Montana Business

"There is a critical need for non-opioid therapeutics that treat acute and chronic pain effectively, allowing for less reliance on opioids, and reducing the side effects and addiction potential associated with them,"

Construction on a packing plant is expected to start next spring, according to the terms in the October memorandum of agreement. The location for the slaughterhouse hasn’t been announced.

"I like to think my story is inspirational," Williams said. "I started at the bottom rung, and now I’m leading a company I love."

Glacier Brewing Co. is for sale, with the price recently dropped to $750,000 for the equipment, property, recipes, distribution deal and even the head brewer/founder.

This day was the first day of my challenge and the start of a change in my frame of mind.

The Town Pump’s goal is to raise more than $3 million for food banks across Montana.

The small company with a short track record is based in the hometown of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke — Whitefish, Mont. — fueling questions about how the lucrative deal was clinched.

"Over the next year, nearly a quarter of all renewable energy exports from the U.S. may be going to Canada," said Commerce Director Pam Haxby-Cote. "This means a big opportunity for Montana, and for our state to be so well represented in this trade mission is a testament to the quality of products being designed and manufactured here."

As of last count, Montana was home to more than 37,000 women-owned businesses, which combined contribute roughly $4.7 billion in sales to the state’s economy, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. A new women-owned venture opens in the Big Sky state every day.

After the merger, the two banks will control about 35 percent of the banking market in the county