Business
President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board recently announced that due to complaints against a McDonald’s franchise, it will expand its definition of employer to make one company an employer of another company’s employees. The impact of the NLRB’s alarming decision to find “joint employment” expands far beyond just the franchising world. Those two words — “joint employer” — would effectively alter the relationship between businesses at every level of the supply chain. For now, the NLRB seems most focused on attacking franchises – since July 2014, more than three dozen unfair labor practice charges have been filed ...
POLSON — Located north of Polson, Country Pasta produces 2.5 million pounds of pasta per year. That’s a lot of semolina, fresh eggs, sea salt and water. Next year will be its 25th year in existence. Started by Dean and Linda Knutson and their family, the business was purchased by Amy and...
As we marked the Valley Journal’s 10th anniversary last Saturday, we were thrilled that so many of our friends, neighbors and readers from all over Lake County were able to attend the event at the Ronan Community Center. The group of people that mingled in and out truly represented the broad spectru...
PABLO — Bad news: Ralph Goode is retiring as general manager of Mission Valley Power. Good news: Jean Matt will be taking over the position. Matt said, “I’ve had the opportunity to work with Ralph since July 28. He’s showed me the ropes.” Goode joked, “It to...
News from Montana State University BOZEMAN – Dates have been set for Montanans to dispose of pesticide wastes through the Montana Pesticide Waste Disposal Program. Pesticides may be disposed of Sept. 17 in Polson at the Lake County Transfer Station. Other dates and cities are Sept. 16...
HELENA – Each year small businesses in our region are forced to close their doors in the aftermath of severe storms, flooding, tornadoes, or wildfires. Business interruptions, even if they last just a few hours, are costly in terms of lost productivity and profits. You can get help with your o...
POLSON — As the walls go up on the O’Reilly Auto Parts store in the Ridgewater Subdivision, locals wonder if Polson can support another auto parts store. With stores in 17 Montana towns and cities, O’Reilly’s has also expanded to Columbia Falls, Hamilton and currently is cons...
News from the Montana Office of Tourism HELENA – The small community of Roy in Fergus County doesn’t have a traffic light, but it does have some of Montana’s best steak — and now travelers know, thanks to a Montana Office of Tourism partnership with National Geographic Travel. &...
By Matt Varilek, Small Business Association regional administrator HELENA – One of this region’s most expensive disasters unfolded the night of Sept. 9, 2013 when over 10 inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period, devastating Boulder, Colo., and several other communities with flash floods,...
RONAN — Jay Wilson Preston of Community Tel, Inc. in Ronan and Judy Preston of Access Montana will join 42 other community, business, education, healthcare, and government leaders from across the state in Big Sky this September for Leadership Montana, a premier leadership development program. These inf...
