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From unfilled gas tanks to fewer frills, retailers see US consumers rethink their spending
The behavior changes observed so far are subtle, such as altered routines for buying gasoline and fewer visits to …
Adult dancers in Washington state want a strippers' bill of rights
The bills are the culmination of six years of advocacy work by Strippers Are Workers, a dancer-led organization in Washington, in response to wide regulation g…
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Montana State offers incubator program partnered with startup experts
The Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s 406 Labs is accepting applications for its spring 2024 incubator.
Embroidery and screen printing business aims for growth after ownership change
Former owner Olivia Krause is used to the constant hum of the embroidery machines that fill the air in a newly rented building in Kalispell.
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Stock market today: Wall Street falls from its all-time high as cuts to rates look further off
U.S. stocks are falling Monday as Wall Street pushes out forecasts for when interest rates will start easing from the strictest levels in two decades.
Job market is humming, but layoffs are still happening in a shifting economic environment
The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to start the year, the nation ad…
McDonald's sales growth slows with mideast war hurting results
McDonald's Corp.'s sales missed investor expectations in the fourth quarter as growth decelerated, hurt in part by the war in the Middle East.
Storage unit users are getting younger as memories — and junk —accumulate
Travis Willoughby is wrestling with what to do with the belongings he and his brother, Davis, have accumulated that fill a 10-by-10 storage unit along Dallas' …
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New bike shop opens in downtown Columbia Falls
“I had a shop on my property and I just started telling some friends that I was working on bikes and it started slowly that way,” he said.
Kalispell boutique blends unique selections for all ages
Melanie Wyckoff loves to spend time in toy stores. Even when her children are ready to leave, she wants to stay.
Barnes & Noble opens new Kalispell store on Jan. 31
A ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place at 9 a.m. at the store in the Mountain View Plaza on U.S. 93. The store next to Famous Footwear is in the building former…
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Small farmers hit by extreme weather could get assistance from proposed insurance program
Since catastrophic flooding hit Vermont in July and waterlogged crops, some farmers are trying to figure out how to get to the next season.