Tag: Small Business
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Montana Highlights February 15 2020
The Flathead County commissioners have voted to purchase the CenturyLink building in Kalispell for extra county office space. The building is located at 290 N. Main St. Many of the Flathead County departments have requested additional space for several years. It is estimated this building would solve the County’s space needs for 15 years. Hunter’s…
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Online Advertising, Boon for Small Businesses
Online advertising is saving entrepreneurs and small business owners significant time and money, creating more efficiencies and effective uses for the limited capital they have on hand, and playing a positive role in driving new sales growth and revenues. These are the findings of a new survey conducted by TechnoMetrica for SBE Council in “The…
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Federal Overtime Rule Rules
At the beginning of the year, small business owners must begin complying with changes in the federal overtime rule. The minimum salary for the overtime exemption will rise from $23,660 annually to $35,568 annually. That means employers have to pay time-and-a-half for executive, administrative, or professional employees who make less than $35,568 for any work…
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Foundation Weighs in on Firearm Case
Mountain States Legal Foundation (MSLF) presented oral argument in a federal appellate court in a case that has broad implications for the ability of city governments to restrict firearm ownership. The case, Caldara v. City of Boulder, originated in May 2018, when MSLF sued the City of Boulder on behalf of Boulder residents, a local nonprofit, and…