Business
The latest business news from Northwest Montana and beyond. In-depth coverage of local enterprises, economic trends, market updates, and entrepreneurial success stories.
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…
Upscale Bozeman Watch Co. expands to Whitefish
The first expansion outside of its namesake community of Bozeman occurred in July when the Bozeman Watch Co. opened a store in downtown Whitefish.
Algae project gets $350,000 boost
Whitefish-based Algae Aquaculture Technologies has received a $350,000 grant from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to build a commercial algae greenhouse that converts waste wood chips into organic f…
Living space expands simply with Modern-Shed
Modern? Definitely. Shed? Not exactly.
Business lineup changes at Main & Idaho
The building that formerly housed Barley’s Restaurant in Kalispell has some new tenants.
Labrador retriever's nose sniffs out mold, bedbugs
Mold and bedbugs are no match for Russ the Labrador from Libby.
Bigfork's new logo to be rolled out Wednesday
A new logo, website and planned signs to boost marketing efforts in Bigfork are to be unveiled at the Team Bigfork meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 22.
Knife River consolidates its operations in Western Montana
Restructuring by Knife River Corp. officials has resulted in the loss of between 12 and 15 jobs in Western Montana.
Biomass tops agenda of wood group meeting
Biomass is the topic for several speakers at this week’s annual meeting of the Montana Wood Products Association in Whitefish.
Natural food store celebrates recent expansion of facility
Creating a sense of space for their customers was a key goal when owners of Mountain Valley Foods in Kalispell decided to expand their business, adding another…
Men develop new twist for old game
Two Kila men found a new twist for the 500-or-so-year-old game of cribbage and after about three years of development are now marketing their new game, TurboCr…
Rare herb the key to absinthe production
A happenstance discovery of wormword growing wild near their rural Kalispell home was a key factor in Julie and Joe Legate’s venture into the world of distilli…
Herb growers plunge into gin venture
Tucked away in their mountain retreat west of Kalispell, Julie and Joe Legate spend hours among their containers of hand-picked and dried local herbs perfectin…
Peerspectives prompts 'next-level thinking'
Owners or managers of local businesses who would like to learn from and share information with other business owners and managers may want to attend a Tuesday seminar in Kalispell.
For the love of antiques
Downtown Somers is an especially hopping place one Saturday a month, six months of the year, when the Vintage Whites Market is up and running.
Insurance agency getting expanded space
Commercial construction ventures continue in Kalispell, including a new office building for Western States Insurance Agency under construction in the Village P…