Articles with the Tag: business

RONAN – A dark gray cloud of smoke rolled out of S&S Sports on U.S. Highway 93 near mile marker 43 on Monday, March 14, a little after 1 p.m. The business was closed like usual on a Monday afternoon, and the gates surrounding the business were locked. Mark Trim saw the smoke and headed tow...

POLSON — Winners of All In Stitches Quilt Walk Around Polson have been decided by public vote. Joyce Rux’s “Feels Like Spring” took the prize. The predominantly lavender and green quilt is adorned with time-intensive appliqué stitching outlining details of each design within...

ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Mountains prove a perfect backdrop for Coco’s Bicycle Shop, located just outside city limits of St. Ignatius. Thousands of bikes, bike parts, and other odds and ends are orderly littered as far as the eye can see. Coco Blood, owner of the shop, is quite handy and has be...

RONAN – Energy costs can be a major expense for agriculture productions and small rural business, but the government wants to help with a grant program in an effort to increase American energy independence and lower energy bills. “We want to increase economic opportunity,” said USD...
RONAN — USDA Rural Development in partnership with Montana Department of Environmental Quality Renewable Energy Program will host a series of seven free energy workshops “Making Energy Work for Your Small Business or Agricultural Operation” at various Montana locations. A free, one...

News from Providence St. Joseph Medical Center POLSON — Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson announces the arrival of pediatrician Emily Hall, D.O., who joined the family medicine staff at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center on Jan. 11. Dr. Hall’s arrival marks the first permanent p...

HELENA — Montana dairy businesses were left on edge as an Economic Interim Committee hearing drew to a close. Without a solution or timeline to proposed fee increases, no clear answers emerged from the meeting of invested stakeholders. The fees would support the Department of Livestock’s $130,000...

POLSON — Montana State Fund, the largest workers’ compensation insurance carrier in Montana, declared a record $35 million dividend in November. The checks will be distributed to policyholders across Montana this month. On Wednesday, Jan. 6, Montana State Fund President/CEO Laurence A. Hubbard...

Port Polson Inn, an Americas Best Value Inn in Polson, received a prestigious “500 Club” award recently at Vantage Hospitality Group’s 16th annual International Educational Conference and Trade Show in Las Vegas. The “500 Club” award is presented each year to Americas Best Va...
News from the National Federation of Independent Business WASHINGTON DC — The holiday party season is here, and the Small Business Legal Center at the National Federation of Independent Business is advising its members to keep celebrations safe by watching out for two problem areas – drunk dri...