 • Network Live! Livingston Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Paradise Valley Equine. Visit www.livingston-chamber.com or call (406) 222-0850 for more information.

6/17 • Livingston Farmers’ Market, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Miles Park Bandshell.

6/24 • Livingston Farmers’ Market, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Miles Park Bandshell.

6/25 • Network Live! Livingston Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Park County Fairgrounds. Visit www.livingston-chamber. com or call (406) 222-0850 for more information.

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ON THE RECORD LICENSES New Contractors - Carpenters Hulford Construction, Matthew Lawrence Hulford, 315 W. Griffin Dr. #22, Bozeman, April 13.

TS West Construction LLC, Antone P. Scherbakov, 2229 Country Club Rd., Woodburn, Ore., April 13.

New Contractors - Concrete Concrete Conceptions, Peter A. Dejongh, 658 Landmark Dr., Belgrade, April 16.

New Contractors - Electrical C2 Electric & Security LLC, Jeffrey R. Rhea, 126 Metully Ln., Twin Bridges, April 7.

New Contractors - Excavating Cold Iron Excavation, Matthew A. Tronaas, 203 Quinella St., Apt. 3, Belgrade, Apri 16.

New Contractors - General Alpine Customs, Inc., Joseph Glen Dickey, 414 Wilda Ln., Bozeman, April 7.

Arden Exteriors, Arden E. Nixon, 7933 Burlington St., Billings, April 13.

At Custom Construction, No Owner or Address Listed, Bozeman, April 29.

Atlas Construction, Royden C. Jones, 1502 Bozeman Trail, Bozeman, April 16.

Big Sky Remodelers, Dennis Hayes, 635 Rottweiler Ln., Belgrade, April 20.

Buckingham Carpentry, Inc., Lawerence Buckingham, 401 N. Brady Ave., Bozeman, April 13.

Clean Slate Tile, Orion A. Helms, 1223 N. 8th Ave., Bozeman, Apri 27.

Colin Shane, Colin Shane, 210 S. 14th Ave.,

Apt. E, Bozeman, April 24.

Dean Holms Construction, Darrall D. Holms, 150 Old Forest Creek Tr., Bozeman, April 16.

Evghenii Macarov, Evghenii Macarov, 2307 W. Main St. Unit 104, Bozeman, April 21.

Flathead Framing, Dustin W. Mellem, 6485 Boyd Rd., Bozeman, April 29.

Goodpaster Construction, Thomas J. Goodpaster, 28 Golddust, Billings, April 16.

Hulteng, Inc., Eric S. Hulteng, 6417 Trade Center Ave., Billings, April 16.

Ken Johnson Construction, Ken Johnson Construction, 890 Hidden Valley Rd., Unit 29, Bozeman, April 13.

M.A. Enterprises, Mark P. Armstrong, 4385 Boyd Rd., Bozeman, April 29.

MAC Trades, Inc., Matthew K. McManis, 2607 Goldenrod Ln., Bozeman, April 16.

MannPower Exteriors, Knoch N. Mann, 215 S. 16th Ave., Apt. 4, Bozeman, April 24.

Marsh Creek LLC, No Owner or Address Listed, April 9.

Massmann Studios, No Owner or Address Listed, April 30.

Mountain Metal Door & Frame, Caleb Daniel Yeykal, 1211 S. Willson Ave., Bozeman, April 27.

Pemberton Construction LLC, Richard D. Pemberton, 40 Cottonwood Ln., Belgrade, April 21.

Roman Ciorba, Roman Ciorba, 2307 W. Main, Unit 305, Bozeman, April 16.

Santos Velazquez, Santos Velazquez, 316 S. 16th Ave., Apt. 5, Bozeman, April 16.

Skit Snow Construction, William J. Jodar,

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618 S. 11th Ave., Bozeman, April 21.

Sign Fix, Etc., Paul T. Cisclo, 78 Chelsea Way, Belgrade, April 16.

Stokke Concrete Cutting, Inc., Athlene Bishop Stokke, 475 US HWY 89, Vaughn, April 16.

Team Construction LLC, Scott Alan Smith, 2017 Harrison Ave., Ste. 104, Butte, April 22.

Tricon Commercial Construction, Stanley P. Sayers, 385 Old Corvallis Rd., Hamilton, April 24.

New Contractors - Handy Persons Big Dan the Handyman LLC, Daniel G. Wood, 24 S. Willson Ste. 1A, Bozeman, April 13.

Charles Fulcher Countertop Fabrication, Charles E. Fulcher, 13213 Cottonwood Rd., Bozeman, April 13.

Ervin Log Home Repair, Danny Ervin, 79979 Gallatin Rd., Bozeman, April 16.

Homesite Services, Roy H. Kelm, 3104 W. Babcock St., Bozeman, April 29.

S&J Enterprises, Stephen K. Bakker, 46 Tail Feather Ln., Unit C, Bozeman, April 21.

New Contractors – Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Indoor Air Solutions, Joseph J. Kleinhans, 815 W. 9th St., Laurel, April 13.

4 Seasons Heating and Cooling, Gordon R. Sazama, 169 Pine Creek Rd., Livingston, April 28.

New Contractors - Painting Del Sills, Delbert D. Sills, 1501 Bohart Ln., Unit 4, Bozeman, April 30.

Jacob Brumer Painting, No Owner or Address Listed, April 13.

New Contractors - Plumbing Flying B Mechanical LLC, Beverly A. Cox

Omdahl, 659 Morning Mist Rd., Manhattan, April 29.

New Contractors - Roofing Dark Horn Construction, Jonathan H. Borst, 80485 Gallatin Rd., Bozeman, April 27.

New Contractors – Welding & Fabrication Black Eagle Welding, James W. Cok, 25025 Norris Rd., Bozeman, April 16.

New Food Service - Food Truck Amok, Dru L. Dixon, 96 N. Hoffman St., Belgrade, April 16.

Blue Moose BBQ, Joseph C. Rowan, 56 Eustis Rd., Three Forks, April 23.

Grille 406, Eric Anthony Esper, 2320 W. Main St. Ste. 2, Bozeman, April 24.

Thai Basil, Kanchana Srichandi, 3170 E. Hollyhock Dr., Belgrade, April 29.

New Food Service - Restaurant Jersey Mike’s Subs, Victor J. Marabella, 1531 W. Main St., Bozeman, April 9.

Noodles & Company, Myron Dale Thompson, 1459 N. 19th Ave., Bozeman, April 13.

New Graphic Design CSG Media LLC, Ryan A. Rickert, 22 West Haley Springs Rd. #D, Bozeman, April 29.

New Itinerant Vendors Absolute Locksmithing LLC, Nicholas Wesley Simpson, 2619 Snapdragon St, Bozeman, April 16.

Art of War Entertainment, Burke J. Taylor, 1081 Cobb Hill Rd., Bozeman, April 16.

Workiva, Inc., No Owner Listed, 448 E. Main St., Bozeman, April 13.

New Management – Consulting Service Francis Construction and Management, Walter Francis, 2991 Lily Dr., Bozeman, April 16.

New Pawn Brokers Rare Asset Finance LLC, John Hudson, 503 E. Mendenhall St., Bozeman, April 16.

New Property Managers/Agencies Stoneridge Properties LLC, Per Hjalmarsson, 120 Churn Rd., Bozeman, April 29.

4G Property Management, Todd J. Goulet,

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New Pool/Gaming Early Bird Vending LLC, Brandon C. Payne, 8507 W. Panorama Dr., Bozeman, April 15.

New Retail – Beauty & Health Majestically Fashionable, Jonathan Moctezuma, 2825 W. Main St., Bozeman, April 29.

New Retail – Building Materials Fischer Tile & Stone, Thomas C. Fischer Jr., 424 E. Main St., Bozeman, April 2.

New Retail - Jewelry Peligro Jewelry Studio, Hana J. Hull, 81305 E. Gallatin Rd., Unit A, Bozeman, April 28.

Silver Shop, Larry T. Dathrop, 1215 Durston Rd., Bozeman, April 16.

New Retail – Other Bridger Mountain Trading, Carl R. Robertson, 25 N. Willson Ave. Ste. E11, Bozeman, April 14.

Freedom Vapes LLC, Deanna Marshall, 2000 N. 7th Ave., Bozeman, April 14.

Go 2 Guys Auction, Ross D. Mitchell, 2230 W. Main St., Unit D, Bozeman, April 1.

Lanter LLC, Benjamin Carter, 106 Virginia Dr., Bozeman, April 29.

New Retail – Video Sales & Rentals Movie Lovers, Inc., Jill Allen, 200 S. 23rd Ave., A3, Bozeman, April 16.

New Service – Auto & RV Repair/ Maintenace Dent Ability, Brian Paul Genovese, 7500 Jarmen Cir., Bozeman, April 16.

New Service - Cleaning Service Bear Creek Floor Care, Brian K. Nystrom, 770 Canyon View Rd., Bozeman, April 13.

Blue Sky Cleaning, Andrea N. Sevcik, 1201 Main St., Bozeman, April 13.

Gallatin Valley Royal Cleaning, Melissa S. Sutter, 1126 Cruiser Ln. Unit B, Belgrade, April 27.

Gruntz, Tommie J. Shamley, 6380 Jackrabbit Ln., Belgrade, April 13.

Housecare Givers, Inc., Melissa K. Glenn, 315 W. Griffin Dr. #4, Bozeman, April 21.

Integrity Cleaning, Paula E. Sutton, 18073

Rocky Mountain Rd., Belgrade, April 13.

Maid in Bozeman, Sarah N. Loween, 4030 Carbon St., Bozeman, April 16.

Pristine Clean & Concierge, Victoria S. Santos, 50 Gemstone Dr., Belgrade, April 13.

New Service – Clothing and/or Shoes Ward Ko LLC, Kelsey L. Ward, 4648 Shadowglen Dr. Unit B, Bozeman, April 16.

New Service - Communications Oasis Telecom, Tom Himrichs, 421 N. Broadway Ave., Bozeman, April 13.

New Service – Computer Consulting/ System Development Soikkeli Designs, David J. Soikkeli, 651 Emily Dr., Unit A, Bozeman, April 16.

New Service - Consulting Compass Advisors, Bryce G. Degroot, 2020 Charlotte St., Bozeman, April 16.

Simplify It LLC, Nicky L. Swenson, 651 Milestone Dr., Belgrade, April 29.

New Service - Financial/Investment Intermountain Financial Group, Anton R. Brog, 2245 W. Koch St. Unit B, Bozeman, April 16.

New Service – Guide Service Feuillebois Fishing Company, Guy Marice Feuillebois, 2618 Dafodil St., Bozeman, April 29.

New Service - Health & Beauty Cutting Edge Hair Salon, No Owner Listed, 1127 Harmon Stream Blvd., Bozeman, April 13.

Nectar, Lily Suzanne Hawkins, 129 W. Main St., Bozeman, April 20.

Nico Color Studio, No Owner Listed, 1127 Harmon Stream Blvd., Bozeman, April 13.

Stacy Miller Hair Studio, Stacy Miller, 3601 Toole St., Bozeman, April 29.

New Service - Health Care Mantra, Maria K. Johns, 321 E. Main St., Ste. 201, Bozeman, April 16.

Youth Dynamics, No Owner Listed, 1609 W. Babcock St., Bozeman, April 29.

New Service – Interior Design EM2, Eleana M. Montoya, 52963 Hamm Rd., Belgrade, April 13.

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New Service – Marketing & Advertising RW Digital Marketing, Ryan J. Watson, 719 S. Church Ave. #5, Bozeman, April 27.

New Service - Other Botane, Elita M. Jenkins, 311 N. Plum Ave, Unit 1, Bozeman, April 13.

Bruca, Ryan J. Brubaker, 116 N. 10th Ave., Bozeman, Apri 14.

East Babcock LLC, Katherine S. Dayton, 541 E. Babcock St., Bozeman, April 2.

Eclipse Audio Video, Matthew J. Fulbright, 511 E. Gallatin Rd., Bozeman, Apri 20.

Engineering, Inc., Danielle R. Schard, 106 E. Babcock St., Bozeman, April 21.

Helland Appliance Installation, Michael D. Helland, 195 North Low Bench Rd., Gallatin Gateway, April 29.

Lamme LLC, Katherine S. Dayton, 503 W. Lamme St., Bozeman, April 2.

Lewis Defense, John H. Lewis, 1224 N. Rouse Ave., Bozeman, April 16.

Rex’s Upholstery of Bozeman, Nicholas J. Toney, 1800 N. Rouse Ave., Building C, Unit 8, Bozeman, April 17.

The Blade Runner Mobile Knife Sharpening, Mike D. Roland, 1514 W. Koch St., Bozeman, April 13.

Turfquare, Inc., Todd H. Binford, 1627 W. Main St., Suite 147, Bozeman, April 23.

New Service - Outside Services Common Ground Landscape Maintenance, Brian J. Derham, 1222 N. Rouse Ave., Bozeman, April 16.

Dogwatch of Montana, Larry E. Johnson, 50 Arrow Tr., Bozeman, April 24.

Ducharme Outdoors LLC, Jennifer A. Ducharme, 8653 E. Panorama Dr., Bozeman, April 13.

Easy Acres Lawn Service, David N. Matherly, 355 Bolinger Rd., Belgrade, April 22.

Hungry Goat Lawn Care LLC, Evan W. McCotter, 15815 Portnell Rd., Gallatin Gateway, April 16.

MT Landscaping & Irrigation LLC, Ryan Martello, 911 New Mexico, Belgrade, April 13.

New Service – Pet Services Jaime’s Super Pooper-Scooper Service, Jaime L. Dygert, 1205 N. 25th Ave., Unit 102, Bozeman, April 16.

Pooch Palace Bozeman, Sarah Anne Nottingham,

711 N. Hunters Way, Bozeman, April 24.

New Service – Printing Lone Mountain Printing, Inc., Colin M. Shane, 421 W. Griffin Dr., Unit 1, Bozeman, April 10.

PERMITS Commercial Churches & Religious Building 1710 Vaquero, Shining Mountain Lutheran, Massmann Studios, 6,050 Sq. ft., $866,542.00 Commercial Offices, Banks, Professional Buildings 100 Nelson, Montana Department Transportation, Kruse Enterprises Inc., 20,848 Sq Ft., $2,416,909.00, 1485 Campbell, American Simmental Assoc., Miller Construction, John L., 16,124 Sq Ft., $1,869,255.00 Commercial Other Non-residential Building 612 W Griffin, Longshot Equity LLC, Mountain High Homes Inc., 7,200 Sq. ft., $389,232.00 Commercial Other Shelter, Non-housek.

100 Nelson, Montana Department Transportation, Kruse Enterprises Inc., 7,396 Sq. ft., $392,432.00 100 Nelson, Montana Department Transportation, Kruse Enterprises Inc., 3,200 Sq. ft., $169,792.00 Commercial Restaurants & Bars 122 W Main, The Imperial Four Hundred LLC, North Fork Builders of Montana, $17,500.00 Commercial Tenant Improvement 321 E Main, Amsden, John L. Sep Ira, Langlas & Associates Inc., $60,000.00 777 E Main, Delaney & Company Inc., Langlas & Associates Inc., $10,500.00 611 S Eighth, Bozeman School District #7, Ingram-Clevenger Inc., 3,050 Sq Ft., $290,000.00 1530 W Main, Harris Brothers LLC, Langlas & Associates Inc., 1,800 Sq Ft., $131,100.00 1960 N 19th, Yellowstone Bank, Hulteng Inc., 7,220 Sq Ft., $300,000.00 2304 N Seventh, State of Montana, Martel

Construction Inc., 3,160 Sq Ft. $85,000.00 402 E Main, Locati, Jerry, Wastcoat Construction, $10,000.00 1001 W Oak, Tange Family LLC, Walker Construction, $63,450.00 242 E Main, Anna Milner, Langlas & Associates Inc., 1,584 Sq Ft., $1,500 4150 Valley Commons, Big Sky Western Bank, Martel Construction Inc., $141,662.00 714 S Eighth, Campus Christian Center, Montana Construction Works, $11,800.00 421 W Griffin, Rockhopper Land LLC, colin Shane 912 N Seventh, Latta, Charlotte R., Martel Construction Inc., 52,000 Sq Ft., 2,100,000.00 1940 N 19th, Garden inn Center LLC, Langlas & Associates Inc., 7,828 Sq Ft. $131,000.00 1001 W Oak, Tange Family LLC, Walker Construction, $74,100.00 120 N 19th, Bozeman Deaconess, Diamond Construction, $35,530.00 319 E Mendenhall, 101 Rouse LLC, Ironwood Inc., $11,000.00 867 S 29th, Mitchell Development, Alpenglow Homes Inc., 2,267 Sq. ft., $50,000.00 1609 S 11th, Town and Country Foods S. 11th, BBG Contractors, 5,695 Sq Ft., $107,757.00 321 E Main, Amsden, John L. Sep Ira, Langlas & Associates Inc., $60,000.00 867 S 29th, Mitchell Development, Mitchell Development Group, 1,693 Sq Ft., 32,200.00 2304 N Seventh, State of Montana, Martel Construction Inc., 3,160 Sq Ft., $85,000.00 Commercial Reroof 317 E Mendenhall, SWN Creekside LLC, Sickler Roofing Service, $37,955.00 Demolition Permit 516 S Grand, Grigsby, Paul, Chase-Skogen Homes Inc. 305 W Peach, Three Peaches LLC, Montana Ready Mix LTD, $15,500.00 402 W Koch, Martin, Brian g &Owner is General 2360 N Seventh, Powder River Company LLC, Williams Plumbing & Htg Inc. 620 E Mendenhall, RG Properties LLC, Walker Construction, $17,000.00 Fire Protection Systems Permit

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ON THE RECORD CON T. 620 E Peach, Marienthal, Alex & James, Vert Industries, 2,593 Sq. ft., $254,251.00 1318 Pinnacle Star, Dehlendorf, Jacqueline & Scott, Cookstar Productions, 3,496 Sq. ft., $321,351.00 4858 Golden Gate, River Rock Investments LLC, Mountain High Homes Inc., 2,816 Sq. ft., $266,307.00 1710 Midfield, Franklin,Charles E. & Kathryn, Franklin Builders, 3,270 Sq. ft., $301,972.00 3414 Parkway, Jackson, Dustin Lee & Davya, Mcavallini Const LLC/Cavacres I., 4,627 Sq. ft., $431,177.00 2360 Andalusian, Trademark Inc., Trademark Inc., 3,541 Sq. ft., $315,146.00 2412 Milkhouse, ROI LLC, ROI LLC, 2,054 Sq. ft., $185,588.00 4521 Brisbin, Fry, Chad & Alicia, Ascent Home Builders Inc., 2,860 Sq. ft., $293,956.00 1513 Maiden Spirit, Kujala, Levi J. & Angela R., Ascent Home Builders Inc., 2,910 Sq. ft., $334,066.00 217 Silver Cloud, Ekstrom Matthew E. & Bridget R., Location x Architecture, 4,674 Sq. ft., $428,818.00 1826 N Hunters, Mahar Montana Homes LLC, Roset and Associates Inc., 2,775 Sq. ft., $253,899.00 1713 Midfield, DCT Land Company LLC, Paul Bierman Construction Inc., 3,466 Sq. ft., $325,775.00 853 Josephine, Bozeman Deaconess Real Estate, Chase-Skogen Homes Inc., 2,274 Sq. ft., $209,752.00 2390 Andalusian, Lux, Robert R & Nancy N., Black Label Construction Co., 4,172 Sq Ft., $381,260.00 2074 Jacobs, Joe Robb, JPR Construction Inc., 2,806 Sq. ft., $255,068.00 1305 Crabapple, Stean Builders LLC, Upland Construction Management LLC, 1,962 Sq Ft., $177,787.00 3447 Monida, Home Base Montana, Sunrise Homes LLC, 2,718 Sq. ft., $244,292.00 3429 Monida, Home Base Montana, Sunrise Homes LLC, 2,253 Sq. ft., $201,314.00 2493 Thoroughbred, ST Custom Homes LLC, ST Custom Homes LLC, 3,032 Sq. ft., $363,400.00 2400 Andalusian, Biggerstaff, Jerad & Betsy M., Biggerstaff Construction Co., 3,700 Sq. ft., $325,048.00

Residential Triplex, Fourplex 2740 Cobblestone, P & C Partnerships, Shane Collins Construction Inc., 8,164 Sq. ft., $711,042.00 Residential Addition 505 N 17th, Hoff, Darla A, John Short Custom Const Inc., 1,248 Sq. ft., $25,00, 0.00 Residential Alteration 410 N Church, Friend, Nicole & Robert, Sovulewski Construction, 500 Sq Ft., $52,965.00 1016 S Fifth, Bianco, Donald, Jozz Construction 3252 Lily, Messina, Perry & Colleen, Jesperson Construction Inc., 630 Sq. ft., $70,00, 0.00 1016 S 5th, Chris Bianco, Ozz Construction, $15,000.00 1504 S Grand, Weldon, James & Louise, Shahn Steele Corporation, $20,000.00 388 Mathew Birdgage, Craig Randall, Owner is General 3104 W Babcock, Kelm, Roy H. & Ardella M., Homesite Services 401 W Olive, West Olive LLC, Jesperson Construction Inc., $28,000.00 216 N Church, Adams, Merle D. & Tannis Hart, Owner is General, $30,000.00 Residential Reroof 1017 W Story, Goodpaster, Steven & Sandra, Goodpaster Construction 916 S Third, Boddy, James R., Sickler Residential Roofing 1116 S Pinecrest, Skeele, Thomas, Sickler Residential Roofing 106 Donna, Kimm, Clare Sr., Dark Horn Construction

PATENTS Daniel W. Price of Loveland, Ohio, William E. Clem of Bozeman, Matthew C. Miller of Cincinnati, Ohio, Cory G. Kimball of Cincinnati, Ohio, Brennan G. McCabe of Cincinnati, Ohio, Jeffrey D. Messerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Shawn C. Snyder of Greendale, In. Ethicon EndoSurgery, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio. Surgical connector.

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Lee Johnson of Absarokee and Benjamin Meagher

of Bozeman. Paha Designs LLC of Denver, Colo. Gear transmission and derailleur system. 9,033,833. May 19.

Christopher Allen Rager of Belgrade. Flying Arrow Archery LLC of Belgrage. Arrowhead with curved blades.

D729,336. May 12.

Brett Hugh James of Bozeman. Microbion Corporation of Bozeman. Bismuth-thiols as antiseptics for biomedical uses, including treatment of bacterial biofilms and other uses. 9,028,878. May 12.

Matthew C. Miller of Cincinatti, Ohio, Daniel W. Price of Loveland, Ohio, Cory G. Kimball of Cincinatti, Ohio, Scott A. Woodruff of Cincinnati, Ohio, William E. Clem of Bozeman, and Timothy G. Dietz of Terrace Park, Ohio.

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My Two Cents “Through a couple of acquisitions, our company is merging three different computer systems into one centralized system. The reason we need to do this is obvious to everyone — cost savings and consistency for our clients. What surprises me, though, is how much resistance some people have to this. How do I get everybody on board?”

-M.T., Vice-President, Bozeman It’s all about the conversations, M.T. Of course, the change coming has to be thought out and well-planned, with a vision of what it will look like and how the benefits will show up. But knowledge alone does not change behavior. Hope actually gives it a better chance, and that happens through conversations.

When our office changed from Microsoft to Apple, there were dozens of discussions about what had to change, what I had to know, and how often I had to ask for help. But it was Josh, our technical guru, who made the difference. I was easily frustrated about what I didn’t know and wondered out loud why we just didn’t go back to what we had before. Josh patiently asked me what was going on, listened to my frustrations and explained to me why this transition would work so well for our office.

Yes, he knew the technology, but he also knew I needed to understand. Our conversations gave me hope.

As one of the leaders in our company, I needed that. Without the conversation, I could have gotten stuck in the change process myself, and then how helpful could I be for our employees who had their own frustrations?

Creating opportunities for conversations becomes a key role leaders can play during change initiatives. Employees stay more engaged when they can vent frustrations, offer feedback, and discuss concerns in team meetings, open forums and town halls. This prevents employees from making up their own stories because there is a void of information.

During change, you can never over com-

municate. Here’s why: “It isn’t the changes that do you in, it’s the transitions. Change is not the same as transition. Change is situational: the new site, the new boss, the new team roles or the new policy. Transition is the psychological process people go through to come to terms with the new situation. Change is external, transition is internal.” This insight from William Bridges, author of “Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change,” reaffirms the conversation imperative.

Here’s a doable way to create conversations.

It’s a practice I have used with clients for years, a “Pulse Check,” involving leaders and employees in conversations engaging both knowledge and emotions. This five-step team meeting can be held weekly for no more than 30 to 45 minutes, using the same agenda each time. You and your employees can decide when you don’t need to hold them anymore.

1. Ask each team member to share one problem or challenge they experienced that week regarding the change. Explain they each have one minute to share, and time them. Ask a different employee to be the timer each week.

The benefit of this is you will hear the problems they are facing instead of having them vent in one another’s offices. It’s only when you know what the problems and challenges are that you can do something about them. Write down these challenging problems and get back to the group at the next meeting with any updates.

If people don’t get a chance to vent, they have a hard time moving on.

You may want to explain that the timing ensures everybody gets heard in the group. Asking each person also avoids the situation of one or two people dominating the venting conversation.

2. Next, ask each team member to share a success story from the week. Explain they each have one minute to share. Use the same person for timing this activity, too.

Employees like to know what is working during change, so hearing success stories from their colleagues gives them hope and understanding.

If you want to add more time so people can ask questions, feel free.

Listen for bright spots — those places where the change is working.

3. Share any data that quantifies the change so people can see and hear directly from you what is really going on.

Remind people of where the change is going and its benefits.

Interpret and discuss the positives and negatives of the numbers with the team members. Ask for their conclusions about the numbers.

Celebrate the positives.

Ask for their input on what can be done about the negative numbers or how they can build on the positive numbers. As you listen, continue to ask, “What else?” until they have no more responses.

4. Ask each team member for a question they would like answered or a problem they would like help solving about the change.

You may answer or solve the question in the meeting, or take it on to answer in the next week’s meeting.

5. At the end of the meeting, ask each person to rate the meeting on a one to ten scale, with ten being terrific and one being terrible.

After everyone has given his or her rating, ask them next what it would take to get the rating to a ten.

As each person is answering, write his or her ideas down.

You’ll learn what worked and what didn’t, and so will they.

They will also feel heard and understood.

When you offer opportunities for conversations, you enable everyone to develop their response-ability with thoughtful, proactive choices. Without them, your organization is at the mercy of emotional reactions — reacting instead of choosing. What’s at stake is the success of your organization’s change effort. Leading change requires managing both the structural side, creating a vision and a plan, and the human side — listening to what people need and building hope. Employees want a leader who can do both.

Ris Higgins is a leadership coach, change agent, and innovative thought-leader at Leadership Outfitters, helping people change in profound, relevant, and inspiring ways. Contact her at 406-586-5504 or ris@leadership-outfitters.com.

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Conservation, consolidation and taking chances SOME THINGS ARE JUST MEANT to be. Ten years ago I decided I had to work in wildlife conservation and made a complete career shift, moving to Bozeman without a job. And like many others who have up and moved to this promised land of endless recreational opportunities, big sky and large carnivores, I spent nearly a year trying to find work.

My first break came from Predator Conservation Alliance, where I became what felt like the oldest intern in America. But it was enough for me. I was grateful just to be doing environmental work.

My stint with PCA was short, as I was fortunate to get a chance to work on grizzly bear and wolf conservation with the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Working for grizzlies was my dream, so I could not turn down the opportunity.

During this time PCA became Keystone Conservation and the organization pioneered human-carnivore coexistence work in the Northern Rockies, most notably through its Range Rider program.

Early in the program, riders patrolled the range to detect predators and try to scare them away from livestock. We now focus not just on the use of human presence or non-lethal tools to ward off wolves or bears, but also on the overall management context. Ideally range riders bunch and move livestock around to mimic wild ungulate behavior in the presence of predators, which is better not just for the livestock and the large carnivores but for the land. Also, in this context we can more effectively use non-lethal tools such as guard dogs and scare devices because the livestock are more concentrated into a smaller area.

Fast-forward four years. Wolves delisted, the recession in full swing and my time with the NRDC was winding down.

I got a call from the board chair of Keystone Conservation asking me if I would consider taking over the organization.

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With some hesitation, I said yes.

Keystone had been hit hard by the recession and experienced some staff attrition. Yet a loyal core of supporters kept the organization chugging along. I’ll never forget bumping into friends and colleagues downtown and hearing, “Wow, you’re at Keystone now” with badly hidden nervousness and confusion, or even “What are you thinking?” But I saw it as a creative venture. I felt enthusiastic about the mission and was confident I could elevate the organization’s stature by refining its strategic priorities. And of course I had a fondness for Keystone, as it had been my jumping off point in conservation work.

Here I should make a confession — one of my favorite television shows is, yes, “Shark Tank.” In the show, entrepreneurs present their developing businesses along with a request for investment to five wealthy sharks. In a recent episode, a man in New York City working with Barbara Corcoran was losing money on his interchangeable bikini suit business. The business owner was committed to riding out his company’s downturn because, he said, “I am an entrepreneur. I don’t want to work for anyone else, I want to create my own successful business and workplace.”

Barbara admired his motivation and invested in the now-profitable business.

Though “Shark Tank” is not known as a source of deep reflection, when I heard this I knew why I had gone back to Keystone.

I am feeling nostalgic about Keystone these days because the organization emerged from its midlife crisis and is consolidating with, and taking the name of, another organization, People and Carnivores. I feel like my baby bird is about to fledge. Over the last few years, with the help of my colleague

Matt Barnes and others, Keystone grew to become a leader in rangeland stewardship and carnivore coexistence and conservation work. People and Carnivores, with our partner and nowcolleague Steve Primm, also established a leadership role in backcountry, ranch and rural residential coexistence, primarily in support of grizzly bear conservation. Steve had also worked with Keystone some years ago. We have come full circle.

A little risk taking balanced by trusted instincts can work out well. Maybe we are a little timid in the nonprofit sector, even though people seem to clamor for authentic creativity and changes in the way we approach socio-ecological issues. One great byproduct of the

Keystone — People and Carnivores consolidation is turning two organizations into one, which means one less entity competing for funds and more than double the programmatic capacity and resources. It can be done.

I am grateful to all the people who helped Keystone along the way — too many to name, as they say — born almost 25 years ago as Predator Project.

The world has changed a lot since then, and we are changing with it. We are not just about Carnivores, we are not just about People, we are working for People and Carnivores — to reflect our bias that the health of both is indelibly linked.

Lisa Upson is the Executive Director of Keystone Conservation, soon to be People and Carnivores.

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