When Tim and Exie France purchased Worden's Market in 1981, the business was located at 434 N. Higgins – a corner now occupied by Glacier Sotheby's International Realty in downtown Missoula. Back then, the store encompassed 1,200 square feet, had holes in the wooden floor and housed one of the largest reach-in coolers in the state. The beer cooler lined one entire wall, and … [Read more...] about Business profile: Worden’s Market running strong after 135 years – 38 under Frances
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Report: Outdoor recreation outpaces Big Oil as economic engine
By Matthew RendaSeptember 21, 2018
(Courthouse News) Spending on outdoor recreation outpaced Big Oil’s contribution to the U.S. economy according to federal statistics released Thursday, prompting critics to renew their attacks on Trump administration policies of ramping up oil and gas leases on or near public lands. Outdoor recreation economy accounted for 2.2 percent of GDP at $412 billion in 2016, … [Read more...] about Report: Outdoor recreation outpaces Big Oil as economic engine
With funding short, MRA considers prioritizing tax-generating projects over tax exempt
By Martin KidstonSeptember 20, 2018
The Missoula Redevelopment Agency and its board of directors on Thursday waded into a philosophical discussion prompted by a funding shortfall – itself the result of a $2.7 million remittance it made to various taxing jurisdictions, including the city of Missoula and Missoula County Public Schools. In the end, the agency settled on maintaining the status quo, by and large, … [Read more...] about With funding short, MRA considers prioritizing tax-generating projects over tax exempt
MRA denies additional funding requests for downtown Marriott, Stockman Bank
By Martin KidstonSeptember 20, 2018
Saying it couldn't serve as a hedge against risk, the Missoula Redevelopment Agency's board of directors on Thursday declined separate requests for additional tax increment – money sought by two developers who either underestimated their initial costs or neglected to list them in their original funding package. The first request denied by the board came from … [Read more...] about MRA denies additional funding requests for downtown Marriott, Stockman Bank
Missoula airport officials brief Tester on long-awaited terminal project
By Martin KidstonSeptember 19, 2018
Sen. Jon Tester sat down with Missoula International Airport officials on Wednesday to review their plans for a $111 million construction project that will result in a new eight-gate facility with room for expansion roughly seven years from now. The project, which indicates Missoula's wider economic growth, was already under way when Tester arrived on a connecting flight … [Read more...] about Missoula airport officials brief Tester on long-awaited terminal project