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Pursuit buys Eddie's Cafe in Apgar Village
Located in Apgar Village, which is a small village inside the park at the foot of Lake McDonald, the property feat…
Maine has a workforce shortage problem that it hopes to resolve with recently arrived immigrants
Maine Gov. Janet Mills and a state representative who immigrated from Somalia are looking to create a new government office that would tap recent immigrants to…
Job gains and free-spending shoppers lifted Wall Street in 2023, but new data tells another story
Job gains and raises helped power solid economic growth in the U.S. last year, but what if those gains were a mirage? The Labor Department overestimated job ga…
Canada is capping foreign student visas to ease housing pressures as the cost of living soars
Canada has announced a two-year cap on international student visas to ease the pressure on housing, health care and other services at a time of record immigration.
Tata Steel announces plans to cut 2,800 jobs in a blow to Welsh town built on steelmaking
Indian firm Tata Steel says it will close both blast furnaces at its plant in Port Talbot in Wales, eliminating 2,800 jobs.
Thrift store reopens with goal of being community hub again
There is a yard where she sees a future community garden and there are upstairs rooms where she hopes to host art activities and provide tutoring space.
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Class action lawsuit claims Montana discriminates against out-of-state financial advisers
Even more, the lawsuit, filed in Lewis and Clark County on Friday, says that the 2019 Legislature knew that the law likely violated the privileges and immunities clause of the United States Constitution, but passed…
Judge strikes down state’s new dispensary licensing fees
Under House Bill 903, a dispensary would have had to pay $5,000 to renew a license for its first shop, and then a cumulatively additional $5,000 for each additional location.
New Columbia Falls day care specializes in infants
In September of 2023, the Delgados opened Lil Buckaroo’s, an infant-only child care service, at 729 Nucleus Avenue A in Columbia Falls.
Bilingual Montessori preschool opens opportunities in Whitefish
At Big Sky Montessori, children will be greeted with, “Hola, ¿como estás?” They will learn replies like “Muy bien” meaning “very good” or “¡Fantástico!” whi…
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Biden stops by Pennsylvania stores to talk up his record on small business creation
President Joe Biden on Friday tried his hand at retail politics — stopping in a trio of Pennsylvania stores to stress the value of small businesses and talk up…
Banks upbeat on US consumer despite bank profit declines, inflation and rising debt levels
The biggest banks in the country posted strong profits last year, helped by higher interest rates and a strong economy, despite having to deal the lingering in…
Olympics brings on its first beer brand as a global sponsor — Budweiser's AB InBev
The International Olympic Committee has signed the first beer brand in the 40-year history of a sponsorship program that earns billions of dollars for the orga…
Delta posts a $2 billion quarterly profit, but shares dip as airline trims forecast of 2024 earnings
Delta Air Lines says it closed 2023 strong and expects another good year in 2024. But the shares are falling because Delta trimmed a forecast for full-year 202…