Local business

As property values continue to spike across Bozeman, some businesses are finding themselves left out in the cold.

Heeb's East Main Grocery, a part of downtown Bozeman since 1947, will be moving to a new location in January.

Maven's Market will open its doors for business on Saturday. Here's what you can expect.

The Meat Shoppe has been a popular destination for Bozemanites for decades. Sadly, it has closed its doors for business.

Downtown Bozeman is a vibrant place, jam packed with local businesses. Ever wondered how the "business" of businesses works in our town? Chris Naumann explains how Main Street operates.

We love learning about Montana businesses and spreading the word. This week we heard about Hygge Coffee Company out of Missoula, Montana.

Anyone who's been in Bozeman for any significant amount of time has a Music Villa t-shirt. If you don't, you should. It's one of the most outstanding business institutions in the city.

The Spire climbing gym is expanding and in a big way. If you happen to drive by the climbing gym these days, you will notice a the original building has been cast into a shadow by the goliath addition currently under construction.

Thankfully Bozeman is a fairly low crime town but activity increases during the summer months and the Bozeman PD has issued recommendations to local business owners.

I thought I knew every contractor in town, but I had never heard of Blue Roo Furniture until this afternoon...and I totally dig it. They appear to make super rustic, custom tables, wine racks and stuff like that. Check it out:

In "unfortunate news of the day", the oldest operating general store in America closed its doors yesterday. Chalk one up for the strip malls of characterless chain stores that make up our modern landscape, and that essentially ended this family-operated business which had been owned by seven generations. Bitter, table of one, Bitter!

A beautiful downtown takes a lot of work from a lot of people. Every year, the Downtown Bozeman Partnership recognizes community members and businesses that make a difference. Here are the 2012 award winners: