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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.
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Renewed tax credit can help employers hire workers
With many businesses facing a tight job market, the Internal Revenue Service reminds employers to check out a tax credit available to them for hiring long-term unemployment recipients and other groups of workers fa…
New Kalispell restaurant offers authentic ramen
John E. Watson hopes to bowl people over with the soup at Hokkaido Ramen House.
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First Interstate, Great Western banks merge
First Interstate BancSystem Inc., parent company of First Interstate Bank, and Great Western Bancorp Inc., parent company of Great Western Bank, this week announced they have entered into an agreement under which t…
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Online safety tips offered as students resume classes
Unfortunately, this fall, parents are once again having to prepare in case online learning is fully instituted again. Protecting your child’s personal information and their privacy is essential for your own peace o…
Huck's Place juices up downtown Whitefish
Huck’s Place sounds like a typical Montana eatery, but the food and drinks inside aren’t like anything else in the Flathead Valley.
UM women's entrepreneurship program gets grant to expand online classes
The University of Montana's Women's Entrepreneurship and Leadership Lab launched this week with a grant from Wells Fargo to expand programs for women looking to start or grow their businesses.
Kalispell's Ceres Bakery adds space at downtown location
Rick Grimm compares the growth of Ceres Bakery to the process of baking bread. "It's been a slow, steady rise," said Grimm, who co-owns the Kalispell business …
Kalispell salon enterprise gets a makeover
With changes coming to two local salons, their owners are aiming for a productive transition.
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Flower farms proliferate across Flathead Valley
From tiny backyards to wide-open farms, a local flower movement is taking root. "It's all about using flowers grown locally and seasonally," said April Vomfell…