Business
The latest business news from Northwest Montana and beyond. In-depth coverage of local enterprises, economic trends, market updates, and entrepreneurial success stories.
Oil prices keep swinging up and down, and so do stocks worldwide
Oil prices swung after a scare overnight where prices popped and then moderated, and the yo-yo moves kept stock ma…
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Glacier Bancorp reports net income increase
A seller's market
Home prices are on the rise in the Flathead Valley, according to Kelley Appraisal’s midyear real estate report. The Kalispell-based appraisal firm has monitore…
'Sushi gypsies' find a home
Indah Sushi, a popular Asian food truck, has staked out a permanent home on the outskirts of downtown Whitefish.
HomeGoods, Harbor Freight Tools coming to Kalispell
Commercial and residential growth continues at a frenetic pace in North Kalispell, where HomeGoods and Harbor Freight Tools are among the newest businesses pop…
Mass timber company plans for future growth in Montana
Cross-laminated timber manufacturers, mass timber experts and lumber enthusiasts gathered in Columbia Falls last week for the 2017 Mass Timber Rising Tour and …
FROM FATHER TO SON
Dennis Wutke first bought Mild Fence Company in 1977. It had originally opened in 1972 and has now been in business for 45 years, though this year marks the 40…
TeleTech hiring 100 new customer service reps
The local branch of the customer-service giant TeleTech announced last week that it is currently hiring for 100 new positions.
Pizza Factory looks to return to Kalispell
The California-based pizza franchise, Pizza Factory, has started a growth strategy to target Kalispell, the company announced in a press release earlier this week. Pizza Factory previously had a Kalispell location …
Abducting tourists and other reasons for mobile strategy
Summer’s here and the weather is groovy. Tourists are filling the entry lanes to Glacier National Park and many hotels in the Flathead. They are using their mobile phones in your store comparing prices, in restaura…
Nashville band chooses Whitefish for recording next album
There’s something special about the West for Steevie Steeves and Jon Decious. A songwriter’s retreat in Wyoming six years ago brought the two Nashville musicia…
Local kayakers expand to add bikes, beds
Brian “BJ” and Joli Johnson, local kayak outfitters and owners of Sea Me Paddle Kayaking Tours in Lakeside, have expanded their kayak rental and guide business…
Montana-themed wholesaler opens Bigfork retail store
Montana-themed jewelry and apparel wholesaler Made of Mountains last month opened a store in Bigfork. Initially operating as a wholesale business, the new Made…
Lakeside barbershop a nod to old masters
Lining one wall of the barbershop is a collection of knives, antique hairbrushes and hand mirrors. The knives are handcrafted, dating back as far as the 1880s …
New skydive business takes off in Whitefish
Jessica Bradshaw had always wanted to go skydiving, so in 2010, using her friend’s birthday as an excuse to finally make her first jump, she headed a few hours…
Couple's recipe for rural living found in food truck
When Keith and Katie Poe contemplated the best way to make a living that allowed them to raise their family on Katie’s great-grandfather’s homestead in Trego, …