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Home Instead provides comfort and security for seniors needing at-home care
Home Instead is a global network of independently owned franchises that started in 1994 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Bigfork chamber announces board nominees
In January, seven seats on the board of directors for the Bigfork Chamber of Commerce will become open for election.
Somers man creates video platform
Joe Clark has been launching successful business since he was a teenager, trying his hand in furniture, coffee and real estate.
RAIL-PARK IMPACTS: Two firms, two different stories
Two businesses that will be most affected by Kalispell’s upcoming rail park and downtown rail-line removal have very different outlooks on the future.
Firm aims for battery 'game-changer'
ZAF Energy Systems has been quietly developing a new battery system design at its laboratory near U.S. 2 between Columbia Falls and Kalispell.
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.