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Business

The latest business news from Northwest Montana and beyond. In-depth coverage of local enterprises, economic trends, market updates, and entrepreneurial success stories.

Updated 1 day, 16 hours ago

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…

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
Sope makers focus on local, organic sources

When Brian Cole began working at Third Street Market in Whitefish about three years ago, bars of the Whitefish-made product Sope were almost an afterthought in…

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
Black Mountain Software keeps customers happy

It wasn’t until about 10 years into its existence that Black Mountain Software lost its first client.

Updated 13 years, 8 months ago
Local entrepreneurs gain through networking groups

The weekly meetings for the Whitefish chapter of the international business networking organization BNI are, as the saying goes, all business.

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Green power

A giant greenhouse facility in which the regenerative processes of Mother Nature are imitated to create electricity, biofuel, rich organic soil fertilizer and …

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Beekeepers relish remote locale for honey business

Not everyone can take Going-to-the-Sun Road to go get groceries or routinely post pictures of bears on their blog.

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Avail-TVN a leader in digital media services

As the Olympic games unfold in London, a digital media services company founded in the Flathead Valley nearly a decade ago has a key role in connecting televis…

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Heath-care exec develops software for employee scheduling

Tyler Weber knew there must be an easier way to schedule shifts for the 11 radiologists he works with as chief administrative officer of Northwest Imaging in K…

Updated 13 years, 10 months ago
New Whitefish seafood restaurant has ties to Hawaii

The story of Stillwater Fish House & Oyster Bar began 10 years ago on a beach in Hawaii when Jesse Felder, then a 21-year-old Army infantryman fresh out of bas…

Updated 13 years, 10 months ago
Zaiss-Johnson Group a top performer for Merrill Lynch

John Zaiss got some “spot on” advice from his father before he embarked on a career as a financial adviser: You need to understand accounting.

Updated 13 years, 10 months ago
Splat! New paintball park opens near C. Falls

 Add paintball to the bevy of recreational offerings in the Flathead Valley.

Updated 13 years, 10 months ago
New West focuses on Medicare after breakup

Six months after an antitrust settlement forced New West Health Services to downsize and restructure, the company has emerged a leader in selling Medicare Adva…

Updated 13 years, 10 months ago
Sharing the BEAR

Whether it’s developing a business plan, training employees or figuring out how to get a government contract, there’s no end to the challenges facing small bus…

Updated 13 years, 11 months ago
French dining gives way to fusion fare in Bigfork

For 12 years La Provence’s exclusive French cuisine was the pinnacle of fine dining in the Flathead Valley.

Updated 13 years, 11 months ago
It's a Mrs. Wonderful life

Ever heard of orzechownik?

Updated 13 years, 11 months ago
Aspiring novelist taps into online funding platform

Finding a way to get a book published is a challenge for most up-and-coming writers.