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Looking for local business news? Here you'll find all of the breaking and daily business news happening in our community.

Updated 4 days, 15 hours ago

Bills targeting Montana’s child care challenges maintaining steam

A slate of proposals enhancing state assistance for families and child care workers are continuing to garner bipar…

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Flathead Business Watercooler

Happenings related to business in the Flathead Valley

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Monthly business journal Insights to launch in April

A new journal focusing on the economic and entrepreneurial trends that shape Northwest Montana's business communities will make its debut next month.

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Mortgage rates have declined but could stay at a level that makes it tough to afford a home

Mortgage rates eased this week for the seventh week in a row, a trend that gives prospective home shoppers more financial flexibility just as the spring homebu…

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Tariff worries further fraying Northwest Montana’s Canadian connection

The Flathead Valley had been a destination for Albertans for decades. But the pandemic, the increasing cost of living in Montana and now the threat of a trade …

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Compass Chiropractic expands to Kalispell

Seven years later, the demand for the system-oriented chiropractic practice has grown, leading to the recent opening of an extension practice space downtown Ka…

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Flathead Business Watercooler

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Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Fabric and craft retailer Joann to go out of business and close all of its stores

Fabric and crafts retailer Joann Inc., which has been a destination for generations of quilters, knitters and lovers of crafts projects for more than 80 years,…

Updated 2 months ago
PEAK Fit with focus on functional fitness expands to Kalispell

The gym seeks to provide a holistic approach to fitness and recovery through the utilization of high intensity interval training, also called HIIT, mixed with …

Updated 2 months ago
Flathead Business Watercooler

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Updated 2 months ago
Whitefish shop shakes up delicious joy with over-the-top drinks

On top of the shake is a mountain of sweet, whipped cream covered in caramel drizzle, topped with the star of the show: the Liege waffle.

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Forest Service lays off 360 Montana-based workers

In response to news this week that Montana’s largest land manager is laying off 360 Montana-based federal employees, a spokesperson for the U.S. Forest Service…

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Snow bikes make for a unique way to shred the mountain

“A SNO-GO,” I promptly smiled back to him. “Basically, a bike on skis.”

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
At-home therapy aimed at improving day-to-day life

It’s a type of therapy that focuses on how to address functional deficits across all aspects of the body.

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
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Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Housing affordability remains a top economic concern for Flathead Valley

Montana has become a top five state in job creation over the past year yet is ranked low when it comes to wage growth, according to Jeff Michael, director of t…