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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.
Businesses near Glacier have a good year
Despite wildfires and weeks of smoke, businesses that rely on Glacier Park tourist traffic said they had a good year, all things considered. A quick start to the summer didn’t hurt. June was warm and dry and Going-…
Chamber UNWIND event on Oct. 21 goes pink
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce UNWIND social gathering on Wednesday, Oct. 21, will focus on breast cancer awareness.
Old-World sauerkraut drives new Whitefish business
Sooner or later, everything old is new again.
City announces architectural awards
The city of Kalispell on Monday will recognize the best architecture completed within the city over the past two years.
Kalispell West One Bank offices rebranded as TrailWest Bank
West One Bank’s two offices in Kalispell and a number of other community banks in the region operating as The Family of Banks have been rebranded as TrailWest Bank.
Credit union reaches half-century mark
Fifty years ago, when the Park Side Credit Union first opened its doors in the Flathead Valley, there was little doubt the financial operation would thrive in …
Dollar Tree to join other anchors at Whitefish mall
Whitefish’s Mountain Mall has secured another anchor tenant for the remodeled shopping center.
By Seaborn Larson/The Daily Inter Lake
A roundup of hopeful entrepreneurs, designers and developers is returning to the Flathead Valley for its second helping of a Google-affiliated startup workshop.
Tech firm closing Libby facility
Applied Materials has decided to close its Libby facility on Oct. 1 after 15 years of operation.
'Real skate shops are a dying breed'
For a decade, one small shop in Kalispell has maintained the spirit of skateboarding.
New law covers cottage food sales
Montana’s new cottage food law is now in effect, allowing entrepreneurs to sell customers low-risk foods made in their kitchen.
Wild Wings opens this week
Buffalo Wild Wings opens Sept. 9 in north Kalispell at the former location of the Sizzler.
Workplace issues discussed at brown-bag session
The fall Brown Bag Series continues on Wednesday with a program about “emotional intelligence competencies” from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Flathead Valley Community College Arts and Technology Building in room 139.
Drone companies flourishing in the Flathead
When people spot an unmanned aerial vehicle, more commonly known as a drone, it can be unnerving for some who wonder if they’re under surveillance or what the …
Hotel opens in former assisted-living center
Greenwood Village Inn and Suites, a Western-themed hotel highlighted with log pillars, elk antlers and bison-leather chairs, opened earlier this month in the f…