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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…
New life planned for Ol’ River Bridge Inn in Columbia Falls
The building is going through massive renovations under new ownership.
Golden Triangle Brewing Co. makes move to new home in Bigfork
A love of good beer led the couple to open up their brewery in 2017 after having a landscaping business in Bigfork.
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Ford to raise production as US auto sales start to recover
To help increase production, Ford last year said it would add a third shift and 1,100 jobs at its full-size van plant in Claycomo, Missouri, near Kansas City, …
Amazon pauses construction on 2nd headquarters in Virginia
The Seattle-based company is delaying the beginning of construction of PenPlace, the second phase of its headquarters development in northern Virginia, Amazon'…
In dry West, farmers balk at idling land to save water
With drought, climate change and overuse of the Colorado River leading to increasingly dire conditions in the West, the federal Bureau of Reclamation is lookin…
Stocks jump as Wall Street cruises to best day since January
Stocks rallied to send Wall Street to its best day in six weeks.
China looks to consumers to drive economic rebound
Chinese leader Xi Jinping's agenda for this month's meeting of the ceremonial national legislature: Revive the economy by encouraging consumers to spend more n…
Applications open for Montana State’s $75K Venture Competition
Applications are now being accepted for the $75K Venture Competition, which will be hosted April 20 by Montana State University’s Jake Jabs College of Business…
Glacier Park International Airport gets $7.3M for expansion project
Glacier Park International Airport is landing about $7.3 million in a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration, the funds slated to go toward the second …
Black Rifle Coffee opens shop in downtown Kalispell
Retired Navy SEAL and world-record breaking skydiver Andy Stumpf has teamed up with Denver Maddux to put a Montana spin on the traditional Black Rifle Coffee C…
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Kalispell chamber president elected chair of association, while child care initiative honored
Lorraine Clarno, President and CEO of the Kalispell chamber, was recently elected as the 2023-24 chair of the Western Association of Chamber Executives.
German court rejects farmer's climate suit vs Volkswagen
In the case at the state court in the western town of Detmold, farmer Ulf Allhoff-Cramer said that drier soil and heavier rains because of climate change are harming his fields, cattle and commercial forests.