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…
Crevier's marks 50 years of cosmetology
No shortage of storage
Flathead Valley full of well-used storage-unit facilities
Utility plans $3.5 million rebate
Taxi revived with new owner
Catching a cab in Kalispell just got easier.
Economist predicts better times ahead
Natural-gas use spurs expansion plan
The Flathead Valley's natural-gas consumption has more than doubled over the last decade, and expectations for continued growth have put NorthWestern Energy on track for a major pipeline expansion.
On the fly
Jason Lanier, owner of Bigfork Anglers Fly Shop, walks past his rack of fly rods. Lanier, a longtime fly-fishing guide in Western Montana, opened the new shop …
Variations on the business of beauty
New tax credit aims to help housing industry
New federal legislation that offers first-time home buyers a $7,500 tax credit is aimed at helping both new home buyers and struggling builders who need to spur home sales in a weakened economy.
'What does it say in your handbook?'
Class offers advice for employers
Going global
Leave no trace
Cranes lift 360 tons of bridge beams
It may not have been Dan Harmon's biggest "pick," but it certainly was one of the most visible.
Leading the way for community banks
Kings have taken turns at helm of Montana Independent Bankers Association
Start-up firm builds its own culture