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…
Mark Weed expands used-car dealership in Evergreen
Mark Weed Auto Sales has moved to the other side of the street in Evergreen and tripled its highway frontage in the process.
Pair flying high with rebuilding outfit
Peter Gross used to build race cars for Unsers, Andrettis, A.J. Foyt and the first woman to compete in the Indianapolis 500, Janet Guthrie.
Rising to the occasion: Bakery serves the Flathead its daily bread, and then some
It’s lunch time on a Wednesday in April, and the crowd at Grateful Bread has shifted from morning pastry-seekers to tables of local diners wanting soup and san…
Ski resorts report banner year
Ample snowfall early in the season and throughout the winter is getting much of the credit for a banner ski season at both Flathead Valley ski resorts.
Brewery earns top business award
Renewed community involvement and a stepped-up marketing campaign have earned Great Northern Brewing Co. one of the top business awards in Whitefish.
Don K breaks ground on new Subaru showroom
Construction has begun for a 2,200-square-foot Subaru showroom at the Don K Chevrolet/Subaru/Chrysler-Dodge dealership in Whitefish.
Flathead women featured at U.N. conference
Two Flathead Valley women shared their personal stories of Montana ingenuity and entrepreneurship to a worldwide audience this month as part of the U.N. Commis…
Masonic Lodge transformed into event center
One of Whitefish’s landmark brick buildings has a new lease on life, this time as an event center.
Time for wine?: Kalispell Chamber promotes grape research initiative
Are there varieties of cold-hardy grapes that could generate enough fruit to sustain a number of wineries around Flathead Lake?
Public spending boosts hospitals
Medicare payments to hospitals in Montana constitute 34 percent of net revenue to those facilities, people at a recent economic forum in Kalispell were told.
Tourism spells revenue, plenty of jobs in Montana, Flathead Valley
Tourism is big business in Montana, and a big chunk of the state’s tourism business occurs in Flathead County and Kalispell, according to speakers at two recent meetings in Kalispell.
Housing market shows slight improvement
The number of houses sold in Flathead County last year increased by 5.4 percent compared to 2009, and was also higher than the number sold in 2008.
Dealing in Dell: Montana Tech Solutions relocates to Flathead
When Todd and Christine Kolstad visited Kalispell on their honeymoon 14 years ago, they had their photo taken at the “Welcome to Kalispell” sign and decided some day they’d live here.
Whitefish Lodge comes up diamonds
The owners of the Lodge at Whitefish Lake are celebrating the property’s AAA designation as a four-diamond facility.
Love of baking leads to Bad Dog venture
When the construction industry in the Flathead Valley hit the skids a couple of years ago, Bigfork contractor and electrician Dan Foster found himself struggli…