Articles with the Tag: business
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently issued a new directive to replace several complicated directives related to the pandemic. “Improving our response to the pandemic has been my top priority,” Governor Gianforte said. “Tod...
News from ACLU of Montana MONTANA — More than 150 business leaders from across Montana have signed onto a letter that will be sent to members of the House Judiciary Committee asking lawmakers to oppose anti-trans legislation, HB 112 and HB 113. Both bills were introduced by Rep. John Fuller (R-Kal...
News from handMADE Montana POLSON — The past year has been anything but predictable. After choosing to cancel all of our 2020 events, handMADE Montana is looking forward, cautiously, to the year ahead. The MADE fairs have become known for their amazing assortment of artists, high quality of handcr...
Montana, along with the rest of the U.S., has suffered through almost an entire year filled with the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. The impact on our health can be quantified by infection rates, the number of hospitalizations, and COVID-19 related deaths. Quantifying the effects on our economy is mu...
News from Unity Bank POLSON – Unity Bank, a local community bank with 16 locations across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Montana, is pleased to announce the hiring of Megan Pope as their branch manager in the Polson location. Pope has been a resident of the Polson area for nearly 10 years. She...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte announced his support for SB 65, legislation designed to offer liability protections to businesses, health care providers, places of worship, and nonprofit organizations that follow public health guidelines to combat the s...
News from the office of the Governor MONTANA – The Governor’s office announced $350,000 in funding to support the growth of 34 Native American-owned small businesses in each of the eight Tribal Nations in Montana through the Indian Equity Fund Small Business Grant program at the Montana Depa...
When Dave Samuelson died Oct. 3 after a decade-long struggle with prostate cancer, his wife, Trudy, lost her husband of 55 years and the Mission Valley lost one of its best-known artists. “A big part of my life has a hole in it,” said Trudy last week as she prepared for holiday festiviti...
MONTANA — As director for the U.S. Small Business Administration Montana District, I have the unique opportunity to work with entrepreneurs and small business owners across Montana to help provide capital and connections that support growth for our state’s businesses. This year has kept my team b...
While 2020 may not seem like an auspicious year to launch a new business, five intrepid women have opened retail shops in downtown Polson since June 15. River Rock Mercantile at 7 3rd Ave. E. opened June 15, just two days after the Hallmark store closed at the same location. The new owner, Megan Com...
