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During the past decade, the tri-cities of Flathead County were the fastest growing places in Montana. Propelled by record growth, property valuations skyrocketed. The 2009 worldwide credit-fiasco depressed the valley leaving middle class prospects dismal.
Three years later, Whitefish is trudging back. Median home values again hover around late 2009 levels, which ballparks the pre-bubble values of the growth years. Today, Whitefish is the sole city in the Flathead posting recovery gains. Proper community planning protected property values.
Read Three years later, Whitefish is trudging back. Median home values again hover around late 2009 levels, which ballparks the pre-bubble values of the growth years. Today, Whitefish is the sole city in the Flathead posting recovery gains. Proper community planning protected property values.
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Last time we talked briefly about things to consider in the early going of the business you just started.
We talked a little about the product/service, but focused mostly on some basics about licenses/permits and getting supplies with a little taste of business model talk.
The reality is that we shouldn't have talked about most of that stuff, but we had to start with that conversation because it's the type of thing new business owners expect to hear.
You might be thinking "I've already got a product, I've already got a business (even if it's only a few days old) and I need to know what to do to start. NOW. RIGHT NOW. So help, already..."
Problem is, that's not the best place to start if you want to build something lasting.
Read We talked a little about the product/service, but focused mostly on some basics about licenses/permits and getting supplies with a little taste of business model talk.
The reality is that we shouldn't have talked about most of that stuff, but we had to start with that conversation because it's the type of thing new business owners expect to hear.
You might be thinking "I've already got a product, I've already got a business (even if it's only a few days old) and I need to know what to do to start. NOW. RIGHT NOW. So help, already..."
Problem is, that's not the best place to start if you want to build something lasting.
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I agree with those who say good teachers, not physical facilities, are the most important factor in a quality education. But when kids in some Whitefish High School classrooms are sitting with their coats on, wastewater gurgles up in floor pipes, and rain drips through the roof, that’s ridiculous. Our kids will learn better in a school that is dry, safe and comfortable, rather than one that reads like a catalog of building code violations.
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In 2011 the Legislature passed SB 426, sponsored by Bozeman Sen. Joe Balyeat. This referendum now goes to the citizens for a vote in the general election next November. That is unless the unions have their way.
Legislative Referendum 123 (SB426) would create the Treasure State Taxpayer Dividend Program allowing taxpayers a refund of some surplus state funds. These criteria would have to be met in order to refund any money at all.
Read Legislative Referendum 123 (SB426) would create the Treasure State Taxpayer Dividend Program allowing taxpayers a refund of some surplus state funds. These criteria would have to be met in order to refund any money at all.
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The Flathead Valley, at least in terms of its workforce, has radically changed over the past five years. While there are still those who long for the days when manufacturing and construction dominated the landscape, many of those jobs are gone – perhaps for good.
That was part of the message delivered last week by analysts at the annual Economic Future of the Flathead seminar, where statistics flashed on a large screen backed up what many local business leaders already know: Things may never be the same.
Read That was part of the message delivered last week by analysts at the annual Economic Future of the Flathead seminar, where statistics flashed on a large screen backed up what many local business leaders already know: Things may never be the same.
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A small piece of Montana’s history, a letter written 65 years ago, recently resurfaced.
The stationary’s letterhead reads: “Congress of the United States, U.S. House of Representatives.” The date is typed as April 10, 1946. The letter is to John J. Holmes and is signed by Mike Mansfield. Holmes was a popular Montana politician, our state auditor throughout most of the 1930s and 40s. Mansfield was a member of the U.S. House then, representing the state’s 17 western counties. He would serve Montana for 35 years in both the House and Senate.
Read The stationary’s letterhead reads: “Congress of the United States, U.S. House of Representatives.” The date is typed as April 10, 1946. The letter is to John J. Holmes and is signed by Mike Mansfield. Holmes was a popular Montana politician, our state auditor throughout most of the 1930s and 40s. Mansfield was a member of the U.S. House then, representing the state’s 17 western counties. He would serve Montana for 35 years in both the House and Senate.
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Seriously? Iran threatens to choke off the Strait of Hormuz, America desperately needs jobs and President Obama turns his back on a pipeline project essential to North American energy production – disavowing his own “energy policies.” It’s worse than merely election-year theatrics – it is dismissive of the very notion of actually standing for something.
Let’s look at what the President said – and what he did.
Read Let’s look at what the President said – and what he did.
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Recently I received an email from a reader who said my blog made them feel like they had come in during the middle of a movie.
Why? Because they're at the startup stage in their business, while many of my posts focus on existing businesses.
Fair enough. Let's talk about startups.
Read Why? Because they're at the startup stage in their business, while many of my posts focus on existing businesses.
Fair enough. Let's talk about startups.
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