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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…
TurboTax customers to receive checks for $141M settlement
In a settlement agreement last year, TurboTax's owner Intuit Inc. was ordered to pay $141 million to low-income consumers who were deceived into paying TurboTa…
Homebuyers to face steep borrowing costs despite Fed move
Homebuyers are likely to face steep borrowing costs despite signals from the Federal Reserve that it may be ready to pause a yearlong campaign of rate hikes.
Stock market today: Apple-juiced rally closes bruising week
The S&P 500 jumped 1.8%, though it still turned in a modest loss for the week that was its worst in nearly two months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 546 points, or 1.7%, while the Nasdaq composite rallie…
State agriculture director tours Bigfork distillery
The distillery has been producing spirits, including whiskey, gin, vodka and rum, since 2010, making it the oldest continually operating distillation operation…
Inflation pressures remain persistent as consumers pull back
An index that is closely followed by the Fed, which excludes volatile food and energy costs to capture "core" inflation, rose 0.3% from February to March and 4…
Facing revolt, GOP spares ethanol in drive to cut spending
House Republicans are touting their debt limit package as a first step toward fiscal restraint. They say it's past time for Congress to reduce the swelling def…
Stock market today: Wall Street rises to cap a winning April
The S&P 500 rose 34.13, or 0.8%, to 4,169.48. Despite some sharp swings this week, it still clinched a second straight winning month.
Europe's economy barely grows as inflation pinches consumers
Friday's less-than-stellar increase of 0.1% from the previous quarter follows disappointing growth estimates from the U.S., which kept alive fears of a looming…
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Catering company elevates events with customized charcuterie
The team started by creating charcuterie boxes, but after receiving requests for grazing tables and catering services, they decided to expand their services.
Spartan race marks 10 years of bringing in competitors
The racers that come to Kalispell to participate in the event contribute over $1 million to the local economy, as more than half of the racers stay in Kalispel…
State jobless rate drops again
Montana reported another all-time low unemployment rate in March, but Northwest Montana counties lag behind the state as a whole.
Struggling Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy protection
NEW YORK (AP) — Bed Bath & Beyond — one of the original big box retailers known for its seemingly endless offerings of sheets, towels and kitchen gadgets — fil…
Cities reviving downtowns by converting offices to housing
A growing number of developers are considering converting empty office towers into housing as part of an effort to revive struggling downtown business district…
Banks are paying savers again after many years of low rates
Banks are paying up for savers' deposits in a much bigger way than they have in more than a decade, based on recent earnings reports from the nation's biggest …