The growth in Downtown Missoula has made for a thriving economy with the 2022 Downtown Missoula Partnership Business Activity shows 13 new businesses opening, and one store closure, to date.

Since 2015, Tandem Bakery owners Beth Gherlein and her husband have been selling their all-vegan and gluten-free baked goods at the Clark Fork Farmers Market, with hopes of finding a retail space to call their own.