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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.
Commission votes to reallocate $6 million in workforce training funds to business automation program
Liane Taylor of the Department of Commerce said that training funds had not been utilized, with nearly $1.2 million awarded to businesses but only $128,000 dispersed.
Montana part of coalition to receive $45M in Indigenous economic development grants
Mountain | Plains Regional Native CDFI Coalition was one of 21 groups to receive a portion of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge — an initiative that is part of the American Rescue Plan aiming to b…
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Great Northern Wilderness Guides aims to make backcountry attainable
The idea for the company came to Browning in the summer of 2020 during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bitterroot Valley farm plans winter delivery program for Kalispell
Three young farmers from the Bitterroot Valley are looking to bring fresh, organic produce to communities all over Northwest Montana including Kalispell.
Kalen Young tapped as director of Whitefish hospital foundation
Flathead Valley native Kalen Young was recently named as the new executive director of the Logan Health Whitefish Foundation.
Money approved for states to build car-charging network
The Biden administration said Wednesday it has approved ambitious plans by 34 states and Puerto Rico to create a national electric vehicle charging network as …
Empire Builder back on track following union deal
Freight rail companies and unions representing tens of thousands of workers reached a tentative agreement to avoid what would have been an economically damagin…
Registration opens for homebuyer education classes
Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana (CAPNM) is once again presenting in-person HUD approved Homebuyer Education Classes at its Kalispell location on Main Street.
Unions blast rail move to delay shipments before deadline
The heads of the nation's two largest rail unions said Sunday that the freight railroads' move to begin delaying some shipments ahead of this week's looming st…
UM American Indian Business Leaders named chapter of the year
UM took home Chapter of the Year honors for 2022 in the University Division of the recent 28th Annual AIBL Leadership Conference in Rancho Mirage, California.
Flathead Electric adds position to focus on serving business members
Masa’s desire to be challenged made him the right candidate to blaze the trail as FEC’s new key member advocate.
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Climate damage from oil leases on federal land gets second look
The Biden administration reached a legal settlement Tuesday that requires the government to reexamine potential climate damages from oil and gas leases put up …