BOZEMAN, Montana, June 26 -- Montana State University issued the following news: A recent graduate of the applied economics master's program in Montana State University's College of Agriculture and College of Letters and Science was selected as the winner of a regional excellence award for his work examining economic trends in the national fertilizer market. Thomas Gumbley's 2018 thesis, "Price Relationships in the U.S. Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry," won the Outstanding Master's Thesis Award f more PR

STUDIO CITY, California, June 26 -- Hallmark Channel, a subsidiary of Crown Media Holdings, issued the following news release: * * * - Part of the Network's Annual "Summer Nights" Programming Event * * * Erin Krakow ("When Calls the Heart") and Ryan Paevey ("General Hospital") star in "A Summer Romance," a new, original premiering Saturday, August 17 (9 p.m. ET/PT), on Hallmark Channel as part of the network's annual "Summer Nights" programming event. Samantha "Sam" Walker (Krakow), is the  more PR

MACON, Georgia, June 28 -- Lending and Banking Automation Software, a provider of automated compensation software and system integration solutions, issued the following news release: LBA Ware(TM), provider of the leading automated compensation and sales performance management platform for mortgage lenders, announced today that Mann Mortgage has successfully overhauled its incentive compensation plan structure and management with CompenSafe(TM). After doubling in size over two years, Montana-bas more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 24 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: Attorney General Tim Fox announced today $2.5 million will be distributed to cancer centers across the country as a result of a multistate enforcement action against sham cancer charities. The money was recovered through settlements of a landmark lawsuit against four affiliated sham charities: The Cancer Fund of America, Inc.; The Breast Cancer Society, Inc.; Cancer Support Services, Inc.; and the Ch more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 28 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: This morning, the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) graduated 53 new officers who will serve various agencies across the state. The Academy is operated by the Montana Department of Justice; it provides basic and advanced training for state, county, city and tribal law enforcement officers throughout the state. The ceremony took place at the Civic Center in Helena, and included remarks from Atto more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 26 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Montana Democratic Party Executive Director Monica Lindeen today released the following statement after out-of-state businessman Troy Downing announced he is running to be Montana's insurance commissioner: "Montanans have not forgotten that Troy Downing lied about living in our state so he could illegally get in-state hunting and fishing licenses," Lindeen said. "Another wealthy, out-of-state, out-of-to more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 24 -- The Montana Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The film industry produces something different every day. Movies and TV shows represent all varieties of genres and styles. Some may be three-hour epics, while others may be only a few minutes. They're distributed through different methods, from major theater releases to YouTube uploads. Regardless of the differences, one thing you'll always see is a sequence to credit the people, and indeed the p more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 27 [TNSresearch] -- Montana State University issued the following news: If you were to catch a lake trout or a bull trout in Montana waters, would you know which is which? A new app may be able to help. "It's harder than most people think to identify fish correctly," said Tom McMahon, a professor in the Fish and Wildlife Ecology and Management Program within the Department of Ecology in the College of Letters and Science at Montana State University. "There are a lot of f more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 28 -- Montana State University issued the following news: A statewide project supported by the National Science Foundation is seeking input from professionals working in water-related occupations on their professional development needs. The survey is being conducted by team members from the Montana NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and the Montana Water Center working on the Consortium for Research on Environmental Water Systems. It seeks feedback more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, June 29 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana recently was awarded $395,000 from the National Science Foundation to build a high-performance computing cluster for UM researchers and students in support of scientific discovery. Zach Rossmiller, executive director of UM Cyberinfrastructure, will serve as the principal investigator for the one-year grant, from NSF's Campus Cyberinfrastructure program. Cyberinfrastructure typi more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 27 -- Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Matt Rosendale issued the following news release: Insurance Commissioner Matt Rosendale today made Montana health insurance companies' proposed 2020 individual and small group market health insurance rate changes available to the public. All three of Montana's insurers providing coverage on the individual market are proposing average rate decreases for 2020, a dramatic change from years of ever-escalating prices under more PR

NEW YORK, June 28 -- The American Museum of Natural History issued the following news: Getting ready for Independence Day 2019? The Museum is open throughout the holiday weekend, with plenty of ways to celebrate. What's more American than apple pie? Tyrannosaurus rex, the fearsome carnivore first discovered in Montana in 1905 by Museum fossil hunter Barnum Brown. Find out how T. rex grew from tiny hatchling to a bone-crushing giant in the new exhibition T. rex: The Ultimate Predator. See some more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, June 25 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Nonresident travelers spent $3.58 billion throughout Montana in 2018, according to an annual report published by the University of Montana's Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research. This is a 10.4% increase from the previous year's estimate. "We see this as a big plus for Montana since our numbers indicate that visitation was relatively flat in 2018, but spending was up," said ITRR Director Norma N more PR