Local Business News
Explore Northwest Montana’s vibrant business scene. From Libby to Polson, we cover local entrepreneurs, economic trends, and community growth.
Blue Cow Car Wash expands herd into Evergreen
With this new innovation, the Blue Calf is able to accommodate dually pickup trucks and vehicles up to 8 feet tall.
Local inventor ties love of music to carpentry
Bad posture might lead to back pain, but for Kalispell house inspector Brent Champion it’s also leading to entrepreneurial opportunity.
Ill tidings plague Christmas tree market
When a recession sets in, Americans make cuts. Industries that produce luxury items often bear the brunt of the market alterations, and during the Great Recess…
Japanese steakhouse chain coming to North Kalispell
One local restaurateur is banking that Kalispell has an appetite for more ethnic cuisine and is opening a new Kobe Steakhouse at 85 Treeline Road, near Cabela’s on the north end of Kalispell.
ScottiBelli's relocates to new site downtown
ScottiBelli’s, the well-known Italian restaurant in downtown Kalispell, is moving down the street to the former site of Genki restaurant.
Bigfork Chamber honors longtime resident Mike Shea
In recognition of his dedicated service to the community, the Bigfork Chamber of Commerce presented the 2017 Little Red Hen Award to Mike Shea, longtime resident and volunteer.
Libby native co-founds flask company
The streets of San Francisco are known to be the breeding ground of American innovation, but for inventor Whit Gautreaux they are merely the incubator.
Acquisition raises profile of Kalispell-based printer
Contrary to the tide of public perception, printing is not dead. One local print shop is expanding and producing more than ever.
Take-and-bake meal business comes to Whitefish
A new business has quietly taken root in Whitefish.
ZAF Energy poised for takeoff in battery technology
Like many good business stories, this one starts in a garage.
Col. Falls Chamber hears about health care
The Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly general membership from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. in Columbia Falls.
Glacier Bancorp to acquire Inter-Mountain
Kalispell-based Glacier Bancorp Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Inter-Mountain Bancorp Inc., the bank holding company for First Security Bank, a community bank based in Bozeman.
Kalispell Chamber banquet features downtown theme
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce will hold its 113th annual banquet and auction from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kalispell. The theme, “Downtown through the decades, is meant to celeb…
Glacier Brewing in Polson up for sale
At a time when the rise of craft breweries in Montana can seem as unstoppable as a rising tide, one local brewery has been put up for sale.
'Seven Principles' speaker stresses importance of optimism
“Free people are not equal and equal people are not free.”
Popular steakhouse marks 25th anniversary
There are two kinds of family at Spencer & Co. Steakhouse, owner Paula Davey aptly points out.