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TRANSACTIONS
WEEKLY BUSINESS BRIEFING
IMPACT STRONG FITNESS NOW OPEN IN KALISPELL
Impact Strong Kickboxing and Fitness is now open in Kalispell and o ers an alternative to the weights, treadmills, and aerobic classes typical of health clubs and gyms.
Impact Strong’s class struc-
ture is a unique blend of aerobic
and anaerobic interval work. The
30-minute classes are di erent
every day to provide variety and
eliminate boredom. Because all
Impact Strong classes are struc-
tured, there is always a trainer on the oor to observe and motivate class participants, and make sure movements are being performed safely.
The Kickboxing classes combine boxing, martial arts and MMA- style drills and training. The HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) Fitness classes use a variety of equipment such as kettle bells, battle ropes, sandbags and PRIMAL 7 workout aids, as well as body weight exercises.
The gym is located at 2539 Highway 2 East in Kalispell (in the Replay Sports building). For more information, visit impactstrongkalispellmt. com, or call 406-890-2787.
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boost while converting to renewable sources.
According to data that will be released in the department’s upcom- ing fall biennial report, more than 11,500 Montanans used the state’s energy conservation tax credit, for a total of $4,360,886, during 2014. That’s nearly half a million dollars more than 2013, when energy conservation credit totaled $3,931,727.
Kadas said the cost of solar panels has decreased signi cantly in the last decade, allowing some credits to wind down. But other people will continue to purchase from renewable sources, he said, even if it costs a little more.
“In terms of motivations, money is one thing, but also people’s values and
beliefs is another,” Kadas said. “I think clearly concern about the climate is driving some people to make those kinds of economic decisions.”
That was the hope when FEC built the SUN array. They installed the pan- els without having sold a single one, Holter said, and people showed up very much in the if-you-build-it-they-will- come style. And the infrastructure needed to expand into a nearby eld is already place.
It’s a feel-good project, but it also sets up FEC to move more smoothly into the future, Ostrom Price said.
“These technologies are coming,” she said. “We need to be ready.”
For more information on the Solar Utility Network project, visit www. at- headelectric.com or call 406-751-4483.
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BIG SKY PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY HAS NEW PRACTITIONER
Dr. Peter Nelson has sold his pediatric dental practice to Dr. Gabe Dawson, who will take over the practice under the title of Big Sky Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Nel- son has built the practice over the past 34 years and is grateful for the practice’s transition under the leadership of Dr. Dawson. During the process of transition Dr. Nelson will be working part time at the practice for the next several months.
Dr. Dawson is a trusted Kalispell native, and his return to the valley is bringing- Dr. Nelson’s practice full circle. Original- ly a patient at Dr. Nelson’s, Dr. Dawson recalls a memory from the third grade, explaining that he wanted to work with children and “be just like Dr. Pete.”
Big Sky Pediatric Dentistry
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795 Sunset Blvd. Kalispell, MT 59901
P: 406.752.8302 F: 406.756.1953
O ce Hours: Mon - Fri 8am-5pm
Once Dr. Dawson nished dental school at University of Washington School of Dentistry and was accepted into a pedi- atric residency at the Nationwide Chil- dren’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, the plans for Dr. Dawson to join Dr. Nelson’s practice became serious.
In 1982 Dr. Nelson began his practice from scratch. “ ose shelves,” Dr. Nelson pointed to rows of hundreds of patient’s les “used to have only two folders on them when we began.”
Dr. Nelson’s practice has come a long way, and its legacy will be carried on as he passes the torch to Dr. Dawson. e current sta will remain a vital part of the practice during the change of ownership.
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