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Valley Journal Glacier Brewing Company was awarded a silver for the Cow in a Coalmine and their Snow Pack Huckleberry seltzer received a bronze award during the Montana Brew Fest held in Great Falls on June 12.   The event was organized as a competition for Montana’s “best beer all in one place.” Breweries brought their best to the competition. Glacier Brewing Company posted their results on Facebook, saying: “Cheers to a great and very well run event.”     

News from MT Department of Commerce    MONTANA — The Montana Small Business Development Center network recently completed a first-of-its-kind Veteran Ready Business Advisor training with the COMMIT Foundation, a national nonprofit working to change the narrative around veteran transit...

News from the office of Senator Tester BIG SANDY — Senator  Tester and his bipartisan colleagues are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether the control large meatpackers have over the beef processing market violates U.S. antitrust laws and fair competition principles...

POLSON – More than 40 business community members took a moment out of their work week to share knowledge and learn about resources as they head into a post-COVID-19 pandemic world.  Organizers called the event Polson Bounces Back. The City of Polson and Mission West Community Development Partne...

LAKE COUNTY — The farmers market season picked up in Polson on Friday with a thriving second event as other markets get ready to kick off. The Polson market is held every Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Third Avenue West, in front of the Cove Deli.  Linda Sheridan, Polson market spokesperson, r...

News from Dana Grant for Sister Sallie’s Thrift Store  RONAN — It started with a pile of clothes by the office door. Next, the stack included dishes. Other days, one might find a dishwasher or a couch or a sack of mismatched socks. The donations left at SAFE Harbor’s office for ov...

News from NorthWestern Energy MONTANA — NorthWestern Energy will begin refunding its electric customers in Montana $8.1 million as a result of a recent settlement concerning the price of transmitting power over NorthWestern’s system. The Montana Public Service Commission’s final ord...

News from Glacier Bank Glacier Bancorp’s board of directors, at a meeting held on March 31, declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, an increase of $0.01 per share.  The Company has declared 144 consecutive quarterly dividends and has increased the dividend 47 times. The dividend ...