I got as far as the phone interview with Empire. They were looking at putting me in a captain position in an ATR. However, the wages were low enough and the area expensive enough that the pilots there sleep in their cars or the hangar, and use thier outstation to get a decent nights rest...and live at the outstation...in the hotel. The wages were too low to live in the area. Company sounded okay, but wanted a long contract for training, and there are some nightmare stories out there.
They were quite coordial to me, fiendly on the phone, upbeat, positive. I'm sure the job would have been fine, just very underpaid with very little flying...half hour each way each day. If I were single and younger, maybe.
Corporate is based in Billings, an is hiring regularly. Both Empire and Corporate are looking for pilots, presently.