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Lightening the mood

Get your small As economic anxiety eases, employers go for a little fun business on track this year BY DEE DEPASS

Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

M I N N EAPOLIS (MCT) — Stroll into the Accredited Investors office at 4:45 p.m. on any afternoon, and you’ll get front-row seatsto the daily foosballtable tournament. Tw elve of the firm’s 36 financial advisers face off daily,as co-w orkers cheer and sip soda and lattes provided on the company dime. Some people callitcostly play. Company principal Kathy Longo callsit “employee engagement.” The firm’sfoosball smack-downs, cozy fireplace and Friday barbecues encouragestaffersto w ork and play hard, Longosaid. The culture makes it fun to come to work, executive assistant Suzie Ridenour said. “They never stop looking for different ways that they can accommodate the staff and the clients’ needs,” she said. After a brutalrecession, a host of firms are making similar m oves.In wayslarge and small, pizza, coffee, company picnics, department drinks,parties and other outlets of fun are back on the menu of the American w orkplace. 3M, Graco,Target, U nitedHealth Group and Mosaic havescheduled big employee picnics this year.And other co mpanies alsosay they are bringing back the company picnic,hosting m ovie nights or making plans for office outingsto baseballgames. There’s a method to the merriment. “Salary budgets are back; 401(k) matches arecoming back. And now this is that final component, with companies saying, ‘ We are spending money on pay and benefits.N ow let us invest in our culture again and make sure that morale is getting back to whereit w as.Let’s have fun again,’“said Eric Gonzaga, a Minneapolisbased managing directorfor the compensation and benefitsconsulting giant Grant Thornton. After weathering the recession, benefitsconsulting firm Cleveland Co.decided it needed more employee bonding and levity in the workplace. So managersrecentlyrounded up employees and spent several

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STEVE GILBERTSON AND SARAH ASEBEDO react as they scored a point in foosball against their co-workers during one of Accredited Investors foosball tournaments at the end of each day in Edina, Minn.

hourspacking mealsfor the hungry before heading out for a night of drinks and dinner — all on the company. N ext, “ we are looking into a bow ling alleyevent with video games (for) an afternoon of fun,” said partner Michelle Cleveland Maher. Office workers are thrilled. “For all of us,it was really nice, really fun. ... It was a first,” said employee Amy Ostergaard, w ho started three years ago in the depths of the downturn. Mary Younggren, owner of the Advent Group Inc.employment agency in Edina, M inn., said the Cleveland Co.is not alone. “A lot of our human resource (clients)say they arefocused on employee engagement and are trying to make the workplace fun. It’s a buzzword right now and a tool that prevents people fro m jumping ship,” Younggren said. “If workers are engaged and are happy,they will stay where they are.”

The Company Picnic People in Golden Valley,M inn., plans massive “employee picnics” for corporate clients.After demand dipped during the recession, the company is enjoying a surge in scheduling. It’s one more sign that the economy is on the mend. After all, the company’s megapicnics can set clientsback $15,000 to $45,000 for one fun-packed day of grilling, soda, popcorn, bouncy rides and games galorefor hundreds of workers and their families. “ We did see a lot of companies not do picnics last year and the year before,” general manager Jim D olan said. “But this yearitseems to be picking up.” Maher at the Cleveland Co. said she’s not surprised. “Employers are wanting to keep their employees happy.They alw ays have,” she said. “But during the last few stressful years, making the bottom line work has been really their focus.” N ow that things are better,

companies arerealizing that these employees are the ones who got them through recession. And they deserve a little fun. As the foosball smackdow n w as wrapping up at Accredited Investors,w orkerssaid they enjoy the company gym, yoga classes and a match of up to $250 for every charity donation they make. They also get paid to perform up to 40 hours of volunteer work here or abroad. Longo spent her w eek volunteering with St. Paul, M inn.-based Common Hope at a school in Guatemala. When companies go out of their wayto be sensitive and provide perks,flexibility and a dash of spicefor everyday workers,i t gets noticed, especially by the younger employees,said Younggren, of the Advent Group agency. “ Moneyisreally not everything, particularlyto that millennial generation,” she said. “To them, i t’sreally about having a life.”

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BY DAN VOORHIS

McClatchy Newspapers

WICHITA, Kan. — You get laid off.Your job search goes now here. Your savings dry up.N ow w hat? The answ erfor many is as old as capitalism: start a business. This isn’t the new Google, here. This is Bob’s Landscaping and Junk Hauling or Alicia’s Cake Baking and Daycare — whateverittakesto bring inaserious income. It may be a hobby or side business that morphed intoalifeline, but the keyfor most people is starting with relativelylittlecapital — alawn mow er,computerrepairtools,asewing machine, all of which they may already own. Jodi Saldana of Wichita, Kan., has strung together severalpart-time businessesto generate income. She has a commercialjanitorial business called Five StarJanitorial — it’sreally just her, with some help from her daughter.She takes care of a boy at his home during the day and cleans after hours.She figures she cleans about 25 hours a week. As a one-person business with little publicity,she said, it is crucial toreassure potential clients.That’s why she is licensed and insured, she said. To build a client list, she has gone door to door.“It doesn’t do anygood tocall them,”she said. “You need to be right there. They need to see the person you’reselling. You’reselling yourself. ” It’s hardto know how many have become entrepreneurs-by-necessity.They oftenfly below the radar with little advertising and little

D espite all the chatter about how the Great Recession is finally over, many small-business owners aren’tfeeling it yet. Infact, although the N ational Federation of Independent Business (www.nfib.com)reports that confidence among American businessow nersreached a three-year high in January,many arestillcautious about hiring and spending. And if your businessstill seems to be on the trailing end of the muchtouted recovery,you may be looking for waysto takecontrol of your financial future this year. W ith reduced resourcesto hire and train staff,pay outside contractors and also increase productivity, many small-business owners are turning to technology to help them bridge the gap betw een w hat they need and what they can afford. If 2011 is your yeartoregain financial footing for your small business,here are f ivekey areas where technology can help:

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ODI SALDANA, owner of Five Star Janitorial, washes windows at the Kenworth dealership recently in Wichita, Kan. Her business provides extra income to supplement her day job as a care provider.

presence in the regular commercial economy. Their best friends are the free online classified, the poster on the telephone pole and word of mouth. If they aresole proprietors,they don’t incorporate or pay unemployment taxes.And if they areservice businesses,the statetypically doesn’teven require them to paysales tax, according to the Kansas Department of Revenue. But thereare indications that the number of forced entrepreneurs is up. The Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activityfrom the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City,M o. , show s the number of startups is up significantlyfrom 2008,but the number of startup businesses with more than one person is down. According to the report, Kansas was near the U.S.averagein starting new businesses,at 3.5 new businesses per 1,000 people per month. H igh school dropouts had the highest grow ing rate of new businessformation among educational categories.And among ethnic groups, the fastest growing rate was among Hispanics. This surge in businesses increases competition for established companies already reeling from the recession. Fred Brooks,co-owner of Top Dog Law n Service, said the pros in the lawn-care industry call thesecompetitors“no names. ”

“They don’tset up an LLC, they don’t have insurance, they don’t haveacorporate structure, they don’teven have a name on their truck,” Brookssaid. “In the summer,w e’llsee 50 trucks with trailers on the back, and no name.” There’s no doubt it has hurt his business, Brookssaid, forcing him toeatsome fuel-cost increases.It’salso pushed him to add services such as grassfertilizing. “I don’t hold this against these guys who aretrying tofeed their family, ” Brookssaid. “If that was me, I ’d be doing it, too.But thereisacertain impact toit.” Amanda Thompson, a student at Wichita State University,started Amanda Thompson PhotographyinJanuary. She shoots weddings,baby portraits and the like. It’sapart-time business she runs as she w orks on her degree in graphic arts. H er weekends are now booked with jobsas she has learned how to build clientele on little money,she said. She started the business because her family — which includes her husband and 15-monthold son — could use the extra income. The experience, she said, has been positive. She’s having fun, learning to run a business and interacting with customers — many of whom are as cash-strapped as she is. “It’s about putting yourself in the same place they are,”she said.

From credit card numbersto personal identifying information of employees and clients, a small business’s netw orkcan be a treasure trovefor cyber criminals. The best wayto protect your company’sco mputer netw orks — and the personal, financial and client-related information they contain — is with technology that blocks malicious cyber attacks and safeguards sensitive information. W indow s 7 Professional, with Window s Internet Explorer,gives you the right tools to help you be confident that your business and your data aresafer and more secure. 3. Accessing information remotely. Customers

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Butte dentists living the dream STORY AND PHOTOS BY PAULA J. MCGARVEY for The Montana Standard

Dr.Erik Johnson and Dr.Bob Wilcox wanted to live, work, and raise their families in their hometown, and these local dentists found a way to turn that dream into reality.Long-time r fiends and 1994 graduates of Butte High School, both married local Butte girls and went off to school to pursue their careers. Wilcox did his undergraduate work at the University of Montana in Missoula, graduating with a Bachelors degree in microbiology with a chemistry minor.He graduated with his D.M.D.from Temple University’s School of Dentistry in Philadelphia, then came home to Butte in 2007 and began practicing general dentistry out of a local office at 820 Sampson St. His wife, Dawn Gordon-Wilcox, was happy to be home, and the grandparents on both sides were thrilled. “Itwas nice to be back home and with family,�Wilcox said. After high school, Johnson completed a bachelor’s degree in biology at Montana Tech and went on to earn his dentistry degree from the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. After working two years in Champaign, Ill. he also made the decision that it was time to come home.He began talking in earnest with Wilcox about joining him in Butte. “We’d been talking about this for a long time.This is where we were raised and this is where we wanted to raise our kids,�Johnson said. With Wilcox’s lease expiring and an empty building that once housed a local OB/GYN office just a few blocks away at 2823 Lexington, the two decided there was no time like the present to act. Johnson moved back home with his wife, Keri (Mueller) Johnson and their two children, and satisfied another set of grandparents in the process. The office space has been repurposed, creating six exam rooms, a sterilization area, and a lab for denture work, processing

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ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS Dr. Peter Wendt, left, and Dr. Jon Pine look at an X-ray of a broken foot at Pintler Surgical Specialists on the Community Hospital of Anaconda campus.

DENTISTS Dr. Bob Wilcox, above, and Dr. Erik Johnson, left, are pictured at work in their offices in Butte.

whitening bleach trays, and the fabrication of night guards and custom athletic mouth guards. Though they share a lifelong friendship, an office and a dental hygienist, the two doctors maintain separate practices within the new location. The combined practices accept most dental insurances and Medicaid, and cover the gamut in dental care and services including: ■Routine dentistry, including fillings, crowns and state-of-the art rotary root canal therapy, limiting chair time ■Oral surgery, including wisdom tooth extraction ■State of the art diagnostics, including digital panoramic, and digital x rays ■Aesthetic dentistry, including ZoomŽ whitening and veneers ■Full and immediate-same day denture work ■Invisalign Ž orthodontics ■Same day emergency treatment “We strive to keep all work in our own offices to limit driving out of town to see specialists,�Wilcox said.

Pintler Surgical Specialists New surgical group expands services, access BY ERIN NICHOLES

For The Montana Standard

A NAC O N DA — A surgical group’s new setting gives patients accessto expanded services and top-notch treatment closeto home. Pintler Surgical Specialists relocated to a new building on the Community Hospital of Anaconda Campus in April, multiplying spacefor existing services and making room for new providers. “ We’realw ays just trying to alleviate the need for our community to havetotravel long distancefor specialized care,� said hospital spokesw oman Meg Hickey-Boynton. Pintler Surgical Specialists includes Dr.Pete Sorini, neurosurgery; Dr.Steven Martini, noninvasive spine care; Dr.Tom McMahon, general surgery; and orthopedic surgeons Dr.Peter Wendt and Dr.Jon Pine. Originally,the practice had been located in the hospital’s north wing, but space was becoming tight. “They needed spacetosee patients and we needed the (hospital) spaceto improve inpatient services,� H ickey-Boynton said. The new 7,000 square-foot modular building is adjacent to Pintler Family Medicine, just west of the hospital. The proximity allow s the physicians quick accessto the

operating room and to patients recovering from surgeries. The new building has 22 exa m rooms and tw o procedurerooms. The ample space allow ed for Wendt and Pine tojoin the practice in May. W endt has returned to Anaconda after w orking for several years at the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center in Helena. Pine m oved to Anaconda fro m Dr. Pete Sorini N ew Jersey,w here he had worked for 20 years as an orthopedic surgeon. The pair carves an orthopedics niche for the hospital and adds patient convenience. “There is quite a demand for orthopedics,� H ickey-Boynton said. Pintler Surgical includes other convenient services as well. W eekly, tw o gastroenterologists are at the clinic tosee patients and perform endoscopies. “CHA will continue to look at our service offerings and what the needs of the community are and tryto meet the needs by adding additional surgeons and specialists if needed,� H ickeyBoynton said.

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hough few er than five percent of all new carssold nationwide are Subarus,it often seems that you can’tcross a street in Montana without having to waitfor one of their models to passby. “ We’re closerto 20 percent in Montana,” said Bob Brasher,sales manager at Butte Subaru. “It’sreally the perfect carfor this state.” Brasher said all-w heel-drive that comes standard on each of their models is areal asset, as well as the good gas mileage and cargo space. “ Montanans liketo get out and enjoy the country,” he said. “And our road conditions can change in the blink of an eye. W e have thosego-any where, do-anything vehicles.” N ew car sales have been brisk, but the tsunami in Japan disrupted the company’s supply chain. Brasher said they have enough new cars in stock, but they may become harder to find as the summer drags on. “ We’ve tried to become more diverse,” said Brasher.“ We’recarrying a larger selection of pre-owned Subarus and a more diverse inventory of used cars, both imports and domestics.” Brasher said their up-front pricing has helped spur business both locally and nationwide. “ We put our prices online, and that has grown,” he said. “ Wesellcars literally all over the U.S.W e’vesent some as far as New Jersey,and the same thing with used cars.” Brasher said the 2012 Subarus have their sales team excited about the future. The Imprezagets 36 miles per gallon on the highw ay,atop-notch markfor an all-w heel-drivevehicle. “ Wesee fuel efficiency becoming more and more important for customers,” he said. The brand is also increasing its“creaturecomforts,” and becoming more sophisticated. Brasher said the business climate has been relatively good in Butte. H esaid the dealership had a “good recovery last year” with steady increases through 2011. “People in Butte and Montana in generalseem to support the business,” said Brasher.“ Weget a lot of repeat business,return customers.” The dealership,located at 3801 Harrison Ave., employs 11 people including tw o mastertechnicians that can do everything from a routine oil changeto a major overhaul. Call them at 533-7360 or visit www.buttesubaru.net.

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UGGAN DOLAN MORT UA RY is continuing its long history in Butte with a new facility on the Butte flat offering expanded services and accommodations to serve the community. The business opened its doors in mid March at 1805 Meadowlark after moving from itsformer location on Montana Street in Uptown Butte. “We’ve been doing quite well down here,”said Chuck Richards, the office manager. “We’ve had a lot of big services here, whereas before you wouldn’t have been able to do i t ; there was just no room.” The move means greater access, more parking, more convenient services and safety for those attending a funeral, he said. “It’s just easier access for everybody,”Richards said. The mortuary now has room for almost 300 people in its main chapel room, which is more than double in size from the previous Montana Street location, and Richards says there is plenty of space for offices,private viewing, displaying of caskets and urns and handicapped access. And for the first time, the business is operating a crematory on the premises which allows for greater convenience for customers, and allows more flexibility with scheduling services, especially when relatives are traveling to the area. The new site is conveniently located near Butte’s cemeteries, and is in closer proximity to serve a rising demographic of people moving to the flat, says Richards. The mortuary not only provided much needed chapel space,but the central location made for easier access to customers. “It was just time for us to make a movefor a lot of different reasons,”Richards said. In addition to a new facility, the business is now offering grief counseling to assist people in the weeks after suffering a loss, he said. The first eight-week session started in April and the next session begins July 6. “We’ve never done one, and had a lot of calls from people saying they were having a tough time and want someone to talk to,”Richards said. The sessions are free,but Richards said those who attend must pay a minimal cost for materials used during the sessions. Duggan-Dolan is a fourth-generation business that dates back to the early 1900s. Dennis Shea originally owned Daly-Shea mortuary, and his son, Francis X. Dolan, joined with him. With Dennis Dolan Sr., the son of Francis, they all worked together at one time at Daly-Shea mortuary on South Idaho Street across from Boys’ Central. In 1987, Dennis Dolan Jr.obtained his mortuary license and became the fourth in the line of morticians. Today, Duggan Dolan comprises Dennis Jr.and Todd Bartle as morticians, Chuck Richards as the office manager and Bill Feaster, who is newly hired, to sell insurance packages for funeral planning. The mortuary hopes to sell the four-story, 14,000-square-foot building on Montana Street. The mortuary will continue to offer all the services it has in the past, such as pre-paid planning for funerals, insurance plans, limousine service, wakes and services at the site or at the various churches in the city.

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ONTANA TECH is experiencing an increase in enrollment and growing to meet student needs.The addition of the new N atural Resources Building on M ontana Tech’s north campus in spring of 2010 created a substantial increase in available space. Since the NRB opened, administrators have been w orking to make the best use of existing space, coordinating relocation of services and programs with renovations to meet the demands of the expanding student population. This has set the stagefor some exciting changes—with even more on the horizon.

RENOVATIONS TO THE MINING/GEOLOGY BUILDING, left, will be complete by mid July, according to a Tech spokesperson. BELOW: THE OLD PETROLEUM BUILDING, undergoing a $2.7 million renovation, will be called the Health Science Building to better suit its new purpose. BOTTOM: AN ARCHITECT’S RENDERING of the new Tech Foundation building is pictured. PHOTOS COURTESY OF MONTANA TECH

Health Science Building The Health Science Building, formerly known as the Petroleum Building, is currently in the midst of a $2.7 million renovation, and was renamed to better suit its new purpose. The building mostrecently housed the University’s Petroleum and Technical Outreach D epartments. Beginning in January 2012, the Montana Tech Nursing Program — currently located on the south campus at the College of Technology,will move into the HSB.The HSB will house simulated laboratories and hospitalrooms,and will be equipped with an elevator, meeting current accessibility codes. Nursing students will also have accessto new observation labs where they will work with tw o state-of-the-art, life-size training mannequins designed to simulate adult and infant patient care. “The vacant space at the CO T will be used for future programming,” said Doug Abbott, vice chancellor for academic affairs and research. “The Technical Outreach D epartment, temporarily housed in Main Hall during the renovations,will return to the HSB upon completion.”

Regents and groundbreaking occurred in early May of 2011. The project is slated for completion in May of 2012. “It’s an expansion of the student cardio fitness and w eight room facilities,including an upgrade to current locker room space,” said MikeJohnson, vice chancellor for development and student services and president of the Montana Tech Foundation. Other updates include upgrades of the heating, ventiMining/Geology lation, air conditioning and lighting systems. Building & Main Hall Johnson said today’s students By mid July ongoing renova- are educated consumers — searching for universities that tions of the Mining/Geology (MG) Building will be complete. meet their academic needs as w ell as their lifestyle — which Administration, Geological includes a desirefor easy access Engineering and Mining Engineering Departments — all to modern fitnessfacilities. “As we proceed through the temporarily located in Main Hall during the remodel — will move construction phase, the building will remain open and back to the MG Building. “This frees up space in Main operational, with some limitations,” Johnson said. Hall, allowing the Electrical Engineering Department to be Frank & Ann m oved from the Science and Engineering Building to Main Gilmore University Hall,” Abbott said. Relations Center “ With Technical Outreach leaving Main Hall and moving to Groundbreaking for the the HSB,the vacant space on new Frank and Ann Gilmore the low er level will be U niversity Relations Center remodeled to accommodate new occurred on June 24. lab spacefor the General “It’s a projEngineering and Electrical ect we’ve Engineering Departments.” envisioned for the past 20 years,” said HPER Complex M ichael Barth, director of Funded by a student-driven operations at initiative and student-approved the Montana addition of fees over time, the Tech HPER complex will also be Gilmore Foundation. receiving a $3.6 million The $2 miloverhaul. The project was approved by lion project is being funded the universitysystem’s Board of entirely through the financial support of alumni, and individuals and businesses within the privatesector.“It will continue the westw ard expansion of the campus and will be located on Granite Street, adjacent to the current Foundation Building,” Barth said. The URC, scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2012, will house the University’s Advancement and Development Team which includes Alumni Affairs,Career Services,Public Relations and Marketing and the Montana Tech Foundation. D onorsto the project will be honored byrecognition tiles placed throughout the building. The three-level, 10,000-sq.ft. building will offer conference rooms and meeting areas — serving as a placefor alumni to gather,recruitersto meet and

interview students,and for visitorsto begin their introduction to the university. “Altogether,it will be a place to celebrate Montana Tech,” Barth said.

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“People no longer haveto leave Butte or travel greater distancesfrom the outlying areas for treatment. Theycan receive the majority of their cardiac care right here in Butte,�Baileysaid.

diagnostic imaging procedure, w hich allow s the cardiologist to see blockages in the heart’s vascular system. Interventional cardiologistsare alsoavailable for administration and evaluation of other heart-related diagnostic tools,such as cardiac stresstests and echocardiograms. N andalur said that he and Zelman are working with the hospitaltoexpand servicesto include screening for peripheral artery disease (PA D) , a prevalent form of vascular diseaseinvolving the arteries in the legs. “Circulation issues in the low er extremities can also be treated with interventional procedures that remove plaque and expand arteries,�he said. N andalur also noted that having an interventional cardiologist on hand provides patients with the added assuranceof specialized careavailable during other surgeries,in the advent of unforeseen complications. Bailey stressed that St. James H ealthcare has excellent working relationships with the International Heart Institute, St. Vincent’s Healthcarein DR. MOHAN Billings and St. Patrick Hospital NANDALUR, in Missoula for patients whose ABOVE, AND conditions require more DR. ROBERT complicated procedures,such as ZELMAN, left, coronary bypass surgery.“ We’re share a contract able to do the initial stabilization with St. James incases where patients havea Healthcare to need for morecomplexcare,� provide N andalur said. interventional In the case of a nonemergency cardiology and procedure, having interventional related cardiologists at St. James also procedures. m eans that patients usually don’t Zelman is pointing haveto wait daysto weeksfor to a screen follow -up appointments.“ We showing a stent can alw ayssee them within placed in a 24 hours,�N andalur said. patient’s heart. St. James also offers an accredited and certified Cardiac Rehabilitation Department. Its easily accessible location, at the intersection of tw o major This allow spatientstorecover the clock, also allow s St. James to Interstate highw ays,I-90 and I15, makes St. James Healthcarea offerroutine screening and inafamiliar and supportive logical choicefor thoseseeking environment, and decreases their expanded follow -up care. emergencycare and/ or rehabiliDoctorsare on hand to travel and lodging expenses dratation services during their perform and evaluate matically.Having an intervenrecovery,Baileysaid. tional cardiologist on site around angiograms,a nonsurgical,

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conference has expanded its original focus on sports medicine to include other orthopedic disciplines. Ferguson said the theme of this year’sconference, w hich was held June 11-12 at Fairmont Hot he Big Sky Sports Springs,w as “The Spine.”The M edicine Conference, conference included presentasponsored by the tions on exciting advancements St. James Healthcare Montana in surgical procedures used to Sports Medicine team in Butte, relievepain and correct began in 1998 with the structural malformations of the spine. motivation to bring accessible Orthopedic Surgeon continuing education opportuDr.Anthony Russo of Montana nities tosouthw est Montana Orthopedics in Butte spokeat and surrounding regions. the conference and was instru“Until that time, accessto mental in bringing in orthopehigh qualitycontinuing dic specialistsfrom around the education within the region country,Ferguson said. w as a challenge,”said Holly Russorecentlytook a few Ferguson, Physical Therapist and Montana Sports Medicine minutesto highlight advancementsintreatments of the program director. spine currently being offered at N ow in its13th year,the

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St. James’ M ontana Spinal Institutein Butte, concerning pain management, pediatric procedures and degenerative conditions of Ferguson the spine. Like the frame of a building, the spine servesto support the body and protect i tsinternal wiring, the spinal cord and central nervous system, Russosaid. The spine is composed of individual vertebrae made of bone cushioned bytissue, called disks. The spine surrounds and protects the spinal cord. When the patient’scondition warrants,Russo offers surgical options torelievepain and correct spine deformities using state-of-the art procedures with the goal of decreasing pain and improving the patient’s qualityoflife.

DEGENERATIVE CONDITIONS Russosaid current trends in spine surgery used torelieve pain caused by disk problems have moved aw ayfrom traditional fusion of the disk to the surrounding bone to new, motion-sparing techniques. Formerly the only surgical option available, fusion of the disks,results in a decreasein motion and an increasein stress on surrounding bone. Patients who meet surgical requirements now have the option of nonfusion techniques,using state-of-art, man-made replacement disks. These artificial disksare made with materials similar to those used in joint replacementsfor the hip and knee. “These materials have a long history of compatibility when used in the body, ” Russosaid. In addition to pain relief, disk replacement surgery offers additional benefitsto the PAIN MANAGEMENT patient.“The benefit of disk Russosaid he takesa replacement is that you mainholistic approach to pain management with his patients, tain motion and decreasestress dealing with the physiological, on the remainder of the spine, offering a decreased likelihood psychological and emotional of the need for future surgery, ” aspects of dealing with Russosaid. spine-related pain. Advancements in the “ We practice a multidisciplinary approach, to make treatment of spinal stenosis,a sure all the needs of the patient narrowing of the spinal canal often found in the elderly,are are addressed,”he said. alsoavailable. PEDIATRIC ADVANCEMENTS “The condition involves the St. James Healthcareis narrowing of spinal canal and currently the exclusive provider results in pain in the legs, insouthw est Montana of w hich worsens with walking,” corrective pediatric therapies Russosaid. and surgeries designed totreat Using current imaging techdeformities of the spine in nology,such as MRI and fluochildren. roscopy,to pinpoint affected areas of the spine, orthopedic “ Wesee a lot of young patients with deformities of the surgeons have greatlyreduced spine, the mostcommon being the size of the incision— decreasing trauma to the adolescent scoliosis,w hich is surrounding tissues when an abnormal curvature of the accessing the spine. spine,”Russoexplained. “Smaller incisions typically In his practice, Russo uses m ean less blood loss during nonsurgical approaches,such surgery,shorter hospitalstays, as aggressive bracing of the and faster healing and recovery spine, as wellascorrective, ” Russosaid. surgical procedures.“ We have times,

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he Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services has designated the Ruby Valley Hospital the 24th statetrauma receiving facility out of 48 critical access hospitals.This designation makes the hospital part of astatewide trauma system designed to ensure that all severely injured people are quicklyevaluated, treated and transported totrauma hospitals appropriate for the severity of the injuries. Recent donations from the Ruby Valley Hospital Foundation enabled the purchase of a portable digital X-ray unit, w hich was critical in demonstrating to the review committee that the hospital had the latest in radiology equipment. The medicalstaff at the Ruby Valley Hospitalconsistsoftw ofamily physicians,Dr.Roman Hendrickson and Dr.Sarah Googe, and three certified physician assistants.There are three part-time registered nurses,tw o full-time and four part-time LPNs and four full-time CNAs. H endrickson, the trauma director,w asformerly an emergencyroom physician and emergency medicalservices directorfor Daytona Beach, Fla., beforegoing into private practice. Besides his full time position at the Ruby Valley Hospital he currently does regular shifts at Northeast Health Services H ospitals in Poplar and Wolf Point on the Ft . Peck Indian Reservation. H eis also board certified in geriatric medicine. Registered nurse Ted Woirhaye is the trauma coordinatorfor Ruby Valley.H e w as an emergency flight nurse, and is currently active in regional and state trauma system activities.W oirhaye is alsofire chief for the community. These professionals and their staff have worked tirelesslyto ensure that the emergencyroom has met the standards of commitment, clinical and equipment resources and training by staff and physicians required for this designation. The Ruby Valley Hospital, constructed in 1964, is a 10-bed critical access hospital located in rural Montana. It is the only health-carefacilityfor the Ruby Valley.It provides health carefor approximately 2,500 permanent residents of the valleyextending from Silver Starto the Centennial Valley,and the Idaho line to the south. Towns serviced to the east are Alder and Vi rginia City. The Ruby Valley has been home toranchers,farmers and the people who haveloved and cared for this land since the early 1800s.Presently the hospital board, staff and community are in the process of developing extensive plans for the renovation of the facility.A new emergency department is one of their top priorities.

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Summer schedules, programs at the Y Summer’s here, and though the weather’s not cooperating with the calendar,i t’salw ays a great day at the Butte Family YMCA. The Y has memberships for all ages — kids toseniors — with options ranging fro m Aquatics to Zumba classes. Linda Anderson, aquatics director,reports that the pools are warm and crystal clear,and accessible for Open Swim Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9:30 p.m., Saturdayfrom 9 a.m. to5:30 p.m., and Sunday noon to5:30 p.m. Pool accesscomes with membership and is supervised by certified life guards. “ Now that school’s out, w e’re promoting our special youth programming,� Anderson said. Swim lessons run Monday through Thursday throughout the summer months.A variety of levels and sessions are offered from 9 to 11 a.m. and 5:15to 6 p.m. The cost is $45 for members and $55 for nonmembers.“ We want to get kids out of the house and into our pool,� Anderson said. Summer campsfor kids ages 5-12 will be offered w eekly,with themes like All About Animals,Extreme Sports and Theater Week. C ostsfor sessions range from $55 with family membership,$70 with youth membership,and $95 for nonmembers. “Our camps offer supervised and structured activities in a fun and safe environment,� Anderson said. K ids grade K-6 can get a kick out of the YMCA Summer Soccer program, running July-August. Cost is $40 with a family membership,$60 with youth membership,and $80 for nonmembers.Take $10 off if you register byJune 27. It’s nevertoo earlyto start being active. Beginning inJuly,the Y will offer Saturday Parent-Tot and Preschool Tumbling sessions.Fees for classes are $20 with family membership,$25 with youth membership and $35for nonmembers. Financial assistance and scholarships areavailable for those in need. Call the Y at 782-1266 for more information about financial aid and programming.

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Tough summer job market Teens used to have easy time finding work BY SUSAN TOMPOR Detroit Free Press

(MCT) — Just a decade ago,snagging a summer job w as the thing to do.N early half of all teens nationwide either had a job or were busy filling out applications in 2000. Increasingly,high school counselors and job experts say more people 16-19 years old across the country don’t even tryto getajob. “When they perceive there will be no jobs,they give up looking,�saidJoseph M cLaughlin, senior research associate at the Centerfor Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston. “I gave up already, � said Andrea Hampton, 18,w ho just graduated from high school in Warren, M ich. She startedjob hunting at 16 but has nevereven landed an interview. “I applied for M cDonald’s.I applied for w aitressjobs at Applebee’s. I applied for cashier or crew at Checkers, � she said. “I gottired of looking for so long.� Your firstjob is one that you neverforget. The summer betw een m y high school graduation and college, I worked in a men’s clothing store. I did love that job.Ilearned lasting lessons about working with customers and dealing with the quirksofsome co-w orkers. Teenagers who are having a hard time finding a summer job are not just losing a paycheck. “They’re not getting that classic,real-w orldexperience,�saidJohn Devine, an economics teacher in Detroit. H ow should you react to acranky customer? What’s the best wayto w ork with a manager who

gives no direction? Or a manager who neverstops giving orders? Kenneth Krause, the business marketing teacher in Warren, said that five years ago or so,about six to eight students out of a typical class of 30 would havea job their senior year. This year,he said, i t w ould be lucky if tw o out of a class that size were working. “They don’teven have the opportunitytosavefor the future,�Krausesaid. Devine said many students don’teven ask him anymore about potential contactsto getajob.Several years ago,he used to help students find work at mortgagecompanies,law firms and other offices in Troy, M ich. The employersstopped hiring and the students stopped looking. Onlya third of Americans in the 16-19 age group are in the labor forcetoday.The teens w ho do find jobsare often surprised at how theyfound w ork — a lifelesson, too. Erika Kramb,an 18year-old from Dearborn, M ich., put in applications during the Christmas holiday at storeslike Rue 21 but did not land a job until she w alked into her mother’s w orkplace one dayafew w eeks ago. “Herco-w orker waslike, ‘Hey,do you need a job?�‘ Kramb said. The co-w orker’s wifeisa regional merchandiserfor a retailvendor who had been having trouble filling seasonal jobs that ran through earlyJuly. Kramb,w ho graduated from high school, ended up with a summer job watering flow ers and handling plants at the Meijerstore in Taylor, M ich. Kramb,w ho plans to attend Western Michigan University,said teens she know s find jobsif “they know somebody who know s somebody. � Manyteens do not want to work much — or at all — w hile attending college, research show s.

Marisa DiNatale, director and economist at M oody’s Analytics,said the teen employment rate has been declining for more than a decade as teens choosetofocus on staying in high school or going to college. “ More people are m oving into a group that is lesslikelyto be in the labor

force,�she said. Some teens opt to volunteer to getexperience if they can’tfindajob. Christina Baker,17,said she applied for severaljobs, gave up and decided totry volunteering at Oakwood H ospital. “If I just wait and DETROIT FREE PRESS / MCT look forajob,I ’m wasting ERIKA KRAMB, 18, of Dearborn, Mich., found a job at time,�she said. Meijer Food Store through one of her mother’s co-workers.

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BARRETT HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE New $36 million hospital to serve communities BY NICK GEVOCK

of The Montana Standard

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ARRETT HOSPITAL has a long history tied to the early daysofitscommunity, founded in 1923 when it started with 12 beds and three w ards in a brick building on the edge oftown. The hospital has been a mainstay in Dillon and the surrounding ruralregion of southw est Montana. But Barrett’s leaderssay they’re morefocused on the institution’s futurerather than itspast. And that futureiscoming together in the form of a new,$36 million hospital being built south of the current campus.It will be a state-of-the-art 78,000-square-foot hospital with 20 beds,complete with outpatient facilities and modern diagnostic equipment, said Dick Achter,Barrett’s chief financial officer. “That’s probably one of the biggest things we are offering our community — a new hospital,� Achtersaid recently. “ We will be enhancing the services we have here simply because of the updated facility.� That’s a prettytall order,considering w hat Barrett already offers.The list includes general acutecare, diagnostic radiology and a full medical lab.There’s also home health and hospicecare, orthopedic surgery,rehabilitation and complete obstetrics — something many rural hospitals in Montana don’t offer. Barrett will continue with those services,Achtersaid. They’ll just be a little better with modern facilities. For example, the operating rooms will have bettertemperature and humidity controls.All inpatient rooms will be private, with one patient per room and individual bathrooms.And more and better laboratory equipment will allow the hospitalto run a wider range of health tests. All told it means morecomfortable, modern and private health care right in Dillon. But Barrett is also a major economic

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THE NEW BARRETT HOSPITAL is under construction, in photos above, in Dillon. The $36 million hospital will have 20 beds, outpatient facilities and modern diagnostic equipment.

driver in rural Beaverhead County.The hospital employs 240 people, with a total annual payroll and benefits coming to $13.6 million. The new hospital has also created a quick boostto the economy,with construction workers,engineers and othersinvolved in the project in tow n pumping money into Dillon businesses. The $36 million project — which includes the land, infrastructure, construction costs,medical equipment and furniture — is slated to be completed next spring. In the meantime, the hospital will have new leadership this summer to help steer the course in coming years. Ken Westman will take over as chief executive officer,coming from a rural hospital in northern Minnesota. Achtersaid the public is invited to toursevery Friday of itsfacility,one that will serve Beaverhead County and southw estern Montana for decades.

We are pleased to announce that 164 generous donors have contributed $1,985,321.59 toward the building of a state-of-the art hospital facility that will open as the new Barrett Hospital & HealthCare in the Spring of 2012. These generous donors and their contributions will ensure the continuation of quality healthcare in southwest Montana for generations to come! 90 MT Hwy 91 South •Dillon, MT 59725 (406) 683-3000 • www.barretthospital.org

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New name, modernized facility, same dedication to quality care creating custom therapy protocols helping patients meet their own specific challenges. “Ultimately,w e’re w orking on what needs to happen to bring people home,” Petroni said.

STORY AND PHOTO BY PAULA J. MCGARVEY for The Montana Standard

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utte Care and Rehabilitation Center,formerly known as the Butte C onvalescent Center, has a new name and will soon have a new ly remodeled facilityto go with it. The center has provided nursing servicesto Silver Bow countyfor 37 years since it opened its doors in 1974. N ow,SunBridge H ealthcare LLC, the company overseeing the construction, has collaborated with local management and is proud to announce the start of their extensiverenovation of the Buttecenter. The Building our C ommunity project will integratefeatures embracing recent cultural changes in the delivery of rehabilitative and longterm care. “The scheduled updates to our building are in keeping with the needs of our patients and residents, as wellasfamilies and visitors.This will be a tremendous benefit to the entirecommunity,” administrator Randy Edw ards said. The makeover will include a complete modernization of the i lving environments throughout the center. Edw ards said some of the anticipated additions include: ■ C ompleterenovation ofallliving environments and dining areas. ■ N ew lighting, flooring, and furnishings. ■ Transformation of central bathing units into bathing suites and spas. ■ Addition of an enlarged beautysalon, chapel, and internet café.

ENJOYABLE THERAPY The themed therapy areacontains various floor surfacesto help residents practice making transitions from smooth torough surfaces. Replicas of the old roller coaster cars,trolley and park benches help patients practice skills used in climbing steps or transferring in and out of cars. The nostalgic environment helps make therapy more enjoyable for patients. “It’s a pleasure. The atmosphere is great,” therapy patient Kevin Shannon said. Butte Care and Rehabilitation Center also KEVIN SHANNON, a physical therapy patient at Butte Care and Rehabilitation Center, works with Joe Petroni, an houses a state-of- theoccupational therapist. art, traditional rehabilitation gym for physical therapy and offers on-site, UNIQUELY BUTTE REHAB SUITES related illnesses. raised in Butte or the in-patient and outpatient Localstaff includes Tw o exciting “ We arecommitted to surrounding area and developments within providing our patients and highlytrained and certiexperienced the Columbia therapyservices. Edw ards said that the modernization project residents with an environ- fied professionals who live Gardens,” said Joe Petroni, t h roughout the project, and wo rk within the co mare the addition of Rehab ment that enhances their an occupational therapist. munity and understand Recovery Suites (RRS) and health-careexperience. The three-year project Butte Care and the Solana Alzheimer’s Rest assured that our goal the elements that make includes art work by local Rehabilitation Center will Care unit. RRSservices are throughout the construc- Butte unique. This is best artist Martha Cooney and be providing residents, families and the geared tow ard Medicare tion processisto provide a exemplified by Butte Care numerous other craftscommunity with updates and Rehabilitation’srecent men, volunteers and eligible or non-traditional seamlesstransition with on progress with plans to makeover of the therapy long-term care patients no interruptions in the benefactors within the hold an open housefor department. needing intenserehabilita- delivery of care that our community. the public when the tion, with the goal of The result was a The themed therapy patients and residents renovation is complete. returning home quickly themed treatment area, area includes a modern havecome to know and The project reflects and safely. w hich serves as a tributeto apartment represented as trust,” Edw ards said. Butte Care and The suites will offer Butte’s much-loved That qualityisrecogthe Columbia Gardens Rehabilitation Center’s patient-centered rehab nized by the highest five- amusement park, caretaker’s home where and recovery careina starrating aw arded by the Columbia Gardens. patients practice activities commitment to providing setting surrounded with Incorporating this C entersfor Medicare and of dailyliving to help them patients and residents hotel-like amenities.The M edicaid Services (C M S) historical theme helps add preparefor the transition with an environment that Solana Alzheimer’s Care enhances their — the national governback into the home additional meaning and unit will be a dedicated ment agencyresponsible environment. healthcare experience. purpose into patient secure unit with for monitoring care and H ome evaluations help therapy. “ We believe in the specialized focus for services in long-term care “ Most of the clients we therapistsfocus on the C enter and we believe in patients with dementiaand rehabilitation centers. w ork with were born and individual’s needs, Butte,” Edw ards said.

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ProBuild Adding appliances will help fuel business in long term BY GERARD O’BRIEN

of The Montana Standard

Finding a niche in a tough economy can be tough indeed, but ProBuild of Butte is doing just that with several incrementalsteps that may bear fruit for the long-term success of the business. Based in Denver,ProBuild is the nation’slargest supplier of building materials,with more than 450 locations nationwide. The company supplies building materials to national builders, localcontractors and do-ityourselfers. Itcarries an entire spectrum of construction productsfro m engineered wood, trusses,gypsum and siding to custom millw ork, roof shingles and building trim. While national builders and generalcontractors are ProBuild’s main customers,the company also offers help to the remodeler and the do-ityourselfer,w hich is a growing market, especially in Butte. Starting this month, ProBuild will be offering quality,brandname home appliancesto complement its custom kitchen cabinet business. “ We havetw o expert kitchen design consultants who can help you redesign your kitchen with new cabinets and countertops,” said Butte’sgeneral manager Adam Senechal. “And now,by adding brands like Maytag, Whirlpool and Ki tchenAid appliances — refrigerators, ovens,microw aves,dishw ashers and state-of-the-art laundry machines — we are able to be more of a one-stop-shop for our customers.” The ProBuild store, formerly U BC, is located at the intersection of Dew ey Boulevard and Lexington Avenue. On July 16, an open house will show caseall

of the new products ProBuild offers. The company’s product portfolio also includes pipes and fittingsfor underground sprinkling systems by RainBird. ProBuild will help the homeowner with consultations, design and a how -to map for a custom-built sprinkling syste m for their yard or garden and provide all the materials necessaryto get that acco mplished. ProBuild also offers Valspar paints,M l iw aukee pow ertools and a line of home fireplaces; H eatilator gas and also wood and pellet stoves. “Our philosophyisto be market-centric — to carry the products and offer the services that best serve our local communities,” Senechal said. The store is also offering a line of home-style electric generators,ranging in pow er from 2,000 wattsto5,500 watts for pow ering anything from a camper to an entirejob site. And if you need torearrange your closet space, ProBuild offers a wide array of customdesign shelving by Lifespan that you can retrofit to suit your individual needs. Senechal has been managing the Buttestore sinceJuly 2009. Today,ProBuild has 10 such outlets in Montana, including M issoula, Kalispell, H elena, Great Falls,Havre, Billings, M iles City,Sidney and Glendive. The store maintains most of the same experienced workers and offers the same quality service. Itcan ship productsall oversouthw est Montana as needed. Store hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., M onday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.Phone number: 494-7600.

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PROBUILD’S APPLIANCE AND CABINETRY sales team of Steve Giulio and Suzanne King are pictured in top photo.

THE BUTTE STORE is adding home appliances this month — refrigerators, ovens, microwaves,

dishwashers and state-of-the-art laundry machines — to its product line, with brands including Maytag, Whirlpool and KitchenAid. ProBuild supplies building materials to national builders, local contractors and do-it-yourselfers.

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