Business

News from SBA’s Region VIII Administrator Dan Nordberg It was 1963 when President Kennedy issued the first Small Business Week proclamation announcing to the nation the critical importance of local small businesses in our communities.  Here we are 56 years later celebrating National Small Business Week, and one fundamental still rings true – small business is the foundation and the backbone of our economy. That is certainly the case in Montana where more than 118,000 small firms employ over 245,000 Montanans. During National Small Business Week, May 5-11, the U.S. Small Business Administration shines a spotlight on our nation’s 30 million small businesses. ...

ST. IGNATIUS St. Ignatius Mission Church Summer visiting hours for St. Ignatius Mission Church begin Memorial Day weekend. Visitors are welcome to visit from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. Visitors may also explore The Sisters of Providence cabin built in 1864, as well as the original Jesuit cabin built in 1...