Flathead gained more jobs than any Montana county this summer

Flathead County had the highest employment gains of any Montana county in July, according to statistics from the Montana Department of Labor and Industry.

Economic environment – what it should mean to you

As a Financial Advisor, I've recently had an uptick in conversations.

Between a rock and a hard place

It has been about 18 months since the Federal Reserve began its war on inflation by raising interest rates. The most sensitive sector of the economy to rate fluctuations is the housing market. The Fed consciously targeted housing as one area it could make the biggest impact

The Leland Report: Strategies for quality growth

Last week, the Sandpoint City Council reviewed a report from Leland Consulting, a firm that specializes in economic development, strategic growth and public private partnerships. The city contracted Leland to review its land use policy and provide some recommendations for managing future growth and encouraging the kind of growth that Sandpoint wants.

Advances in crop science benefit Montana winemakers

Last year, Eureka resident Barry Roose added a new venture to Montana’s agriculture sector. But he isn’t roping cattle or driving a combine harvester. He’s tending a vineyard.

Hoarding nearly $2 trillion

During the early 1950s, the nation, our state and my hometown of Butte were suffering through a year-long economic recession. My parents owned restaurants in Butte, and business was hurting, as it was for almost everyone.

A business-friendly choice for the EPA

It is one of the great myths of our political debate that we must choose between economic growth and environmental protection. Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s nominee to head up the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has spent her career proving this a false choice.

Hoarding nearly $2 trillion

During the early 1950s, the nation, our state and my hometown of Butte were suffering through a year-long economic recession. My parents owned restaurants in Butte, and business was hurting, as it was for almost everyone.

A business-friendly choice for the EPA

It is one of the great myths of our political debate that we must choose between economic growth and environmental protection. Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s nominee to head up the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has spent her career proving this a false choice.

Stocks rise as investors focus on solid corporate earnings

Technology companies led stocks higher on Wall Street in afternoon trading Thursday, adding to the market's solid gains this week.

IOC accused of ignoring human rights for 2022 Beijing Games

A coalition representing ethnic minorities in China is again accusing the International Olympic Committee of ignoring widespread human rights abuses as the country prepares to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Mirati Therapeutics Announces Closing Of Public Offering Of Common Stock And Full Exercise Of Underwriters' Option To Purchase Additional Shares

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRTX) today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 3,538,462 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $97.50 per share. This includes the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase up to 461,538 additional shares of common stock. The aggregate gross proceeds to Mirati from this offering were approximately $345.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by Mirati.

Gladbach supporters praised for condemning hate messages

BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Mönchengladbach supporters are being praised for taking a stand against hate messages from a minority of fans in the team's match against Hoffenheim this weekend.

Gladbach supporters praised for condemning hate messages

BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Mönchengladbach supporters are being praised for taking a stand against hate messages from a minority of fans in the team's match against Hoffenheim this weekend.

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The Latest: Hospitalizations in England exceed spring's peak

LONDON — Official figures show more people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in England than at the first peak of the outbreak in the spring.

Flathead Warming Center attorney warns permit revocation could lead to lawsuit

An attorney for the Flathead Warming Center has warned Kalispell City Council that revoking the homeless shelter's permit would violate state and federal law, and result in litigation.

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Montana's federal economic footprint

It’s been quite a party, but the hangover might be a doozy. After four straight years of trillion-dollar annual budget deficits, the news is dawning on all political parties that the federal budget is long due for serious repair, and that less spending is part of the process. As a state that historically has gotten $1.50 back for every dollar it sends to Washington, what does that future bode for Montana? Will our pain be more or less than other regions?

U.S Rep. Fulcher stops in Sandpoint

Congressman talks spending, land management, Albeni Falls Dam

Chief among the sentiments Fulcher voiced in an April 23 interview with the Daily Bee was enthusiastic support for President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency and the ongoing effort to audit federal programs.