Business
The latest business news from Northwest Montana and beyond. In-depth coverage of local enterprises, economic trends, market updates, and entrepreneurial success stories.
Dunham’s Sports opens sporting goods store in Evergreen
The new Dunham’s offers apparel and footwear departments, large hunting, fishing, camping, and water sports areas,…
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, …
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Staggering Ox opened its doors on the new Kalispell location last month, serving its signature sandwiches that have gained popularity throughout the state and …
Greenhouse owner trademarks 'flower truck'
In 2008, local greenhouse owner Angie Olsen purchased a rusted, 1950s-era Ford truck at an antique tractor show.
Local distillery eyes Japan for growth
After attending a trade show in April, Whistling Andy Distillery in Bigfork is making plans to export its locally-made spirits to Japan.
Area journalists win prestigious culinary award
Jessica Stugelmayer, a Plains native, and Heather Hintze, a 2003 Whitefish High School graduate were part of the team at Alaska TV station KTVA that recently r…
Two Men and a Truck opens in Whitefish
Moving anywhere can be a hassle, a problem one of Whitefish’s newer businesses hopes to help fix.
Mobile coffee bar finds permanent home in Col. Falls
What started as a side gig has now turned into a full-time business for local barista Matthew Bussard, owner of Azul Coffee Bar, who recently moved his coffee …
Kalispell tech business poised for future growth
Learned Reality, a Kalispell business that provides e-learning and web services for businesses, is a recent recipient of a Big Sky Trust Fund grant offered by …