Glacier Office Furniture has opened in Evergreen, MT. Glacier Office Furniture offers development solutions for office spaces with an emphasis on chair ergonomics.
Ben Dorrington will take over the position of executive director of the Evergreen Chamber of Commerce this summer when current director, Connie McCubbins, retires. Dorrington has set goals of economic growth and creating community-driven spaces.
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce has reported various signs about Canadian tourists no longer visiting the Flathead. Canadian tourists have long been one of the most significant sources of visitors to northwest Montana. Across the state, hotel bookings by Canadians have dropped by 71%.
Midwest Pyschiatric has opened in Sidney. The home of Midwest Pyschiatric is Bismarch, ND.
On June 23rd-25th, Miles City will host Montana Range Days. During Montana Range Days, youth and adults of all ages will gather to celebrate and learn about the rangelands which cover more than 70% of the state. The main event will be held at the Custer County Event Center at the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds.
Edward Jones financial advisor Jerry Hughes of Sidney was named among the Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors in 2025. He ranked No. 24 in MT.
The Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana is promoting a new initiatives aimed at using an untapped resource – Big Sky Country at night. In Montana, there are already two designated dark sky sites in Glacier National Park and Medicine Rocks State Park, both certified by the International Dark Sky Association. There are more opportunities to explore the night sky in Montana than just its parks
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The Kempton family opened the hotel located on Terry’s Spring Street on or about June 15, 1902 with a total of eight rooms and a large café. Due to an increase people traffic to Terry because of the Northern Pacific and Milwaukee Railroads, hotel building underwent an addition to the east plus remodeling to accommodate with added amenities. The updates took place between 1906 and 1910.
April White and Robert Pope are the new owners of the Silver Dollar Bar in Fairfield. After an interior remodel they hope to open by Memorial Day weekend under a new name, Tumbleweed Bar and Grill.
The Bozeman restaurant Dave’s Sushi has settled its lawsuits with seven food poisoning victims. The settlement amounts to plaintiffs are confidential, though court documents show each claim exceeds $75,000. It has been reported that the total claims far exceed the restaurant’s insurance policy limit.
Tom McGree, chief development officer at Ascent Bank, has been named MoFi’s 2024 Montana Small Business Lender of the Year, recognizing his commitment to small-business owners across the state. In 2024, small businesses referred by McGree received nearly $1 million in financing from MoFi. The loans helped entrepreneurs who couldn’t access traditional financing.
A study this summer aims to track high temperatures across the City of Missoula and other nearby towns in search of data on heat waves and to identify area “hot spots” that can be mitigated by officials in the future. Missoula County, the City of Missoula and Climate Smart Missoula are coordinating with National Weather Service employees to conduct the study with citizen volunteers. The project will be the first of its kind in Montana.
2026 will be the 100 hundred year anniversary of the Mystic Lake Hydroelectric Project which supplies energy to south central Montana including Billings for Northwestern Energy
The owners of the Tap Club, a restaurant and taphouse in Missoula have announced that the business has been purchased by Town Pump, a Butte-based company that operates convenience stores, gas stations, casinos, truck stops and hotels. The Tap Club opened in the fall of 2023 in the old Perkins location. The final day of operation under the Tap Club name was Saturday, May 10.
The Home2 Suites by Hilton Kalispell, an extended stay hotel owned by The Hotel Group, has 107 rooms. It’s located at 454 Rivers Edge Loop, near the intersection of U.S. 93 and Rose Crossing. The hotel includes all-suite accommodations with full kitchens and flexible living areas. The hotel includes a heated indoor pool, outdoor fire pit and grilling patio, and fitness and laundry rooms.
The Montana Department of Commerce has presented the 2025 “Tourism Destination of the Year” award to the Lewistown Area Chamber of Commerce’s Charlie Russell Chew-Choo dinner train. The Charlie Russell Chew-Choo has been a tourist attraction for visitors in Central Montana and a source of revenue for Lewistown as well. The line has been operating since September of 1914. The Charlie Russell Chew-Choo travels on a spur track, built between 1912-1913, connecting Lewistown and Great Falls through the upper Missouri River Breaks.
An asbestos screening clinic in Libby, Montana, has been shuttered by local authorities. The closing follows a court order to seize the clinic’s assets in order to pay off a judgment to BNSF. The railway prevailed in a 2023 lawsuit alleging the clinic owed them $3 million because it fraudulently made some patients eligible for government benefits when it knew they were not sick. The railway challenged the validity of over 2,000 diagnoses by the clinic and 337 were ruled false.
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