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US home sales flat in April as lackluster spring homebuying season lurches forward
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat in April, another lackluster showing for the housing…
New health clinic opens Nov. 2 in C. Falls
The new North Valley Hospital Professional Center will open Nov. 2 on Talbott Road. An open house is planned for the $2 million Columbia Falls clinic Nov. 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. as a Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce…
Glacier Payments keeps growing
Two brothers from Montana’s Hi-Line area have taken a Whitefish kitchen-table startup to a tip-top company in Montana.
Businesses near Glacier have a good year
Despite wildfires and weeks of smoke, businesses that rely on Glacier Park tourist traffic said they had a good year, all things considered. A quick start to the summer didn’t hurt. June was warm and dry and Going-…
Chamber UNWIND event on Oct. 21 goes pink
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce UNWIND social gathering on Wednesday, Oct. 21, will focus on breast cancer awareness.
Old-World sauerkraut drives new Whitefish business
Sooner or later, everything old is new again.
City announces architectural awards
The city of Kalispell on Monday will recognize the best architecture completed within the city over the past two years.
Kalispell West One Bank offices rebranded as TrailWest Bank
West One Bank’s two offices in Kalispell and a number of other community banks in the region operating as The Family of Banks have been rebranded as TrailWest Bank.
Credit union reaches half-century mark
Fifty years ago, when the Park Side Credit Union first opened its doors in the Flathead Valley, there was little doubt the financial operation would thrive in …
Dollar Tree to join other anchors at Whitefish mall
Whitefish’s Mountain Mall has secured another anchor tenant for the remodeled shopping center.
By Seaborn Larson/The Daily Inter Lake
A roundup of hopeful entrepreneurs, designers and developers is returning to the Flathead Valley for its second helping of a Google-affiliated startup workshop.
Tech firm closing Libby facility
Applied Materials has decided to close its Libby facility on Oct. 1 after 15 years of operation.
'Real skate shops are a dying breed'
For a decade, one small shop in Kalispell has maintained the spirit of skateboarding.
New law covers cottage food sales
Montana’s new cottage food law is now in effect, allowing entrepreneurs to sell customers low-risk foods made in their kitchen.
Wild Wings opens this week
Buffalo Wild Wings opens Sept. 9 in north Kalispell at the former location of the Sizzler.
Workplace issues discussed at brown-bag session
The fall Brown Bag Series continues on Wednesday with a program about “emotional intelligence competencies” from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Flathead Valley Community College Arts and Technology Building in room 139.