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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.
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Montana Board of Housing invites rental properties to apply for federal tax credit
After holding a series of public meetings on May 16 and May 17, the Montana Board of Housing invited eight affordable rental properties to move forward with federal Housing Tax Credit applications to build or rehab…
MSU engineering students help Billings business with manufacturing
As a team of engineering students wraps up an intensive two-semester class, in addition to receiving a grade they’ll get the satisfaction of helping a Montana …
State park visitation dips during cool spring
Temperate weather with a few cold spells during the first quarter of 2022 contributed to a slight decrease in the number of overall visitors to state parks in …
Flathead Lake Resort offers vintage glamping experience
Before taking over management of Flathead Lake Resort, Brittain Kovac and her husband, Josh Shuckman, had been full-time RVing and traveled much of the world. …
Perseverance grew Glacier Hops Ranch into award-winning exporter
What started as an experiment planting 46 different varieties of hops on a 30-acre field nearly a decade ago has now turned into a thriving agricultural wholes…
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‘Come Home Montana’ push collides with housing angst
Since Gov. Greg Gianforte took office, the commerce department has embarked on a massive “Come Home Montana” promotional campaign, launching a website last sum…
How Montana ski areas are adapting to the climate crisis
With less snow in the future, Bridger Bowl, Big Sky Resort and others work to lessen the impacts and adjust to changing seasons.
New furniture store aims to create comfortable living spaces
Sarah Sitar started Quietude Home in mid-February to provide the community with modern furniture including chairs, benches, bookcases, coffee and console table…
Schafer’s Restaurant looks to make a new home at Eagle Bend
The award-winning Schafer’s Restaurant is set to move into the new Eagle Bend Golf Course Clubhouse this summer. Schafer’s co-owners David May and Robert Wink …
C-Falls sees strong demand for commercial real estate
Those are just some of the commercial properties that have come up for sale in the past few months as the real estate boom in and around Columbia Falls continues.
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