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California's unemployment rate is the highest in the nation. Slower job growth is to blame
California's unemployment rate is now the highest in the country. The state's unemployment rate was 5.3% in Februa…
Stock market today: Wall Street slips some more ahead of this week's inflation report
Stocks are slipping as Wall Street prepares for a report on inflation that could show how realistic its hopes for easier interest rates are.
US is constantly assessing expansion of chip export controls that can boost China's military
The U.S. commerce secretary says Washington is constantly assessing the need to expand export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and…
At US universities, record numbers of Indian students seek brighter prospects — and overseas jobs
As India's booming youth population outpaces the growth of its education system, historic numbers of students are turning abroad for higher education. India es…
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Kalispell business offers fingerprinting services
Former police officer Jerie Betschart spent more than a decade fingerprinting for the Kalispell Police Department, and after retiring at the end of 2023, she s…
Logan Health Medical Center recognized for performance as rural community hospital
Chartis’ annual top 100 award program recognizes outstanding performances among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX
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The Whitefish Chamber of Commerce hosts its Workforce Housing Summit on March 13 at Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish.
Longtime owners of Kalispell's Woodland Floral retiring
Woodland Floral, a mainstay of Kalispell’s bouquet and sentiment business, is changing hands after 45 years.
Columbia Falls bakery and cafe Uptown Hearth returns
“It was said that if your dreams don’t scare you, you didn’t dream big enough. This thing scared me about four million times," said Uptown Hearth’s original ow…
Flathead Electric participates in project aimed at improving power grid
The Community-Integrated Distributed Energy Resilience Initiative is a $4 million project led by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and funded by the Department of Energy.
Hungry Horse's Huckleberry Patch undergoing modernizing remodel
Hungry Horse’s Huckleberry Patch is growing.
Swank Enterprises honored for work on Wachholz College Center
Swank Enterprises received the “Best Institutional Project” award, which was presented on Jan. 24 at the 2024 MCA Winter Convention in Bozeman. The company ser…
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White House, tribal leaders hail 'historic' deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest
The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington celebrated on Friday as they signed papers for…
DECA students take the lead in business competition
Emerging business leaders and entrepreneurs from Glacier, Whitefish and Flathead high schools advance to the DECA International Career Development Conference April 27-30 in Anaheim, California.