Archive for the ‘All News & Opinion’ Category
Preventing Conflicts with Bears
By JOLEEN TADEJ - Already this year, bears have traveled the river corridors – Sun, Marias, Dearborn and Teton – east from the Rocky Mountain Front looking for natural foods.... more
Installation of Ybarra’s Public Art Sculpture Underway at Silver Park
Construction of the new public art piece for Silver Park, George Ybarra’s sculpture “Perseverance and Passage,” has begun.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of July 6
Jobs this week: Housekeepers, Sobriety and Accountability Tech, Restaurant Workers, Permit Specialist, Equipment Sales person, Small-engine mechanic, Mail Delivery Driver and more!... more
Head Out to the Ball Game for the Helmet Giveaway!
Join the Brain Injury Alliance of Montana for our 8th annual Helmet Giveaway Event at the Missoula Osprey baseball game on Saturday, July 11, starting at 6:00 p.m.... more
City Plans Fireworks Law Enforcement, Asks for Citizen Cooperation
By TRAVISH WELSH - City leaders ask for cooperation from citizens to help keep Missoula safe in a period of extremely dry and hot weather during the Independence Day holiday.... more
Good Metrics, Better Metrics
By MARK RIFFEY - Hiding inside most good metrics is better, actionable information.... more
This Fourth of July, “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
To crack down on drunk driving this Fourth of July, Missoula law enforcement will be out in full force, aggressively targeting those who put lives in danger. ... more
City Imposes Stage 1 Fire Reststrictions Bans All Fireworks
Fire Danger moved to EXTREME on Monday and Stage 1 fire restrictions have been imposed prohibiting use of fire or open flame, including campfires, smoking and the use of fireworks.... more
Leave Young Wildlife Where You Find Them
By TOM PALMER - Remember this advice if you see newborn wild animals: "If you care, leave them there." Do not move or attempt to feed newborn wildlife.... more
Liz Marchi: Maintenance
By LIZ MARCHI - Maintenance has never been a sexy concept for me. I like startups, building, remodeling. As I age, all of that is changing. Maintenance is EVERYTHING. ... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of June 29
Jobs this week: A Laundry Attendant/Presser, Equipment Mechanic, Mobile Home Set-up Worker, Behavior Intervention Specialist, Therapist, and more!... more
Street Trees Suffer in Summer Weather
By BECKY GOODRICH - The heat is hard on all of us, but did you know it can KILL trees? Remember that street trees need your help to survive summer’s soaring temperatures.... more
Summer Forecast has FWP Keeping Close Watch on Streams
By JOLEEN TADEJ - With high temperatures and depleted snowpack runoff, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is gearing up now to protect fish from stress of low flows and elevated water temperatures.... more
Parks and Recreation Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Playground Improvements
Missoula Parks and Rec invites citizens to learn more about and comment on "Operation Playground Build- proposed improvements at 10 city playgrounds.... more
The Importance of Performance Metrics
By MARK RIFFEY - Quality and performance metrics drive your business. Do you know your critical metrics?... more
Brisk Sales for Nonresident Big Game Combo Hunting Licenses
By TOM PALMER - Montana's surplus nonresident elk and deer combination hunting licenses for this fall are selling at a brisk pace.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of June 22
Jobs this week: Overnight Baker, Auto tech, Admin Support, Youth Case Manager, Legal Secretary, Tire Technician, Cook, Salesperson, Cleaning Captain, Guest Service Agent and more!... more
Celebrating Fathers: A Tradition Started at the YMCA
Did you know that the first Father's Day celebration was on June 19, 1910 and started at the Spokane, Washington YMCA?... more
Emergency Notifications: Smart911 is Your Answer
By NICK HOLLOWAY - The Missoula Office of Emergency Management reminds us: May is National Wildfire Awareness month. Is your family’s ready should a wildfire threaten your property?... more
The Care and Feeding of Leads
By MARK RIFFEY - Coming up with the right question can be a lot harder than not having the answers. And answers are better than assumptions.... more
Liz Marchi: Digital Detox
By LIZ MARCHI - This weekend was Big Sky Dev Con in Bozeman. This was year 5 of the event which is another of those little known but extraordinary things going on in Montana. ... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of June 15
Jobs this week: A Counter Person, a Production Technician, Entry Level Customer Service, Delivery Driver, Medical Claims Processor, Dispatcher or Logistics Specialist & More!... more
The Care and Feeding of Leads
By MARK RIFFEY - How are you caring for the warm leads that you get each day? It matters.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of June 8
Jobs this week: A Human Resources Assistant, Construction Laborers, Event Services and Houing Manager, Sales and Services Assistant, Accounts Receivables, Maintenance Worker & More!... more
Sunshine Marketing as Self-Defense
By MARK RIFFEY - Have you ever signed a non-compete, non-disclosure clause as a condition of employment? Do you make your employees and / or contractors sign one?... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of June 1
Jobs this week: Marketing Assistant, Finance Specialist, Dispatch and Operations Team Member, Bakery Work, Deli Worker, Checker, Produce Clerk, Grocery Stockers and more!... more
A Forecast of Shadows
By MARK RIFFEY - Warning: I’m about to discuss some technology things (yes, again), with good reason. IT affects every business niche, including yours. This isn’t about IT. It’s about everything.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of May 25
Jobs this week: A Director of Operations, Assistant Manager, Cleaning Technician, Administrative Clerk, General Laborer, Communications Specialist, Nursery Worker and More!... more
Splash Montana Opens for Lap Swims this Weekend
Due to cool temperatures in this weekend’s weather forecast, Splash Montana waterpark will be open for lap swim only on Saturday and Sunday, May 23 and 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.... more
Grizzlies Announce That All 11 Football Games to be Televised
By MIKE HANSON - University of Montana Athletic Director Kent Haslam announced on Wednesday that all 11 games of the 2015 football season will be televised.... more
Can You Predict Future Revenue?
By MARK RIFFEY - What would you be able to focus on if you weren’t running about the place trying to chase down enough sales to make next week’s payroll?... more
Is Your Family Ready For Wildfire Season?
By NICK HOLLOWAY - The Missoula Office of Emergency Management reminds us: May is National Wildfire Awareness month. Is your family’s ready should a wildfire threaten your property?... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of May 18
Jobs this week: Outdoor General Labor Positions, a Safety Officer, Wildland Firefighters, Engine Crew Boss, Substitute Dispatcher, Cashier and More!... more
Rage Quit? Throw a Fit? You Might Regret it.
By CHERY SABOL - A RESOUNDING RESIGNATION, afire with sturm und drang, can be momentarily satisfying, but damaging for years to come. ... more
Celebrate Kids’ Day at the Carousel
A Carousel for Missoula will be celebrating its 20th birthday on Sat., May 23. Come enjoy FREE rides on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. ... more
Out to Lunch & Downtown ToNight Summer Series Kicks Off
The 2015 Summer Series kicks off June 3rd and 4th and is sure to be exciting as the MDA celebrate 30 years of Out to Lunch and 15 years of Downtown ToNight.... more
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Spring Workshops Offered by FWP
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program (BOW) is sponsoring several workshops: Firearms Shooting, Muzzle Loading & Primitive Skills, and Nature Journaling.... more
Robots, Rural Small Business and China
By MARK RIFFEY - Would robotics address rural small business challenges like it does in China?... more
Downtown Flower Baskets Scheduled To Go Up May 14
By Tom Aldrich for the Missoula Downtown Association Missoula’s beloved Downtown Flower Baskets will be installed this Thursday, May 14 beginning at 5:30 p.m. A total of 98 baskets will be moved from Pink ... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of May 11
Jobs this week: A Project Superintendent, Lawn Mowing Foreman, Quality Control Workers, Bank Teller, Freight Receiver, Merchandise Processor, Dental hygienist, Delivery Driver and More!... more
Lady Griz Hand Out Annual Awards, Kellie Cole-Rubel Named MVP
Kellie Rubel was named 2015 Most Valuable Player, and Montana’s other two seniors, Maggie Rickman and Carly Selvig, were both double award winners at this week's awards banquet.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of May 4
Jobs this week: A Web Support Specialist, Pediatric RN/LPNs, CNAs and PCAs, Manager of Internal Audit, Line Cook, Direct Care Providers and More!... more
What Your Customers Don’t Know
By MARK RIFFEY - What you think they know, what they really know, what they've forgotten. Why Messaging is so important in marketing your business.... more
Glacier Park Plows Within Two Miles of Logan Pass
By JUSTIN FRANZ - Plow crews on Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road are within sight of Logan Pass.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of April 27
Jobs this week: An Enroller/Care Coach, RV Salesperson, Deli Worker, Delivery Job, CDL-A Driver, Production Laborer, Maintenance Tech, Assistant Manager, and More!... more
Big Sky Basketball Tournaments Heading to Reno
The men's and women's BSC postseason basketball tournaments are headed to Reno. The Big Sky and the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority announced a three-year agreement.... more
Internationally Renowned Barbara Wold in Missoula for Business Workshops May 7-8
The Missoula Downtown Association presents Barbara Wold. An expert in retail sales and tourism, Wold will hold three business development workshops and a keynote luncheon May 7 & 8th.... more
Winning Against the Chain Store
By MARK RIFFEY - Yesterday, I sat down in a store that’s part of a Montana-based coffee shop chain. I drove past a national coffee chain to reach this place. Why should I drive past them to vist you?... more
Liz Marchi: Manners, the Masters and Equal Pay
By LIZ MARCHI - Be on notice, hitting on women is unwelcome and exhibits the worst in manners. Sexist comments and jokes are NOT funny.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of April 20
Jobs this week: A Program Coordinator for a transitional housing program, Assistant Travel Counselor, Case Manager, Sales and Services Coordinator, Shipping & Receiving Clerk, and More!... more