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The Wellman Block at 206 East Main Street in White Sulphur Springs, Montana

Montana Business

Work Pants, a Cow Pasture Festival and $210,000 in Grants: Red Ants Pants Turns 20

Sarah Calhoun opened Red Ants Pants in White Sulphur Springs in October 2006. Twenty years on, the women's workwear company also runs a music festival and a rural foundation.

National Business

$538 and a One-Car Garage: The Palo Alto Start of Hewlett-Packard

Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard started with $538, a used drill press and a rented garage on Addison Avenue. Their first product was an audio oscillator.

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National Business

The Hot Dog Stand Warehouse: How Costco Started in Seattle in 1983

Costco opened its first warehouse in Seattle in 1983 with a narrow product list and no advertising. The model has barely changed.

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Montana Business

127 Citizens and $172,000: How Glacier Bancorp Grew From Kalispell

Glacier Bancorp started as a two-person savings and loan in Kalispell. Its growth model, keeping local bank names, is worth a closer look.