2009 Kalispell Businesspeople of the Year – Board members of the Kalispell Business Improvement District

After winning a lengthy legal battle and freeing up more than $100,000, seven downtown Kalispell property owners threw a party in the street. Actually, they threw a few parties in the street, right in the center of town.

They called these festivals “Thursday!Fest,” http://www.downtownkalispell.com with an exclamation point in the middle. And the gatherings weren’t really as much for the property owners as for a specific cause: the revitalization of downtown Kalispell. Call it a party with a purpose.

So here they are, the Beacon’s “2009 Businesspeople of the Year,” the seven board members of the Kalispell Business Improvement District (BID): Bill Goodman, Janet Clark, Tim Price, Marshall Noice, Jon Fetveit, Margaret Lekander and Melanie Cross.

By Myers Reece

Full Story: http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/2009_businesspeople_of_the_year/15023/