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Study hints at tie between BPA, child obesity

Peter Westerman | September 18, 2012

A provocative new study suggests a connection between the BPA chemical used in food packaging and childhood obesity but the researchers say their findings don't prove it's the cause.

Montana manufacturing employment grew 2.3 percent

Peter Westerman | September 18, 2012

Montana manufacturing employment grew 2.3 percent after gaining 688 jobs between July 2011 and July 2012, according to the 2013 Montana Manufacturers Directory, an industrial guide published annually by Manufacturers' News Inc. in Evanston, Ill.

Gap between seniority, leadership closing

Peter Westerman | September 18, 2012

With a new generation of workers are becoming employed at management levels, the gap between seniority and leadership is closing as 34 percent of U.S. workers report their bosses are younger than they are, and 15 percent report working under someone who is at least 10 years younger, according to...