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…
Southern cooking reigns supreme at The Shak
With old barn tin covering the interior walls, a jet-black meat smoker parked at the front of the building, an enormous meat smoker just out the back door, old…
Visitor bureau geared to boost Kalispell tourism
A new marketing effort to promote Kalispell, increase the number of visitors who stay in the city’s hotels and motels and help boost the local economy is about to hit full stride.
New Family Fun Center in a zone of its own
For several years, Amber Collier heard parents talk about how much the Flathead Valley needed a place for kids to congregate. They needed a safe place to play …
Father-daughter duo deck the halls
If John McGovern and his daughter Ciara visit your house or business, you may find yourself singing the tune “It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas.”
Toy store enterprise finds local niche
Fifteen years after they ventured into something completely new, the owners of the two Imagination Station Toys stores in Flathead County freely admit they did…
Christmas store adds to Main Street offerings
Searching for one-of-a-kind Christmas gifts?
Cold Stone Creamery: Love of ice cream leads to business venture
Nicole Howe and her mom, Renee, have slightly different recollections of a phone conversation they had about seven years ago, shortly after Nicole had enrolled…
Smoothies, leathers connect in new shop
Alyson and Jim Kuechmann were so swayed by healthy eating changes they made in their lives they decided to begin selling their all-natural smoothies so other p…
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.