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Foster Flower Wholesale Nursery one of handful using biological controls
The greenhouses at Foster Flowers Wholesale Nursery in Whitefish look like most other greenhouses. The floors are …
Healthy Classroom grants awarded to 14 teachers
Logan Health recently announced the recipients of its spring 2025 Healthy Classrooms Grants, awarding 14 grants to educators across northwestern and central Mo…
Burning up: Fire and Dough features Neapolitan-style pizzas
Fire and Dough is one of the valley’s newest food trucks, serving Neapolitan-style pizza at various locations. The pizza is characterized by its simplicity, ba…
Youth get chance to learn entrepreneurship through Lemonade Day
Participants will engage in a structured curriculum covering essential business concepts such as budgeting, marketing, product development, and customer servic…
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Flathead Electric Cooperative names Weyerhaeuser Energy Partner of the Year
When Weyerhaeuser began the program, it set a goal to reach 2% in energy savings per year. Through continued participation — and diligent, hard work — Weyerhae…
Steak and spaghetti: Spencer & Co. Steakhouse has been serving the valley for more than three decades
The beef, from Red Lodge, is cut in-house three times a week by Davey’s husband Kent, who has been a meat cutter in the valley for 40 years. The menu also feat…
Hooked on experience: G3 Outfitters offers an array of charters on Flathead and Whitefish Lakes
Gray Gordon owns and operates G3 Outfitters, a fishing outfitter that operates on Flathead and Whitefish lakes. The name originates from his family nickname, G…
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Discover Kalispell halts promotions in Canada as tourism outlook remains rocky
Discover Kalispell has ceased advertising in Canada amid trepidation from visitors north of the border to travel to the U.S.
Bagels and schmear: Cutthroat Bagel Company opens in Whitefish
It was toasted, still warm, and I couldn’t wait.
Skincare company focuses on quality natural ingredients
Kettle Care offers a range of natural products in the Kalispell shop, online store and various retailers across the valley.
Soaring into creative projects: Custom frame shop helps preserve memories
She took over the business, formally called Budget Framing Shop, in 2022 and rebranded it to Soaring Eagle Custom Framing, symbolizing a fresh start.
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Lawmakers create low-interest loan program for reopening shuttered sawmills
About a year after the most recent announcement of a Montana sawmill closure, state lawmakers passed a bill creating a low-interest loan program for companies …
Transformation of Kalispell Center Mall aims to make it a downtown destination
Showing a mockup featuring the redesign of the 7 acres of the west side of the site at the May 8 Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Growth Summit, giving a glimpse …