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Whitefish chamber selects new executive director
Veteran chamber professional and businesswoman Katherine Archibald has been named the next executive director of t…
Climate change could hurt beer production
A new report in the journal Nature Communications shows that climate change is responsible for the decrease in quantity and quality of hops produced in Europe.…
Evergreen kicks off holiday season
The community donates pies to auction off to friends and neighbors with the proceeds from the annual auction benefiting the NWMT Veteran’s Food Pantry and the …
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Wall Street closes its 3rd straight winning week with a tiny gain
Wall Street edged higher in quiet trading, closing out a third straight winning week and keeping November on track to be its best month in a year.
Gary Mahugh blazes into next phase of life with business transition
After 23 years of business, Gary and Luann Mahugh have sold Evergreen’s Mahugh Fire and Safety to focus more on their other business, Northern Rockies Fire.
Customized vans tap into popularity of nomadic lifestyle
Logan Hertel, founder and owner of Hertel Vans, has been working with his hands since he can remember and has merged his passions of building and adventure to …
SunRift brewery to open Whitefish location
In the past five years, SunRift Beer Company has become a fixture in Kalispell and soon, it will open its second location in Whitefish.
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Joe and Colleen Unterreiner receive Kalispell Chamber’s highest honor
The award honoring them and several other community members and businesses were handed out at the chamber’s annual Grand Event Wednesday night at the Wachholz …
Mulled cider celebrates season’s flavors
The key is using freshly pressed apple juice to capture that fresh, crisp aspect of fall.
Cafe bases menu on connection with herb manufacturer
The cafe’s best-selling menu item is the avocado toast which features smashed avocado, lemon juice, sea salt and red pepper flakes on sourdough bread.
Microfarm provides locally grown flowers to Flathead Valley
Located in Lakeside, the farm provides locally and organically grown flowers to the Flathead Valley.
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Western Montana timber company honored with forestry award
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte traveled to Plains last week to honor and bestow the annual Forest Products Award to a family-owned business based out of Libby.
New Kalispell gym aims for purpose behind training
An abandoned truck repair shop in downtown Kalispell has found new life as a CrossFit gym thanks to a duo of fitness lovers, Jessie and Kyna Williams.