A relationship between a painter and a photographer led to a short film about the nature of friendship. Audrey Hall, a Paradise Valley-based photographer, created a 10-minute film called “Painting John.” The film follows Livingston artist Hugh Wilson as he paints a portrait of 84-year-old rancher John Hoiland at Hoiland’s Swingley Road ranch over several [...]

Source: Reported By Julie Schmit, USA TODAY The housing industry is poised to gain strength this year after coming off one of its worst years ever in 2010, economic forecasts and new data released Wednesday show. One cause for optimism: Building permits for new single-family homes rose 5.5% last month, the third consecutive monthly increase [...]

For a second year in a row, and for the third time in the last four years, Yellowstone National Park has set a new annual visitation record! During this calendar year, 3,640,184 people visited Yellowstone. These visits were 10.5% higher than what was recorded in 2009, which was itself a record year. This past year [...]

Sourced from: Daily Real Estate News | December 17, 2010 10 States Losing the Most Residents Using data from Moody’s Economy.com, Forbes identified the top-10 states where more residents are leaving than arriving. The factors that encourage outbound migration from these states are mostly economic — high employment and high cost of living — although [...]