Flathead Business Newsmakers

Happenings at Flathead businesses

Businesses support June 1 opening for Glacier

Massachusetts unemployment rate rockets higher than 15%

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts unemployment rate soared to 15.1% in April — up from about 2.8% in March — as the state’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus shuttered wide swaths of the economy, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday.

Idaho’s April unemployment rate drops to 3.1%

The total number of working Idahoans grew by 1,603 to 872,168, while the number of unemployed dropped slightly from 28,815 in March to 28,156.

Legislature expanded education for all Montana families

Education has been one of the most disrupted sectors by COVID-19.

Banks, communications companies lead stocks higher at midday

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged higher in midday trading Friday as solid earnings from banks helped extend momentum from the previous day's rally.

US stocks rise as health authorities focus on China virus

Technology companies led stocks higher on Wall Street in afternoon trading Wednesday, erasing the market's losses from the day before.

Mid-year update

It’s only mid-August as I write this column, but already I’m hearing summer is waning. For those of us here in North Idaho who wait patiently for months in the damp and cold darkness, we don’t want summer to go by too fast. But it’s also the end of Quarter 1 and Quarter 2: a good time to reflect on what happened so far this year, and where the real estate markets might be headed in Q3 and Q4.

Idaho’s July unemployment rate shows slight increase to 2.6%

According to Help Wanted Online, there were 63,010 online job postings in Idaho during July, equating to 2.6 job openings for every unemployed Idahoan looking for work.

Stocks waver on Wall Street, hover close to bear market

Rising interest rates, high inflation, the war in Ukraine and a slowdown in China’s economy have caused investors to reconsider the prices they’re willing to pay for a wide range of stocks

Fed nominee withdrawal reinforces need for transparency, commitment to improving the economy

The Federal Reserve is tasked with an incredibly important role

Montana marijuana industry sees strongest month yet in March

The adult-use or recreational market saw its most robust month yet in March, with $15.9 million in sales as compared to $13.5 million in February and $14.1 million the month before.

Out-compete China with tech freedom

China has a plan. It wants to be the dominant technology country by 2035.

The border crisis spells disaster for Idaho

It’s time for the Biden administration to acknowledge its failed approach, work with Republicans to reinstate effective border measures, and put U.S. national security first.

Thailand imposes state of emergency to control coronavirus

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's government approved on Tuesday a one-month state of emergency allowing it to impose stricter measures to control the coronavirus that has infected hundreds of people in the Southeast Asian country.

Jobless rate in Washington increased to 5.1% in March

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington’s unemployment rate increased to 5.1% last month and the state’s economy lost more than 11,000 jobs, though officials noted that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the workforce isn't likely to be fully reflected until the April report is released next month.

Boeing cuts compound virus's threat to Seattle-area economy

SEATTLE (AP) — In normal times, news that Boeing is cutting 10 percent of its workforce would be dire in the Seattle area, a region synonymous with aerospace decades before Microsoft and Amazon moved in.

Boeing cuts compound virus's threat to Seattle-area economy

SEATTLE (AP) — In normal times, news that Boeing is cutting 10 percent of its workforce would be dire in the Seattle area, a region synonymous with aerospace decades before Microsoft and Amazon moved in.

Boeing cuts compound virus's threat to Seattle-area economy

SEATTLE (AP) — In normal times, news that Boeing is cutting 10 percent of its workforce would be dire in the Seattle area, a region synonymous with aerospace decades before Microsoft and Amazon moved in.

Boeing cuts compound virus's threat to Seattle-area economy

SEATTLE (AP) — In normal times, news that Boeing is cutting 10 percent of its workforce would be dire in the Seattle area, a region synonymous with aerospace decades before Microsoft and Amazon moved in.