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GREAT FALLS, Mont. , /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Energy West, Incorporated , a natural gas utility and energy marketing company, today announced that it is realigning its management team to enhance existing ...

Energy West officials an-nounced the company will not move forward with a proposed secondary offering of 2,250,000 shares of its common stock. via Great Falls Tribune

“What producers and consumers need is a coordinated energy strategy. That requires intense negotiations and it hasn't happened because of their different economic and geopolitical agendas.”

ROMESky-high oil prices and a bruised world economy ought to focus minds, but there is little prospect some 60 energy ministers meeting from Sunday will agree any meaningful action to control fuel costs. via The Toronto Star

Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. today reported sales and earnings for the first quarter of 2008. via Business Wire

Michael German, the chief executive officer for Corning Natural Gas Co., is joining the board of Energy West Inc., a natural gas and energy marketing business in Great Falls, Mont. via Star-Gazette

Montana natural gas company adds New York exec to board Eds: APNewsNow. GREAT FALLS, Mont. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

BAMS spring brown bag lunch series set Newark history exhibit on view at Morris Library History workshop series set for spring Talk on sustainable energy policy set Wednesday 11:50 a.m., April 8, 2008-- John ... via Childhood Education

Despite many challenges, the European market for light rail and underground transportation is set to develop. via Business Wire

“It is a public safety building first”

The Board of Selectmen met with Heritage Commission Chairwoman Rebecca Mitchell Monday night to discuss a grant offered by the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning's Housing and Conservation Planning ... via Seacoast Online

“I walked two miles to and from school uphill both ways in the snow every day.”

I graduated from college in the late 1970s, when journalism jobs weren't the only scarce positions. via Dallas Morning News

“Southern Montana and its customers have energy supply through 2011 and continue to work on constructing Highwood Generating Station, which is base load”

Texas-based Montgomery Energy is pitching to sell electricity to Southern Montana Electric Generation and Transmission, which has run into financing and environmental challenges in building a coal-fired power ... via Great Falls Tribune

“All financing for the project is in place.”

City officials on Monday rejected an offer by a Texas-based energy company to sell electricity to Southern Montana Electric, which faces financing hurdles in its effort to build a coal-fired power plant to generate its own power.

Houston-based Montgomery Energy plans to begin construction on a 275-megawatt natural-gas fired power plant north of Great Falls by this summer. The company hopes to sell power from that facility to SME, which is made up of the city of Great Falls and five rural electric cooperatives. Read more

“Given the current price levels, we believe the Company's stock represents a compelling value. We intend to pursue an aggressive share repurchase program as just a part of our commitment to driving long-term value for our shareholders.”

MMC Energy, Inc. announced today that the Company's board of directors has approved a program for the repurchase of up to $2,500,000 of the Company's common stock in the open market or in private transactions ... via PrimeNewswire

“I kind of like the indexing, but it's a crapshoot”

Cascade County commissioners on Tuesday approved a natural gas supply contract with Great Falls-based Energy West Resources and agreed to use 'index pricing' rather than locking in on a one-year fixed rate. via Great Falls Tribune

“Having a respected third party such as NASDAQ recognize our focus and commitment to clean energy initiatives further validates our thought leadership in this sector.”

Orion Energy Systems Inc. is pleased to announce that as of March 24, 2008 the company will be added to the NASDAQ Clean Edge U.S. Index and the NASDAQ Clean Edge U.S. Liquid Series Index . via PrimeNewswire

MMC Energy, Inc. announced today that on March 1, 2008, it had opened a California office located at 437 J Street, Suite 305, San Diego, CA 92101. via PrimeNewswire

“We're fortunate that our Speakers Bureau is so well-received.”

Community or school groups interested in learning more about electrical safety, energy conservation or other utility related topics can call on the region's primary energy provider, Delmarva Power, that offers ... via Daily Times

Energy stocks followed the price of crude lower on Thursday despite gains in the broad market. via Market Watch

“It's important we don't replace one problem with another”

The proposed Solana Generating Station would use Abengoa Solar's technology in which long rows of mirrors track the sun from east to west in order to best focus sunlight onto receiver pipes. via Arizona Daily Star