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,…
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Robert Much from the Native American Development Corp. will conduct a government contracting 101 workshop from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, at the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes computer training room in…
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Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Stacey Schnebel is transitioning out of her position this spring to return her focus to her two businesses, UnderCurrent Web and Stonefly Lounge in Coram.
Local tech startup to launch consumer product
Augmented reality — technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on real life — has been around for a long time.
BNSF hiring again in Montana
After a two-year period without hiring in the Flathead Valley, BNSF Railway now has positions available.
MacKenzie River Pizza expands to South Dakota
WHITEFISH — The Glacier Restaurant Group continues to expand its Montana-themed MacKenzie River Pizza Grill Pub with franchise partners Colin Higgins and Mark …
Creative hiring solutions for worker shortage
As employers are faced with the challenge of finding workers in what the state Department of Labor and Industry has described as a “looming workforce shortage,…
Painting parties take hold in the Flathead
Imagine a typical high school or college art class. It could be any medium — painting, drawing, sculpting — the basic principle is the same. A professor gives …
New brewery in the works for Kalispell
There’s a new brewery coming to downtown Kalispell, but craft beer connoisseurs will have to wait the better part of a year to take the first sip.
Driving into retirement
Greg Eisinger has been at the wheel of Eisinger Motors in Kalispell for 23 years and spent decades in the car business before that.
Montana Coffee Traders plans move to Main Street
Montana Coffee Traders in Kalispell has recently leased space on Main Street in downtown Kalispell with plans to move into the new location before summer.
Upcoming Flathead Forecast focuses on local economy
The 15th annual Flathead Forecast on Feb. 21 brings economist Joe Mahon back for an encore performance to discuss economic trends and how companies are implementing creative solutions to combat the workforce shorta…
Program offers free tax prep assistance
Free tax preparation assistance will be available through the federal tax season through the American Association of Retired Persons Tax-Aide program.
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OSHA’s new requirements
Home prices surge in 2016; another good year on tap
The Flathead Valley real-estate market is poised to see another strong year for sales and new development after home prices surged in 2016, according to a rece…
'Weak but durable growth' to continue
Economic experts at the Economic Outlook Seminar in Kalispell on Tuesday sumarized the national economy for 2016 as “weak but durable growth” — a trend expecte…