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Engineering tool manufacturing company selects Great Falls for $800M facility

A privately owned engineering and manufacturing company selected Great Falls as the site for an $800 million manufacturing facility. Based in Washington state, Janicki Industries designs and builds tools and parts for myriad industries, including aerospace. Monday, a coalition from Great Falls was touring Janicki’s Sedro-Wooley and Hamilton,

New tariffs could raise nearly $1 trillion over a decade

(The Center Square) – Proposed tariffs on imports from 60 economies could raise nearly $970 billion over the next decade, according to estimates released Monday by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The tariffs, proposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, represent the broadest use of that

Bessent backs 3% deficit goal despite 5% budget forecasts

(The Center Square) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pledged in two congressional hearings to cut the federal deficit to 3% of GDP, a target the government's own budget projections do not currently support. Bessent repeated the goal before both the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways

Texas tops California, New York, with the most Fortune 500 headquarters

(The Center Square) – Under Gov. Greg Abbott, the most Fortune 500 headquarters are now located in Texas. According to Fortune Media’s 2026 Fortune 500 list, its top companies are headquartered in 229 cities in 39 states. Texas has the most, 57, with the greatest combined revenue of $2.8

Lemonade Set to Hike Pet Insurance Rates in California | Insurify

More than 57,000 pet owners will see their pet insurance premiums rise sharply following the California Department of Insurance’s approval of substantial rate increases for Lemonade pet insurance policies. The CDI green-lighted an overall increase of 14%. Currently, Californians with Lemonade pet insurance pay an average of

Ready for takeoff: Butte airport projects soar; new improvement plan approved

The Bert Mooney Airport has improvement projects taking flight and additional ones pending throughout 2026. What’s more, the airfield’s Authority Board approved a seven-year improvement plan during its monthly meeting Wednesday. That blueprint, slated for fiscal years 2027 to 2034, still needs approval from the Federal Aviation

Montana governor to Washington companies: We want your business

(The Center Square) - The Governor of Montana tells The Center Square he hopes to lure more out of state business expansion into his state, following this week’s announcement that Sedro-Woolley based Janicki Industries chose Great Falls as the site of its next manufacturing campus. “We want entrepreneurs, they&