Building Business in Columbia Falls, Montana

In this day and age, when the big retailers have a huge impact on our buying habits, it is important to keep small business alive.

Columbia Falls is not a tourist town. But it is a route both in and out of Glacier National Park. And business visibility is so crucial in catching the eye of travelers. That goes for residents of the north Flathead Valley as well as tourists. Businesses on U.S. Highway 2 are on the route. That’s not to say that an overwhelming number of tourists patronize any of those merchants. But they do need food as well as fuel for their vehicles.

A group of Columbia Falls business people gathered Tuesday morning during the monthly Chamber economic development meeting. There were people representing banking, the lumber and medical industries and several small businesses. Each gave a report, sharing information with fellow merchants.

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