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Bigfork’s bank building gets new owners
Dustin and Molly Cumming closed on Bigfork’s “bank building” last Tuesday and started construction that week, dete…
What legal structure is right for your business?
One of the first things you will do when starting a business is decide how you want to organize. This means how will the company be set up legally. How many people are to be involved in the ownership? Will ownershi…
Gun manufacturer debuts versatile new rifle
A new gun being manufactured in the Flathead Valley has the capability of switching barrels so it can be used for multiple purposes. Its Columbia Falls-based PROOF Research creators logically dubbed it the Switch r…
Handmade products business continues to expand
Tammy Thompson learned the craft of knitting from her mother when she was a small child growing up in Montana.
Rolfer brings alternative healing technique to Flathead
lay face-up on a massage table in John Barton’s Whitefish office. The dull hum of traffic on Spokane Avenue is barely audible from inside the room, which has been brought to a cozy warmth by a heater chugging away …
Entrepreneur makes craft beer more sustainable
Any burgeoning industry presents opportunities for entrepreneurs to make the production process more efficient, and the craft brewing renaissance of recent years is no different.
Blacksmith shapes career with skills honed in Germany
A trip to Rebel Mountain Forge near Trego is long no matter where you begin, but owner Andreas Hornsteiner’s trip will always be the longest.
S&K Gaming opens restaurant on Flathead Lake
n the past few months, Flathead Valley residents who drive the length of the west shore of Flathead Lake toward Polson likely have noticed some large new billboards telling them where to find “the best broasted chi…
Local inventor ties love of music to carpentry
Bad posture might lead to back pain, but for Kalispell house inspector Brent Champion it’s also leading to entrepreneurial opportunity.
Ill tidings plague Christmas tree market
When a recession sets in, Americans make cuts. Industries that produce luxury items often bear the brunt of the market alterations, and during the Great Recession many folks tossed Christmas trees into that categor…
Japanese steakhouse chain coming to North Kalispell
One local restaurateur is banking that Kalispell has an appetite for more ethnic cuisine and is opening a new Kobe Steakhouse at 85 Treeline Road, near Cabela’s on the north end of Kalispell.
ScottiBelli's relocates to new site downtown
ScottiBelli’s, the well-known Italian restaurant in downtown Kalispell, is moving down the street to the former site of Genki restaurant.
Bigfork Chamber honors longtime resident Mike Shea
In recognition of his dedicated service to the community, the Bigfork Chamber of Commerce presented the 2017 Little Red Hen Award to Mike Shea, longtime resident and volunteer.
Libby native co-founds flask company
The streets of San Francisco are known to be the breeding ground of American innovation, but for inventor Whit Gautreaux they are merely the incubator.
Acquisition raises profile of Kalispell-based printer
Contrary to the tide of public perception, printing is not dead. One local print shop is expanding and producing more than ever.
Take-and-bake meal business comes to Whitefish
A new business has quietly taken root in Whitefish.