Board shelves Willow Creek project
A proposed 471-lot housing development on Foy’s Lake Road was tabled indefinitely Tuesday night.
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Kalispell House candidates differ on budget cuts
Both Democrats vying for the right to represent Kalispell’s House District 8 say the state’s budget is in a precarious position.
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Three Republicans vie for open House seat
Three Republican candidates — Sandy Welch, Harm Toren and Jerry O’Neil — are competing in the primary election for House District 3 in the Columbia Falls/Canyon area.
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Council backs new hotel room fee for marketing
Sixteen hotel owners won approval Monday night for a new revenue stream that could bring in $335,000 a year to help market Kalispell to tourists, trade shows, meetings and individual travelers.
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Pot land-use law goes up for second reading
The second reading of Kalispell’s ordinance banning new commercial medical marijuana dispensaries and growing operations goes before the City Council on Monday night.
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Expansion of historic area being studied
Kalispell’s historic downtown district could be growing soon.
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Road work paves way for Walmart
Work on upgrading Hutton Ranch Road — which by the first of June will be the main road into the new Walmart Supercenter — started at the crack of 8 o’clock Wednesday night.
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Kalispell may ban land use for marijuana
If the Kalispell City Council approves the first reading of a proposed law Monday night, the city could be on its way to an outright ban on growing or selling medical marijuana on land anywhere in city limits.
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Groups still fuming over planning director
The county commissioners’ decision Monday not to rehire Jeff Harris as planning director had apparently done little to appease property-rights advocates, who had lobbied for Harris to be fired based on a number of grievances.
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Windstorm sweeps through the valley
A blustery spring storm muscled its way into the Flathead Valley Thursday, whipping the area with 50 mph wind gusts, toppling trees, cutting power lines and sending a carport tumbling into a neighbor’s yard.
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Longtime beekeeper shares sweet bits of hive knowledge
The honey bee is remarkable — for its impossible aerodynamics, its intricate social order, its uncanny navigational sense.
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Silverado opts to move next door
Silverado Casino owners Terry and Judy Anderson have ended their bid to move into the former Quiznos sandwich shop, after meeting stiff opposition from the Kalispell Planning Board last month.
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Kalispell street crews keep busy this spring
Kalispell’s streets are getting a good spring cleaning these days.
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Federal rules may crimp airport plans
Plans for Kalispell City Airport may not be back at square one, but they may need to be retraced a few steps.
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Land-use changes sought near Kidsports
Bloomstone, the 569-unit housing development in north Kalispell that was shuttered because of a sagging market last year, comes back before the Kalispell Planning Board on Tuesday night.
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100 days in a 100-year-old park
First there was the snow dumping on photographer Chris Peterson as he tramped over to the east side of Glacier National Park to photograph St. Mary on May 1, 2009.
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Officials look for fire cause
Kalispell fire and police investigators on Tuesday continued looking into the cause of Saturday night’s fire at Famous Dave’s restaurant.
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Board recommends against casino proposal
The Silverado Casino lost the first round Tuesday night in its bid to move into the former Quizno’s sandwich shop on West Idaho Street.
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Board wants marijuana ban in Kalispell
If the Kalispell City Council goes along with a Planning Board recommendation, medical marijuana production, processing and sales would be outlawed inside city limits.
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Business plan could help out sports complex
After two years of three-way talks, the Kalispell Youth Athletic Complex may be on the way to a permanent affordable home.
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Where should new pot shops go?
The Kalispell Regional Medical Center complex, or areas surrounding it, may be a reasonable place to set up medical marijuana shops, according to the Kalispell Planning Board.
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Library board responds to complaints
Flathead County Library Board Chairwoman Jane Lopp provided official answers Thursday to a long list of concerns from a group of Whitefish library supporters, but apparently didn't satisfy them.
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Sewer-plant expansion completed
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Kalispell Council balks at higher health tax levy
The Kalispell City-County Health Department's budget is not getting the unquestioning support of the Kalispell City Council this year.
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Manager wants to get early start on Kalispell budget
Initial work sessions will begin this fall
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Hotel-tax backers present plans to Kalispell council
A tourism business improvement district may be a matter of survival - or at least of thriving - for Kalispell's tourism trade, a local hotelier said Monday night.
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New life for Old Steel Bridge
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A night to remember
Rehberg recounts boat crash: 'Ten seconds later, we hit the rock'
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Kalispell approves $47 million city budget
The Kalispell City Council overcame a split vote Tuesday night to adopt a $47.2 million budget for the fiscal year that started on July 1.
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Barkus 'overwhelmed' by support
The long journey since his Aug. 27 boat crash on Flathead Lake has been a humbling experience for state Sen. Greg Barkus.
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Grant helps out fire district
A new Homeland Security grant that is more than double Blankenship Rural Fire District's annual budget means the end of relying on 30-year-old breathing equipment when the volunteer firefighters enter burning buildings.
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'Land was imminent,' Rehberg recalls
The last thing Denny Rehberg remembers from last Thursday night was looking up from his passenger's seat in the boat.
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Library director, board under fire
Whitefish group threatens to secede from county system
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Bypass right-of-way effort down to two land parcels
The U.S. 93 Bypass around Kalispell is getting closer to reality.
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U.S. 93 project wraps up
By the end of today, U.S. 93 north of Kalispell could be open to four-lane traffic.
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Kalispell may amend law on vicious dogs
Proposals would put more emphasis on animals' owners
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New library site designs show sizzle
The creative juices were flowing Tuesday morning as the Flathead County Library Board got its first look at three ideas for a new main library.
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Sound of silence?
Airport a factor as Kalispell considers noise ordinance
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Kalispell police gain new officer on force
Ceremony on the same day as death of another officer
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Voters to decide on golf lease
The lease that Buffalo Hill Golf Course holds with the city of Kalispell will go to a public vote in November.
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Kalispell mulls takeover of electrical inspections
The city of Kalispell's building department wants to take over electrical permits and inspections on residential construction, rolling them into the building inspections it already does.
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Protesters head to Bozeman to send a message
A group of about 15 Flathead Valley residents leaves for Belgrade this morning to be sure they're on hand when Barack Obama lands at Gallatin Field Airport Friday.
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Federal water regs kick in for Kalispell businesses
Kalispell's 20,000-some population means industries soon may have to start pretreating their wastewater in order to comply with federal guidelines.
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Buffalo Hill Golf Course seeks longer lease
The 240 acres and facilities at Buffalo Hill Golf Course are due for a much-needed facelift.
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Block party
Columbia Falls Farmers Market comes to life in a new location
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Columbia Falls renaissance
'It feels like a big party and everybody's invited'
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New city manager hits the ground running
Communication is her first focus
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Hospital, city reach deal on ambulance transport
A new agreement between Kalispell Regional Medical Center and the city of Kalispell could bring in $36,000 or more a year for an ailing city ambulance fund and provide the hospital with non-emergency transport service for patients.
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Council OKs one of two tax-levy increases
Amid calls for honesty in assigning budget costs to the proper departments, and a counter-defense for good fiscal management, Kalispell City Council members approved five out of six budget resolutions Monday night.
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City airport expects August increase
August is going to be a little busier than usual at the Kalispell City Airport.
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Casino robbed at gunpoint
An armed robber got away with an undisclosed amount of money in a hold-up at First Avenue West Casino on Wednesday night.
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Library seeks money for C. Falls branch move
The Flathead County Library System made a bid Tuesday morning for $350,000 in county money to help relocate the Columbia Falls library.
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Groups detail requests for $1.5 million from city
Two groups looking to improve two west-side Kalispell malls past their retail days - Ashley Square and Gateway West - asked the Kalispell City Council for a total of nearly $1.5 million from the Westside Tax Increment Finance District fund before it closes out next June.
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Quest under way for button winners
And the winners are
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Council lauds budget efforts by city staffers
Kalispell's city budget numbers have improved enough in the past nine months to earn kudos for the city staff at a council work session Monday night.
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Library looks for concepts from architectural firms
The future of the Flathead County Library's main branch gets a face put to it on Aug. 25.
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Centennial theme highlights C.F. celebration
Columbia Falls marks the 100th anniversary of its incorporation this weekend at Heritage Days 2009.
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Kalispell's reserves better than thought
As final books are being closed out on the city of Kalispell's 2008-09 fiscal year, ending cash reserves that threatened to be only $130,000 are growing to a noticeably better number.
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'In search of ' parking near Legends Stadium
It may get even harder to find soon
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City airport expansion plans touch off debate
Spending $600,000 from the Airport Tax Increment Finance district for nearly 11 acres to help expand the Kalispell airport has met opposition from several people - including the current owner of the land.
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Bypass right-of-way process picks up speed
A federal carrot of $16 million in stimulus money, with its use-it-or-lose-it caveat, means Kalispell's long-sought U.S. 93 bypass finally could become a reality.
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Stimulus money helps C. Falls street, sewer
Columbia Falls is in line for about $615,000 in federal stimulus money.
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Kalispell annexes nine tracts
Nine parcels of land totaling a little more than 10 acres are the newest additions to the city of Kalispell.
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New policy affects payments by nonprofits to city
The playing field for nonprofits that compete with private enterprises got a bit more level Monday night.
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Council lauds interim manager's work
Kalispell's Interim City Manager Myrt Webb is less than a month away from retirement - again.
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City projects in line for stimulus money
Street repairs, improvements in energy efficiency at the police and fire station and a new squad car are in the hopper for nearly half a million dollars of federal stimulus money that's almost certainly destined for Kalispell.
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City races finalized
Filing deadline passes for next election cycle
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Thursday!Fest a first step in energizing downtown
What has been a slightly sleepy downtown Kalispell is beginning to wake up.
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Deal sealed: New manager starts on Aug. 4
Jane Howington officially is the new city manager for Kalispell.
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Council OKs manager pay deal
Jane Howington officially is the new city manager for Kalispell.
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Budget cutbacks pinch rec programs
Parents of 4- and 5-year-old children looking for Cookie Monster Wigglers this summer are going to have to settle for an alternative day camp.
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Howington, city agree on contract
Jane Howington has signed an offer to become Kalispell's new city manager.
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Parade rolls on Saturday
Organizers of the "Celebrate God's Blessings' parade and rally are preparing for a day of impact in Kalispell this Saturday.
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C.F. fire chief out of a job
After four years and two months as fire chief and marshal for Columbia Falls, Bob Webber is out of a job.
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City getting close to manager OK
Kalispell doesn't have a new city manager yet, but it may not be long.
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Ohio pick mulls Kalispell job
Jane Howington is interested in becoming Kalispell's next city manager.
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Follow-up parade to emphasize family values
Flathead Valley churches and like-minded believers will hold a pro-family parade just a week after Saturday's gay pride parade on Kalispell's Main Street.
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Parade the centerpiece of gay pride celebration
A state gay pride celebration this weekend could draw 500 people to Kalispell, one organizer estimated this week - and it could draw its share of protesters, too.
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Group-home permit decision postponed a month
Plans for a youth group home across from the Conrad Mansion in Kalispell are on hold for another month.
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Centennial Timber Frames: Stories told in old wood
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Grad finds best college deal close to home
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New clinic strives for streamlined service
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Homegrown hydroponics
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Survival tips: attitude, service
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Looking at buying a home? 'Get off the sidelines'
In the first 45 days this year, a third of all home sales in the Flathead Valley tracked by Northwest Montana Association of Realtors' Multiple Listing Service were foreclosed properties.
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Horses are at heart of couple's business
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Massive filters installed at Wal-Mart site
A fleet of heavy metal is rolling across the Wal-Mart Supercenter site under construction at Hutton Ranch Plaza these days.
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Efficiency experts
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Survival tips: attitude, service
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Crowds expected for track, soccer
2,400 athletes plus followers in town for two main events
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Taking a chance on business
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Massive filters installed at Wal-Mart site
A fleet of heavy metal is rolling across the Wal-Mart Supercenter site under construction at Hutton Ranch Plaza these days.
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Job picture brightens
Flathead jobless rate drops to 10.5 percent
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GM puts brakes on Scarff
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Scarff Auto gets bad news from GM
General Motors notified Scarff Auto Center in Kalispell that its franchise agreement probably will not be renewed after its October 2010 expiration.
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Homegrown hydroponics
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Local dealers appear to make the cut
By late Friday afternoon, it appeared three local General Motors dealers have dodged the bullet that took out 1,124 of their colleagues nationwide.
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Whitefish cuts three teachers
Popular Whitefish High School English teacher Matt Holloway will not lose his job next year after all.
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Efficiency experts
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'Like family' for 98 years
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Business owners told to fight for their rights
Pick up the phone and call your senators and congressman. Personally. Do it daily.
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New clinic strives for streamlined service
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Horses are at heart of couple's business
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Utility work precedes Wal-Mart construction
Digging is under way at the future site of north Kalispell's Wal-Mart Supercenter, but it's only to relocate water utility lines and create the pad where the store will be built.
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Plum Creek trims another 39 jobs
Plum Creek Timber Co. has laid off another 39 people - 24 salaried and 15 hourly workers.
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Local jobless rate up to 12.7 percent
Flathead County now has the state's third-highest unemployment rate, according to March jobless numbers released Friday.
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Looking at buying a home? 'Get off the sidelines'
In the first 45 days this year, a third of all home sales in the Flathead Valley tracked by Northwest Montana Association of Realtors' Multiple Listing Service were foreclosed properties.
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Flathead group embarks on mission to China
A Flathead Valley delegation departs Friday for a destination almost 6,000 miles away - a mission to China.
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Information firm's ethics work honored
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Restaurant plan shifts from town to golf course
Truby's Wood Fired Pizza will not open a stand-alone restaurant in Columbia Falls as planned, but it will take over the restaurant business at Meadow Lake on the north edge of town.
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Flathead jobless rate rises
The unemployment rate in Flathead County rose almost a full percentage point in February to 12.2 percent.
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Semitool prepares for worst; hopes for the best
By this time next week, Semitool Inc. officials will begin crunching numbers to determine if potential layoffs announced earlier this month will happen.
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Super 1 remodeling under way
An early projection for a mid-June opening date of the new Super 1 Foods store in Kalispell is a bit over-ambitious, a store official said Friday.
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Expo offers hope for job seekers
Are you one of the 7,900 people in the Flathead Valley looking for work or a job change?
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Stoltze restarts sawmill
F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co. will restart its sawmill on Monday, seven weeks into its temporary shutdown.
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Co-op pays out $583,000 to members, customers
Better-than-usual wheat and barley prices and high energy prices helped return a record $248,000 in cash patronage to about 230 members of CHS Kalispell.
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Framing a story
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Jobless rate: 11.3 percent
Flathead hits highest unemployment in 15 years
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Plum Creek revives 140 jobs
Improved demand for 12-inch-wide pine boards prompted Plum Creek Timber Co. to announce Tuesday that it will restart its Columbia Falls sawmill on Monday.
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Going green for Glacier's centennial
Business effort linked to park's 100th
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'Phishing' expeditions try to steal bank account numbers
Residents of the Flathead Valley and beyond have been targeted by another "phishing" telephone scam.
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Symposium puts China in spotlight
First lecture focuses on Confucian philosophy
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AirTEL closure cuts off cell-phone customers
When AirTEL Wireless suddenly quit operating in Montana on Saturday, it left many Flathead Valley residents without primary phone service - and scrambling to secure their checking accounts.
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How to find a competitive edge
'You've got to think over-the-top customer service'
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Pace quickens in Helena as transmittal deadline nears
Flathead business owners are keeping a sharp eye on Helena these days.
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Crowd rails against federal stimulus law
Some 300 people turned out to hear what Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., had to say about the newly enacted economic stimulus law Wednesday night.
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Concerns on the home front
Tester hears local needs for stimulus
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Pair launches 'Buy Local' campaign
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C. Falls Aluminum Co. avoids closure
Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. is staying open - at least through June.
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State may hit bottom in July
What a difference a year makes.
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Airport, highway work still ahead this year
Glacier Park International Airport is poised for an upswing in activity this year.
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A matter of economic confidence
'What people think does matter'
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Nation's No. 1 bank turns down bailout money
Glacier tops financial scorecard
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Novel startup banks on 'smart grid'
Never mind the doom and gloom spouting from economic forecasters these days.
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Economy down but not out
Flathead takes a hit in real estate, but is poised for recovery
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Mill's survival solution: diversification
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Sawmill shutdown may last six weeks
A day after F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Co. announced a temporary closure of its sawmill, Vice President and General Manager Chuck Roady explained the reason simply.
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Local firms told they need to take lead in recovery
Economic news from Main Street Tuesday was dismal.
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Majestic Valley Arena takes three-month break
No shows scheduled until March this year
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Semitool cutting back again
Tech firm eliminates 200 jobs
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'Ian's Challenge' encourages CO detectors
Scott Hineman is determined to bring some good from his 17-year-old son's tragic death from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning last month.
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Remedy for success
Swiss partners plan global market for Flathead herbal remedies
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Work woes
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Job postings dwindling; joblessness up
Bill Nelson and Laura Gardner want with all their might to help people find jobs.
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City declares radio towers a hazard
The KGEZ radio towers are a hazard to air navigation at Kalispell City Airport and need to be relocated or removed, the City Council formally decided Monday night.
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Retail giant wants to build next year
Wal-Mart's Supercenter in north Kalispell could have its building permit a month from now, putting it in line for a March or April 2009 groundbreaking.
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Semitool shuts down for 3 weeks
Semitool Inc. workers learned Tuesday that the company will effectively shut down for three weeks and be cut back to a skeleton production crew.
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Semitool plans three-week shutdown
Semitool Inc. workers learned Tuesday that the company will effectively shut down for three weeks and be cut back to a skeleton production crew.
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In it for the long term
S.M. Bradford Co. opens upscale store in Whitefish
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A sweet deal
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Two honored for business achievements
Kristen Heck's compassionate leadership, impeccable character, focused rise from receptionist to one step away from business ownership, and devotion to business, community and family have earned respect from those near her.
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Semitool laying off 100 workers
Semitool Inc. confirmed Monday morning that it is laying off about 100 workers at its Kalispell and Libby plants.
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House District 3
Two experienced public servants from the Columbia Falls and Canyon areas are vying to represent the citizens of House District 3 this year.
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No shortage of storage
Flathead Valley full of well-used storage-unit facilities
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Utility plans $3.5 million rebate
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Plum Creek to shut down small Evergreen mill
Market decline leads to layoffs of 24 workers
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Taxi revived with new owner
Catching a cab in Kalispell just got easier.
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Economist predicts better times ahead
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CF plant to lay off about 35
Plum Creek announced on Thursday that it will lay off about 35 workers from its medium-density fiberboard plant in Columbia Falls.
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Variations on the business of beauty
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'What does it say in your handbook?'
Class offers advice for employers
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Baucus: U.S. 'treading water' on trade
Envoys tell Kalispell markets will bring peace, prosperity
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Leave no trace
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Cranes lift 360 tons of bridge beams
It may not have been Dan Harmon's biggest "pick," but it certainly was one of the most visible.
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Leading the way for community banks
Kings have taken turns at helm of Montana Independent Bankers Association
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Start-up firm builds its own culture
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the bucks stop here
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Business district ruling appealed
Downtown Kalispell's business improvement district may not be a go just yet.
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Crafting the Cuddle Seat
Kalispell entrepreneurs manufacture infant support chair
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Firm spiffs up old downtown building
A piece of Kalispell's downtown history has been burnished and put back into business at the corner of Fourth Street and First Avenue West.
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Gas-gouged commuters get creative
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Petroleum pinch
Impact of high prices stretches far beyond the gas pump
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June snowstorm chills valley
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C. Falls gets a farmers market
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'Don't waste money, make it'
Entrepreneur reveals the secrets of his success
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Station 8 retail venture ready to roll
Old rail station being converted to shops in Columbia Falls
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CFAC may cut back production
Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. gave a 60-day notice of pending layoffs Wednesday.
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Pharmacy family
Fourth-generation pharmacist begins work at Stoick Drug
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Cycle of life
Popular Whitefish bike shop for sale as owners ponder next move
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Local effects of airline merger uncertain
As Montana's senators gave stern notice to Delta and Northwest airlines Wednesday that their pending merger had better protect flight options and ticket prices in the state, Cindi Martin reserved comment on potential impacts the airlines' joint venture could have on the Flathead.
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Main Street store celebrates its centennial this year
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Montana West adds to its arsenal
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Canada forms vital ties with U.S.
Kalispell Chamber hears about trade issues
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Flathead Industries' new store a hit
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Investors voice worries, fears
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Delicate artwork adorns candles
Heather Mull chooses a stem of sorrel and deftly presses it into her special-recipe paraffin-based wax, the gentle curve extending its dainty russet blooms.
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Putting a brave face on winter
It was the paper face mask on the Ace Hardware shelf that really got the Sullivan family thinking.
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State has strong recession resistance
With one projection putting the odds for a recession in the next six months at 50-50, the nation is nervous.
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Family builds hunter/jumper facility
Gleaming copper-topped cupolas poke up from the sleek green roof of a tidy white horse barn at the foot of a wooded slope. A matching hay barn and caretaker's house book-end the barn.
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Putting science to work for archers
When the Galileo Deep Space Probe still was just a good idea, Bernie Windauer designed structures to test its instruments, fuel tank and heat exchanger.
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Eisinger gets ready to move north
Eisinger Honda is not far from making its move to the junction of U.S. 93 and West Reserve - it should be there by the end of January.
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Toyota dealership under new ownership
The Glacier Toyota name still rides high over the showroom and car lot along U.S. 93 at the south end of Kalispell.
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Wish doctors
A major truck overhaul is a dream come true for a boy with leukemia
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Making houses into homes
Local Habitat for Humanity grows
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'We clean generations of clothes'
Sutherland family has been in cleaning business for 62 years
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Extension man has answers for producers
Having trouble controlling noxious weeds on your small farm?
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Power forward
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Bigfork firm forges global partnership
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Six decades of Snappy's
Evergreen store evolved from 1947 gas station
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Cherry harvest reaches 4 million pounds
This year's Flathead Lake cherry harvest surpassed expectations.
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Paint it green: Colors without toxins
Eric Howard is no newcomer to freshening up and coloring his world.
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SBA loans add up for small firms
In a state where virtually every business may be considered a small business, the $76.4 million in Small Business Administration loans approved last year was a direct boon to 421 separate interests.
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Kalispell: What is and what?s to come
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The thrill of the drill
Firm bores holes for utility pipes under river
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Wallo'Water
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