Local Business
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‘Small-batch’ clothing company moving to U.S. 2
Flag Nor Fail clothing company makes one-of-a-kind, small-batch fitness apparel, so it’s only fitting that the i...
Local meat processors get grants to offset COVID impact
A recently announced second round of funding from the Montana Meat Processing Infrastructure Grant program will contribute $4.2 million to 40 meat processing businesses across the state, in addition to the $7.5 m...
Immanuel Lutheran breaks ground on The Cottages at Buffalo Hill
Immanuel Lutheran Communities held a ground-breaking ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate the coming addition of The Cottages at Buffalo Hill, a new housing de...
Garden offers pick of beautiful blooms
Cathy Stansbury and her family have devised the ideal business for social distancing.
Daycare center adds consignment shop
Giggles Consignment and Kids’ Shop in Columbia Falls opened last month with the intention of creating a high-end retail location for gently used children’s a...
Winery set to open with global selection
These days, it’s harder than ever to be a world traveler, so Angela Zuba is bringing global tastes to local wine lovers. She expects to open Waters Edge Wine...
Popular shop opens second facility in Kalispell
For the first time in 75 years, M & S Meats is getting closer to home for its Kalispell customers. The long-running Rollins meat processor opened a new retai...
C-Falls store spruced up with remodel
The Smith’s Food and Drug store in Columbia Falls is housed in a building that dates back more than 60 years, but you wouldn’t know from looking at it. Smith...
Local landmark Burgertown celebrates 50 years
It’s long been said that good things come in small packages — and that saying rings especially true when it comes to the much-beloved summertime eatery Burge...
Coffee roaster adapts with walk-up facility
The historic covered wagon parked outside the Montana Coffee Traders location on U.S. 93 South near Whitefish displays a wooden sign that urges customers to ...
New owner reopens escape game center
Sandy Tutvedt has turned over the keys to Hidden Key Escape Games to new owner Patty Holcomb. Tutvedt built the escape game center on U.S. 93 near Whitefish ...
Realtor association presents annual awards
The Northwest Montana Association of Realtors gathered at the Majestic Valley Pavilion on Wednesday evening for their annual awards celebration.
Whitefish Safeway completes remodel, adds new services
The Whitefish Safeway has gotten a facelift over the past couple of months, adding features that make life easier during a pandemic.
Sky Eco Rentals expands to new location in Coram
Sky Eco Rentals has greatly expanded and now has a new location in Coram at the former general store adjacent to the North American RV Park off U.S. 2 in Coram.
Newsmakers
• JAKE CARTER, CPA, has been promoted to shareholder at accounting firm JCCS, PC. Carter works in JCCS’ Whitefish office and focuses on tax. He has been with...