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ONE VALLEY,
BUSINESS MONTHLY FLATHEADBEACON.COM ECONOMIC INDICATORS
ONE VISION Kellie Danielson Connecting
with Canada
UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY STATES (NOV.) 10THLOWEST:Montana4.3%
LOWEST:
N. Dakota 2.7%
District of Columbia 7.4%
MONTANA EMPLOYMENT CHANGE BY INDUSTRY (NOV.-DEC.)
AVERAGE GAS PRICES BY STATE
THE SENIOR TRADE COMMISSIONER FOR Canada, Jerome Pischella, recently visited a few Montana cities, including Kalispell, at the invita- tion of Montana’s World Trade Center, to reach out to Mon- tana businesses and leaders for strengthening relation- ships between U.S. and Canadian citizens.
Commissioner Pischella encourages Montana busi- nesses to contact his office, the Consulate General of Cana- da, in Denver, Colorado, if the Canadian commissioner can provide valuable information to Montana businesses ana- lyzing how to serve Canadian market opportunities.
The website for the Canadian Trade Office in Denver is www.denver.gc.ca. The Denver trade office phone number is 303.626.0640. The U.S. Commercial Service, a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce, provides a “Practical Guide To Doing Business in Canada.”
The guide is a manual for those firms desiring to provide services or products to Canada. The 16-page guide is avail- able at no cost by PDF or hard copy from Montana West Economic Development, the Flathead/Glacier Park re- gion’s economic development nonprofit agency. To request a guide, call the Montana West office at 406.257.7711 x 5.
The realistic opportunities include government pro- curement, defense products and services, safety and se- curity equipment, energy and environment, automo- tive, aerospace, travel and tourism, power generation, oil and gas, information and communications technolo- gy, and mining.
For Montana registered businesses, there are state supported services that provide free, timely advice on how to contract with the government, including the Canadian government. If you would like to research your business’ ability to export to Canada, contact the Flathead/Glacier Park region’s expert on government contracting at Mon- tana West Economic Development. The consultations are at no cost to explore the opportunities.
While on the topic of government contracting, Glacier National Park and Montana West Economic Development are collaborating to host a free seminar on how to contract with Glacier National Park for services and products. The seminar requires no advance registration and is Feb. 5, 10 am, at Flathead Valley Community College, Arts And Technology Building, Room 139.
If you would like more information about the seminar contact Montana West at 406.257.7711 and ask for Doug Bolender, the region’s certified contracting advisor.
Kellie Danielson is president and CEO of Montana West Eco- nomic Development and Flathead County Economic Develop- ment Authority, based in Kalispell.
Visit http://www.dobusinessinmontana.com
HIGHESTHAWAII LOWESTMISSOURI MONTANA (18TH LOWEST)
$ 3.2 3 /gal.
Winemakers Dinner
Wine Tasting & Dinner
Thursday, Feb. 5th • 6pm • $45 per person
Joe Benyak from Precept Wines will pour some of their premier Pacfic Northwest Wines
Seating is limited. Make your reservation today!
Call 257-4304
Listed in trading price at market closing on Jan. 26 and percent change from closing on Dec. 26.
202 2nd Ave. W. Kalispell
Open: Mon - Sat 7am - 8pm Sundays 7am - 3pm
NATIONAL AVERAGE
5.8% 2013 SOURCE: Montana Department of Labor & Industry 2014
13,648 14,584
10,000 15000
14,830 16,049
10,000 15,000
Natural Resources and Mining
Construction +0.9% Manufacturing -0.5% Trade, Transportation and Utilities +0.8% Information 0%
2014
Financial Activities
Professional & Business Services
Education & Health Services
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
Government +0.8%
Figures do not include self-employed or agricultural employment. In total, Montana’s non- agricultural, seasonally adjusted payroll increased by 1,000 jobs in November. The figures from December were not available when the Beacon went to print.
SOURCE: Montana Department of Labor & Industry
HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY MONTANA COUNTIES (NOVEMBER)
HOUSING STATISTICS
IN FLATHEAD COUNTY (DEC.)
Glacier 10.8% Lincoln 10.6% Sanders 9.7% Big Horn 8.3% Granite 8.1% Mineral 7.4% Park 5.8% Lake 5.8% Flathead 5.8%
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE NASDAQ
S & P 500
PLUM CREEK (PCL)
APPLIED MATERIAL (AMAT) GLACIER BANK (GBCI) NORTHWESTERN ENERGY (NWE) CENTURYLINK (CTL)
-1.9% 17,692.98 -0.7% 4,773.42 -1.5% 2,056.85 +3.6% 44.84 -3.7% 24.25 -9.4% 24.89 +2.5% 58.56 -3.6% 39.02
Ravalli
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5.7%
5%
10% 15% 20%
SOURCE: Montana Department of Labor & Industry
HIGHEST:
0% 2013
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5,000
ARRIVALS
5,000
20,000
20,000
-0.4% -1.5% +0.4% +0.5% -2.2%
2011 2012 2013 2014
$ 1.7 7
$ 1 . 9 2 /gal.
SOURCE: GasBuddy.com
GLACIER PARK INT'L AIRPORT STATS (DEC.) DEPARTURES
Residential Sales Residential Land Sales Notices of Trustee Sales
83 95
18 32
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105 124
37 29
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MONTH IN STOCKS
SOURCE: Montana Department of Transportation
SOURCE: Jim Kelley at Kelley Appraisal in Kalispell
/gal.