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…
Hospital execs command sizable pay
Chief executives at Montana’s largest hospitals pulled down salaries and bonus payments ranging from $250,000 to $580,000 for 2009 — although most had relative…
Assisted-living center takes shape
A new 39-unit assisted-living facility in Columbia Falls will be ready for occupancy in February.
Couple in seventh decade start new store
At an age when most people have long retired, Mark and Harriet Rosen started a new Evergreen business drawing on their good taste, flair for fashion and talent…
Getting smart Co-op installs appliances to study efficiency
Flathead Electric Cooperative member Donna Hall said she loves the three new “smart” appliances the utility co-op installed in her home as part of a study to find the best ways to get 48,000 customers to reduce the…
Passion for percussion: Longtime local drummer opens retail store in Kalispell
Rob Spencer’s lifelong love of drumming has turned into a full-time business.
A work in progress: Cooper's dining room open; second-floor project under way
After six years and 10 different building designs, Cooper’s Eatery & Drinkery has emerged as a prominent downtown Whitefish “upscale casual” restaurant and lou…
Catering to convenience
With a close ear to the ground about what the community wanted in a convenience store, Kim Dutton has opened a new business in the old Local Joe’s gas station …
Local seminar to span three days
A three-day seminar in Kalispell this week aims to help leaders learn more about how to grow themselves both personally and professionally.
New Whitefish gallery showcases area artists
A new art gallery has opened in Whitefish, encompassing the second floor of the prominent Piney Creek Interiors building at 100 Central Ave.
Fair-trade focus: New shop features African baskets, international decor
Seven years ago, Irene Zuehlsdorff set out to start a “giving” business that would personally benefit those making the products she sells.
CPR for cellphones: Evergreen business is major repair hub for electronic devices
New branding effort touts Kalispell as hub of visitor paradise
With a new logo and a new message, the Kalispell brand has been launched.
Polson development billed a success
It’s been 15 years since Polson’s Mission Bay partnership began with piles of dirt and the promise of a first-class development.
Business a whirl for local copter company
When Adam Paugh’s parents offered to make an initial investment in his startup company, Quadrocopter, last spring, they had one very specific condition involving an Italian restaurant in Bigfork.
Taxi service finds niche serving elderly, disabled
Jeanne Herron has always had a passion for helping people who need medical care. Thirty years as a certified nursing assistant attest to that.