{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.tester.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=4804", "Tester Announces 17th Small Business Opportunity Workshop in Great Falls [press_release]", "2016-10-04", "2016", "2016-10", "Democrat", "House", "MT", "Jon Tester", "T000464", "www.tester.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "(Big Sandy, Mont.) - Senator Jon Tester today announced he will be hosting his 17th Small Business Opportunity Workshop in Great Falls to connect veterans and businesses together. The event, held leading into Veterans' Small Business Week, will feature veteran-owned businesses and businesses that employ veterans.  Additionally, it will connect veterans with job opportunities. \"Montana's veterans have served our nation courageously.  When they return from war we must do all we can to connect them with job opportunities so they can transition from service member to civilian,\" said Tester, Montana's only member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. \"This workshop will encourage entrepreneurs to hire veterans and empower veterans to become entrepreneurs.\" \nJon Tester's 17th Small Business Opportunity WorkshopHelping Vets and Business ConnectThursday, October 27, 20168:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.City of Great Falls Civic Center  Missouri Room2 South Park Drive  Great Falls, Montana\nThe agenda, panelists, and keynote speakers will be announced in coming days.  You can register for the Senator's 17th Small Business Opportunity Workshop HERE. \u00a0And once you've registered, don't forget to share the event on\u00a0Facebook!", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.tester.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=4804"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9376378729939461, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}