From the Wednesday, August 1, 2007 online edition of the Flathead Beacon . . .
Representatives of several northwestern states including Montana, Canadian provinces, and large corporations converged on Anchorage, Alaska last week to attend the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region’s annual summit.
But the event’s corporate sponsors, some of which seek to develop mining projects in the Canadian Flathead, have spurned protests by a state elected official and public advocacy group.
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