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North Dakota's real-life Jed Clampett (CNN.com)
Herb Geving unleashes a broad smile in his 11,000-square-foot mansion. The former cattleman, farmer and owner of a North Dakota garbage business is now retired, able to count the dollar signs brought in by three oil wells. This week's most popular (Missoulian)
Age-old boosters: The verdict on energy foods from around the world With bars and beverages that promise to enhance your athletic prowess taking up ever greater chunks of retail real estate, it would be easy to mistake energy foods as a modern phenomenon. Puget Sound Bank Promotes Relationship Management and Operations Executives (Centre Daily Times)
Puget Sound Bank (OTCBB:PUGB) today announced the promotion of Steve Vincent and Katherine Thompson from vice president, relationship manager, to senior vice president, relationship manager. The bank also elevated David Stegmeier from assistant vice president, assistant relationship manager, to vice president, relationship manager, and Jana Westphal from assistant vice president, operations, to ... CNN - Rancher Strikes Oil, Gets Gobs Of $$$ (Local 10 Miami)
Herb Geving Chuckles When Asked If His First Oil Check Was For $10,000. "You Can Keep Going Up And Up And Up," He Says. A Small North Dakota Town Is Celebrating A Gold Rush Of Sorts -- Black Gold. Oil Is Everywhere, Jobs Are Booming. Some Strike It Rich. "It's Amazing," Geving Says. "You Just Walk To The Mailbox."Â Â Investors sweating nest eggs (Missoulian)
Editor's note: Each Sunday, the Missoulian is examining how the nation's economic downturn is affecting western Montanans. The stock market's gyrations are making retirees and near-retirees nervous, causing more people to seek advice from financial advisers.
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