November 2012

• Stevensville chocolate company thriving, growing (Montana Chocolate Company)

September 2012

• Sope makers focus on local, organic sources (Amalgamated Sope, Whitefish)
• Microbrew sales bubble up; domestic beer sales flat (Montana Brewer Association)

August 2012

• Downtown distillery to open next month (Montgomery Distillery, Missoula)
• Vintage Cheese of Bozeman wins 1st place at American Cheese Society competition (scroll down to category "DF")
• Made in Montana Vino
• Farmers Markets Grow Business Successes (Montana Monster Munchies, On Thyme Gourmet, Senorita's, Montana CiderWorks)

July 2012

• Montana Get Your Business Online - Get a free website.  Google worked with local partners to design the program, which will help drive economic growth by giving Montana businesses the tools and resources to establish a website, find new customers, and grow their business.

May 2012

• Reclusive ice cream maker Wilcoxson’s turns 100
• Gluten-free growth: Polson business expands to national distribution (Gluten Free Mama)
• RoughStock Distillery: Made In Montana
• Business Training Offered by MSU-Great Falls
• Aggressive Marketing Companies are Calling Montana's Small businesses and Impersonating the Department of Labor and Industry

April 2012

• Local Distilleries Getting National Recognition: Three Flathead Valley distilleries win awards for their spirits

March 2012

• Made in Montana Marketplace aims at pairing producers with wholesale buyers
• Made in Montana Marketplace gives vendors time to shine
• Horse trainer turns to tobaccoless chew as 'pacifier' (Holt Chew)

February 2012

• USDA to Unveil the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass: interactive web-based document and map highlighting USDA support for local and regional food projects and successful producer, business and community case studies
• New cherry camera selects pick of the crop (Glacier Fresh)
• Student-Produced 'Business: Made in Montana' Program To Air
• Adding Value to Ag
• Time is Ripe for CSA (North Valley Co-op)
• 3 Montana companies receive USDA grants (click here for list)

January 2012

• Pasta Montana Achieves Global Food Safety Certification
• 5 Sparrows - Flathead woman mixes hot, sugar-free drinks: Stevia sweetens chocolate, chai, frappe
• 406 Proof: Hand-Crafted Spirits
• Montana has 8th best business tax climate in country, study says
• Cattle export opportunities take off With Sputnik Ranch

December 2011

• Mead puts Victor winery on map
• National trends: Looking Forward in Food Culture 2012 (free; enter contact info for a copy)
• Montana Population Reaches the One Million Mark! (click here to read the article)

Miscellaneous

• Business: Made in Montana PBS Episodes Online

This series features profiles on a variety of Montana businesses that do business around the state, the nation and the world.

• Montana FoodCorps (click here to view their local food blog)