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…
Montana major player in semiconductor business
Given all the semiconductor buzz of late, people tend to be amazed when I tell them Montana has been a major player in that space for 20 years! They can’t beli…
Logan Health brings atrial fibrillation procedure to Flathead Valley
This state-of-the-art procedure, developed by Boston Scientific, offers a new option for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), a condition highlighted by irregular and often rapid heartbeats. Unlike traditional…
Montana Department of Agriculture awards grants to advance ag businesses
From Opheim to Stevensville, a total of 25 agricultural businesses throughout the state were awarded funds to advance Montana’s agricultural economy.
Productions earn grant funding to film across Montana
A total of 101 applicants requested more than $16 million in grant dollars this year, with $1.5 million available through the competitive grant program for fiscal year 2024.
Japanese consul general visits business class at Montana State University
Students in the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship learned more about the relationship between Montana and Japan when a Japanese consul general…
May newsmakers
Announcements regarding businesses in Northwest Montana
UM supports entrepreneurial students through Startup Studio
Each Tuesday afternoon this spring semester students meet in UM’s Startup Studio, a room on the third floor of the University Center where students of all majo…
Relief in a desert: Finding child care in Northwest Montana
Most of Northwest Montana is considered a child care desert, a topic looked at in a January 2024 report from the Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Mont…
Child care provider watches over health care employees’ children
Kid Kare is a nonprofit, state-certified center that cares for children up to 6 years old of Logan Health employees. It has an infant facility with a capacity …
Child care instability impacts Montana businesses
Since the 1980s, the UM College of Business has offered online education at the graduate level. We specialize in delivering high-quality online education and a…
Business Newsmakers
Happenings in business
Building permits
Building permits
Pitch Perfect: UM professional sales course equips students with real-world skills
Peter Anzollitto, an assistant professor of management in the College of Business, teaches the course “Professional Sales, Relationship Management and Business…
Montana State accounting students helping people avoid fraud, digital scams
These days, anyone with a phone or email address is likely familiar with the multifold techniques bad actors use to scam people out of their money. But with new technologies and scammers getting ever savvier, even …
Montana Beer Awards honors best brews
Large, Medium and Small Brewery of the Year awards were handed out to the winningest breweries in each of those categories, based on their annual production am…