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The latest business news from Northwest Montana and beyond. In-depth coverage of local enterprises, economic trends, market updates, and entrepreneurial success stories.
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…
Over 5.2 million pools sold across the U.S. and Canada are under recall after reports of nine deaths
More than 5.2 million aboveground swimming pools sold in the U.S. and Canada since 2002 are being recalled. Regulators say certain Bestway, Intex, and Polygrou…
Stellantis warns of $2.7 billion loss for 1st half of 2025 due to tariffs and some big charges
Stellantis reports a preliminary net loss of 2.3 billion euros ($2.68 billion) in the first half of the year. The automaker attributes the loss to U.S. tariffs…
Kalispell shop bakes up gourmet cookies on Main Street
Roseann and Don Herne recently opened the cookie shop on Main Street in Kalispell, alongside their daughter Tara. The cookie store chain was originally founded…
St. Joe's to break ground on new clinic in Polson
“This is a place of good heart in our language,” said former Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Councilman Steve Lozar of Providence St. Joseph Medical Ce…
Fruitful endeavor: Smoothie bowl food truck hits berry sweet milestone
More than a decade ago, Lindley and Jarden Lynch had a vision to bring a quick, healthy food alternative to Whitefish. They’ve done just that and more.
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Wall Street is mixed amid Trump's new tariff deadlines
Wall Street is opening mixed as investors shrug off a new U.S. tariff deadline. The S&P 500 was flat in early trading Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Chanel marks 110 years by recreating its couture salon in a palace as Blazy era approaches
Tuesday's show by one of the world's most powerful luxury houses was intimate yet monumental, old world yet futuristic. Front-row regular Naomi Campbell said t…
Farmer Doug Manning continues family legacy in agriculture
Producing wheat, barley, peas, lentils and canola, Manning farms 3,200 acres, most of it leased land. When he was growing up on the Fairmont Road farm, Manning…
Northwest Montana farmers say canola remains a marketable and reliable crop
Canola is a result of plant breeding that aimed to change the nutritional makeup of rapeseed, which has historically been used to make oil but wasn’t ideal for…
Forest voyage: Boat navigates into treetop retreat
The Beverly is the newest treehouse design open to guests at the Montana Treehouse Retreat, located just 2 miles outside Whitefish. It is one of three treehous…
Immanuel Living breaks ground on newest expansion
The sold-out independent living project drew a crowd of future residents, staff, board members, and community partners during a ceremonial event held on the no…
Firm purchases The Meridian Apartments
The Meridian Apartments include 180 units located on the west side of Kalispell.
Clancy legislator new director for state Department of Commerce
Marta Bertoglio, a third-term Republican from Clancy, fills a vacancy created in February after then-commerce director Paul Green, himself a former Republican …
Manufacturing innovation thrives in the Flathead
But here in the Flathead Valley, we’ve found a powerful ecosystem of support for innovation, entrepreneurship, and small-scale manufacturing that helped turn our idea into a patented product used across the country.