As a part of manufacturing month in October, the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce hosted a tour of F.H. Stoltze’s facility on Wednesday, providing the opportunity to see inside one of the industries that run the state.
Low wages deterring people from pursuing early childhood education careers represent an obstacle to bridging the local child care gap that is keeping parents out of the workforce, business advocates and child care providers say.
A trio of Kalispell business organizations are raising funds to pay for private security guards to patrol the downtown area in an effort to deter what representatives describe as vagrancy, and customer and employee safety.