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…
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.
Drone companies flourishing in the Flathead
When people spot an unmanned aerial vehicle, more commonly known as a drone, it can be unnerving for some who wonder if they’re under surveillance or what the …
Hotel opens in former assisted-living center
Greenwood Village Inn and Suites, a Western-themed hotel highlighted with log pillars, elk antlers and bison-leather chairs, opened earlier this month in the f…
New hotel coming to Kalispell
A four-story, 101-unit Marriott Springhill Suites is planned in the Spring Prairie commercial subdivision in north Kalispell.
New look ahead for top of Big Mountain taurant, patrol HQ
Whitefish Mountain Resort is en route to completing a $1.2 million renovation project that will upgrade the Summit House restaurant and Ski Patrol Headquarters.
Work begins on new assisted-living center
A new assisted living and memory care center is coming to Kalispell. Burlage Family Properties has broken ground on a 19-bed facility with a $1 million price tag.
Marketplace brings local vendors under one roof
Tammy Stouffer, the owner and operator of the Made in Montana Marketplace in Bigfork, had a plan in mind when she opened her store promoting local merchants. S…
Airport gets federal grant for upgrades
Glacier Park International Airport will receive nearly $4 million for critical construction and maintenance project, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont. announced Friday.