BROADVIEW - Even against the vast backdrop of range and rolling farmland 25 miles north of Billings, the railroad project seems massive. And it has sprung up virtually overnight. In July, the Bull Mountain Mine south of Roundup sold to two Ohio-based...

Many Montanans could benefit both in their pocketbook and in their comfort levels from energy-saving updates to their homes, from the attic down. Big-ticket upgrades, such as adding energy-efficient appliances, upgrading furnaces and water heaters, o...