Kalispell area firms told they need to take lead in recovery

Economic news from Main Street Tuesday was dismal.

But, delivered by nine people determined to see the Flathead stay in business, there was a touch of reasoned optimism.

"The outlook is pretty grim," Semitool Inc.’s Steven Thompson told 250 people at the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon. "The thing now is survival The key is making your customers profitable. If you make them successful, you will be successful."

By NANCY KIMBALL/Daily Inter Lake

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