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Kid Country Daycare in Twin Bridges received $15,000 in USDA grant funds.

Kid Country Daycare in Twin Bridges received $15,000 in USDA grant funds.

Evelyn Pyburn from the Big Sky Business Journal told me how economic development officials in Butte are pressing for a meat processing facility in Whitehall.

Evelyn Pyburn from the Big Sky Business Journal told me how economic development officials in Butte are pressing for a meat processing facility in Whitehall.

Evelyn Pyburn from the Big Sky Business Journal told me how economic development officials in Butte are pressing for a meat processing facility in Whitehall.

Evelyn Pyburn from the Big Sky Business Journal told me how economic development officials in Butte are pressing for a meat processing facility in Whitehall.

Evelyn Pyburn from the Big Sky Business Journal told me how economic development officials in Butte are pressing for a meat processing facility in Whitehall.

Evelyn Pyburn from the Big Sky Business Journal told me how economic development officials in Butte are pressing for a meat processing facility in Whitehall.

Economic developers believe it’s feasible to set up a meat processing plant near Whitehall, something they say would help a struggling industry in Montana.

BUTTE, Mont. -- Business and jobs could be on the rise in Butte, thanks to the addition of a multi-million dollar rail system.