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War in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices

Rising natural gas prices are also driving up costs just as planting in the Northern Hemisphere begins.

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Plant Land helps customers spring into the gardening season

Heated greenhouses at the Evergreen garden center are filled with pottery, annuals, houseplants and some early season vegetables like onions, …

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St. Regis mill expanding operations, adding employees

Driving along Montana 135 just outside St. Regis, it’s hard to miss the towering stacks of bundled posts and poles, …

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Flathead Business Watercooler

Happenings related to business in the Flathead Valley

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New coalition details effort to support Kalispell’s downtown

Kalispell’s Downtown Foward Coalition has identified parking and walkability as some of its long-term goals to strengthen the business district.

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Dow soars 1,000 points and oil prices fall sharply on hopes for an end to the Iran war

Relief is ripping through financial markets after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a …

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DoorDash offers added payments to US and Canadian drivers as gas prices soar

DoorDash is offering extra compensation to U.S. and Canadian drivers as part of a temporary program to help offset rising …

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Surface and Stone Tile Co. brings selection from around the globe to Northwest Montana

Owner Kristin Kivela saw an opportunity to cater to the many people building in the Flathead Valley.

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Falling oil prices send Wall Street toward its best day since the Iran war began

Oil prices are down, and stocks are up, though such moves have been quick to reverse since the war in …

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3,800 workers are on strike at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the US

The walkout at the Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley began Monday after the union said 99% of the workers …

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Food trucks serve local burgers at a bargain price

The Polson resident started Gary’s Local Burgers less than two years ago in Missoula and opened their fourth location in …

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Happenings related to business in the Flathead Valley

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Insights: Tech companies boot up

The Flathead Valley is home to several innovative high-tech companies and is a key player in the state’s advanced manufacturing …

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Whitefish-made boards provide surfy fun in the snow

Looking for a different way to have fun in the snow? A Lumi Powboard pow surfer may be the ticket.

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