€ Thomas J. Kallenbach and Justin M. Buchanan, both of Bozeman: a lightweight medium for growing microorganisms. Patent 6,936,446, assigned to Eliminite, Inc. in Bozeman.

If you've noticed all the Mini-Mart signs have been torn down you're not alone. The convenience chain has decided to switch over to Loaf N' Jug, for the sake of saving money on advertising.

Are you uncertain about anything? Such as what will happen with interest rates and the stock market? Will the rise in the price of gasoline seriously affect you? Are real estate prices so high that they will be the next investment bubble to burst? Is your crystal ball cloudy? If so, don't feel alone.

Every 7.5 seconds, someone turns 50. It's a simple fact, but one that demonstrates the impact of Baby Boomers on our economy as a whole. The Baby Boomers (those who were born roughly between 1946 and 1964) are in the peak of their earning years and are a guiding factor in keeping the real estate market growing strong.

Located directly across the street from the Bozeman High School on North 11th, The Rock Youth Center, a community center for the youth of Gallatin Valley, will open in the early spring with construction beginning this fall.

It was a sage Samuel Johnson who offered the insight that second marriages represent "the triumph of hope over experience." Well, so is hearing one of your customers claim "The check's in the mail" and not laughing out loud.

The second week of August brought a roller-coaster ride for investors as the market had to digest a combination of generally decent economic data, another rate hike by the Federal reserve and oil futures hitting new highs.

Zipping around Bozeman just got a little easier. Beginning in September, you can stop into the International Coffee Traders at Tenth and College for an espresso and pick up a dirt bike while you're there.

Bill Costigan, owner, of the audio and visual home installation company Poindexter's, just relocated the business from a small house on North Seventh to much larger space on Shawnee Way, east of Dick Walters on the Frontage Road.

I just got back from a leisurely drive in Bozeman. Of course, that wasn't what I'd meant to do with only a limited amount of time and a list of errands a mile long. What I'd intended to do was get every one done with time to spare for a quick latte. But then I remembered, oh yeah, this is Bozeman. In the summer.

Tony Stiff, Mitch Billis and Gary Reiser are three guys who graduated from Bozeman High School 25 years ago. Now they're back together and opening up Bridger Bubbles Car and Dog Wash, in the Blue Basket shopping complex on 19th and Springhill.

Vann's Electronics and Appliances is moving from its present location on Koch and 22nd to the northwest corner of Fowler and Huffine.