Insights -- Northwest Montana's Business Journal
Insights delivers in-depth coverage of Northwest Montana’s business community, highlighting local entrepreneurs, industry trends, and economic developments.
Limited yield: High costs force Northwest Montana farmers to restrict wheat planting
But turning the grain into staple foods sold at the bakery and served on the dinner table is facing challenges, as…
Increasing connectivity: Rural telecommunications companies make fiber optic internet a priority
Montana is one of the least covered states in the nation when it comes to fixed broadband coverage at 81.8%, according to the Federal Communications Commission…
InterBel’s Chris O’Boyle says high speed internet is the 'conduit of the future'
Rural telecommunication company InterBel has been serving the Eureka area since the early 1960s. Chris O’Boyle, sales executive and brand ambassador for the co…
Montana State researchers invent lifesaving medical device for clinical trial patients
TrialWear was invented by Elizabeth Johnson, an assistant professor in MSU’s Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing.
UM Public Health students gain global, local experience
The Basic Package of Oral Care program was developed in 2002 as a cost-effective and minimally invasive approach to provide basic dentistry services in rural c…
Flathead County: Montana’s manufacturing leader
Flathead County is home to many robust industries — health care and tourism among them. But equally strong is manufacturing.
Investing in connectivity
As Taylor Inman reports in this month’s feature story, Montana’s fixed broadband coverage reaches just 81.8% of the state. Not surprisingly, rural areas lag be…
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Insights: Cheers to manufacturing
October is recognized nationally as Manufacturing Month, a time to highlight the makers and producers who fuel local economies.
Drink up: Distilleries keep Montana focus while looking beyond the Treasure State
Craft distillers in Northwest Montana still enjoy a steady stream of summertime visitors, but they are getting creative about how to stay on top of the market.
Breweries and distilleries visible examples of manufacturing
Breweries and distilleries are among the most visible examples of manufacturing in Montana today. They source grain, convert it through production, package it,…
Tapped in: Cabinet Mountain Brewing Co. still wants to be “Libby’s living room”
Producing 500 to 600 barrels a year in their facility downtown, the two describe Cabinet Mountain as a “boutique destination brewery,” letting the charms of Li…
Distilling up new trends: American Single Malt Whiskey in Montana
Montana’s American single malt scene is no longer a whisper from the high country — it’s part of a broader craft wave where microbreweries and distilleries bre…
World’s largest firms turn to UM business students
The Meet the Firms event was the first career fair opportunity of the academic year for the College of Business. All business students will have another opport…
Agriculture and national security sciences lead Montana State’s annual research expenditures
The $288 million in expenditures is an increase of roughly 12% over last year, and more than 1,400 student researchers were supported.