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Simplot to Acquire Clarebout Potatoes

The J.R. Simplot Company and Clarebout Potatoes announced this week Simplot’s intention to acquire the operating business of Clarebout, in a move that unites two family-owned leaders in the frozen potato industry. The transaction, expected to close in 2025 pending regulatory approvals, will significantly expand Simplot’s footprint in Europe and enhance its global processing and Read More…

KRAMBU Unveils Plans for World’s Most Sustainable AI Factory in Montana

KRAMBU, Inc., a sustainable high-performance computing infrastructure company, announced this week the development of a next-generation AI data center campus in Montana—what the company is calling the world’s most sustainable “AI Factory.” The project is designed to redefine the future of artificial intelligence infrastructure by integrating direct liquid cooling (DLC) technology, renewable energy sources, and Read More…

Bozeman Tops List as Most Expensive U.S. Airport for Summer Car Rentals, Survey Finds

Travelers heading to Montana this summer may face sticker shock at the rental car counter. Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) has been named the most expensive airport in the country for car rentals, according to a new survey from travel website Cheapcarrental.com. The survey, which analyzed rental rates across 100 U.S. airports for the peak Read More…

Bridger Aerospace Welcomes Executive Order to Reshape Wildland Firefighting

Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BAER), one of the nation’s leading aerial firefighting companies, today praised the recent Executive Order aimed at restructuring the U.S. wildland firefighting system and emphasized the impact of a significant increase in the Department of the Interior’s fiscal 2026 budget request. Sam Davis, CEO of Bridger Aerospace, said, “Bridger Read More…

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London Stock Exchange parent exploring 24-hour trading launch, FT reports

The London Stock Exchange Group is weighing whether to launch 24-hour trading and is looking into the practicalities of increasing its trading hours, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the situation. LSEG is “absolutely looking at it, whether it means 24-hour trading or extended trading,” one of the people told the newspaper, adding Read More…

Calvary Baptist Church’s ‘miracle building’ on West 57th Street gets 2 new leases

The “miracle building” of West 57th Street, once and future home of Calvary Baptist Church, got two gifts from heaven this week. The almost-completed 30-story tower on Billionaires Row at 125 W. 57th St. scored two crucial leases. Ten Five Hospitality, creator of popular Mother Wolf restaurants in Miami, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, took 7,045 square Read More…

Development black hole remains on West 57th Street

If West 57th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues exemplifies Manhattan’s regenerative energy, the block east between Fifth and Sixth avenues remains a black hole of development ambition. The 900-foot-long block — longer than three and a half midtown north-south blocks — looks gloomier every year as landowners hold out for magic-bullet combos of tenant commitments and construction Read More…

How tariff whiplash might turn holiday shopping into retail nightmare — even months before Christmas

With summer in full swing in the United States, retail executives are sweating a different season. It’s less than 22 weeks before Christmas, a time when businesses that make and sell consumer goods usually nail down their holiday orders and prices. But President Donald Trump’s vacillating trade policies have complicated those end-of-year plans. Balsam Hill, which sells artificial trees and other decorations Read More…

How did Lucy Guo dethrone Taylor Swift as the youngest self-made female billionaire? ‘Act broke, stay rich’

Tech entrepreneur Lucy Guo, 30, recently dethroned Taylor Swift as the youngest self-made female billionaire on the planet. But don’t expect her to be popping Champagne bottles. “I feel like the title changes every year,” Guo told The Post about the Forbes magazine ranking. “It means almost nothing to me personally.” Guo’s billion-dollar bounty comes Read More…

Curtis Sliwa is staying in the mayoral race — and in a 4-way battle, he has unique appeal

For much of New York City’s business community, it’s hard to take Curtis Sliwa seriously. He seems to sleep in his trademark red Guardian Angels beret. His high-octane rants in a heavily accented outer-borough brogue can be distracting. The largest sources of campaign cash barely know he’s running for mayor as the fat cat class Read More…

Disney sues Hong Kong jewelry company over alleged illegal Mickey Mouse products

The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday sued a Hong Kong jewelry company it accuses of selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry. The international media and entertainment conglomerate filed a lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles against the Red Earth Group, which sells jewelry online under the name Satéur. Disney says the marketing and branding of the rings, necklaces Read More…

Brooklynite Pete DeJoy tapped to lead AI company Astronomer as alleged cheater Andy Byron forced to take leave after viral ‘kiss cam’ fiasco

A Brooklynite is taking over AI firm Astronomer amid the company’s viral cheating fiasco. Pete DeJoy, the company’s cofounder, is taking over for Andy Byron as Astronomer looks into his alleged affair that was captured on the Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert this week. Pete DeJoy Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot Grace Springer via Storyful Read More…

In-N-Out heiress Lynsi Snyder reveals she’s moving family out of California as company expands east: ‘Not easy here’

In-N-Out of here! Billionaire In-N-Out Burger heiress Lynsi Snyder revealed Friday that she is relocating her family from California to Tennessee, months after the popular burger chain broke ground in its eastern expansion. “There’s a lot of great things about California, but raising a family is not easy here,” Snyder shared on Allie Beth Stuckey’s Read More…

NASA’s supersonic X-59 jet that could slash NYC-London flight time in half taxis closer to take off

Breakfast in New York, midmorning snack in London. Taxi tests are underway on a highly anticipated supersonic plane designed to quietly break the sound barrier — and slash flight time between New York and London in half.  The X-59 jet, dubbed the “son of Concorde,” is one step closer to takeoff after the experimental aircraft Read More…

CBS canned ‘The Late Show’ over tens of millions in financial losses annually — not Stephen Colbert’s politics: sources

CBS brass say they pulled the plug on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” because of its punishing losses — pegged between $40 million and $50 million a year — and claim politics had nothing to do with it, The Post has learned. The 61-year-old host got canned just days after he took a dig at Read More…

Fitness equipment maker slapped with $250K fee in shipping snafu over tariffs — and other companies may be in same situation

A US-based fitness equipment maker was forced to pay $250,000 after being overcharged in a shipping snafu tied to President Trump’s shifting tariff policies – and it likely isn’t the only company that has received an inflated bill, The Post has learned.  Echelon, an eight-year-old company in Chattanooga, Tenn, was hit with the eye-popping tab Read More…

Astronomer HR chief Kristin Cabot appears to be married to CEO of Privateer Rum— and bought a house with him just five months ago: records

Kristin Cabot, the HR executive caught canoodling with Astronomer CEO Andy Byron at a Coldplay concert, appears to be married to the CEO of a different company — and bought a house with him less than five months before the scandal hit, The Post has learned. Property records obtained by The Post show that the Read More…

Founder of bankrupt clothing tech startup charged with defrauding investors out of $300M

A prominent entrepreneur who founded the now-bankrupt clothing technology startup CaaStle was criminally charged on Friday with defrauding investors out of more than $300 million, the Justice Department said. Authorities said Christine Hunsicker, 48, of Lafayette, NJ, promoted CaaStle to investors as a more than $1.4 billion “Clothing-as-a-Service” business that helped companies rent apparel to Read More…

Simplot to Acquire Clarebout Potatoes

The J.R. Simplot Company and Clarebout Potatoes announced this week Simplot’s intention to acquire the operating business of Clarebout, in a move that unites two family-owned leaders in the frozen potato industry. The transaction, expected to close in 2025 pending regulatory approvals, will significantly expand Simplot’s footprint in Europe and enhance its global processing and Read More…

KRAMBU Unveils Plans for World’s Most Sustainable AI Factory in Montana

KRAMBU, Inc., a sustainable high-performance computing infrastructure company, announced this week the development of a next-generation AI data center campus in Montana—what the company is calling the world’s most sustainable “AI Factory.” The project is designed to redefine the future of artificial intelligence infrastructure by integrating direct liquid cooling (DLC) technology, renewable energy sources, and Read More…

Bozeman Tops List as Most Expensive U.S. Airport for Summer Car Rentals, Survey Finds

Travelers heading to Montana this summer may face sticker shock at the rental car counter. Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) has been named the most expensive airport in the country for car rentals, according to a new survey from travel website Cheapcarrental.com. The survey, which analyzed rental rates across 100 U.S. airports for the peak Read More…

Irrigation in Montana: Sustaining agriculture, landscapes and communities

Montana’s wide-open spaces and fluctuating climate make water a precious resource. Across the state, irrigation is central not only to agriculture but also to the health of residential landscapes and community green spaces. From century-old canal systems feeding hay fields to backyard sprinklers keeping lawns green in dry summers, water use in Montana requires careful Read More…

Bridger Aerospace Welcomes Executive Order to Reshape Wildland Firefighting

Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BAER), one of the nation’s leading aerial firefighting companies, today praised the recent Executive Order aimed at restructuring the U.S. wildland firefighting system and emphasized the impact of a significant increase in the Department of the Interior’s fiscal 2026 budget request. Sam Davis, CEO of Bridger Aerospace, said, “Bridger Read More…

Gianforte Appoints Marta Bertoglio as Department of Commerce Director

Governor Greg Gianforte announced the appointment of State Representative Marta Bertoglio as the new Director of the Montana Department of Commerce, signaling a continued focus on economic growth and job creation in the state. “Marta has been a strong partner in the Legislature and is a driven leader, dedicated to making Montana the best place Read More…

Performance Engineering Earns National Honors

Performance Engineering continues to gain national attention for combining rapid growth with a people-first workplace culture, earning two prestigious 2025 awards from the Zweig Group: Best Firms to Work For and Hot Firm. The Montana-based civil engineering firm was recognized as one of the 100 fastest-growing Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) firms in the U.S. Read More…

Clearwater Properties Honors Top-Producing Agents of 2024 Across the Mountain West

Clearwater Properties, a leading real estate brokerage in the Mountain West, has announced the recipients of its prestigious Top Producer Awards for 2024, recognizing the firm’s ten highest-performing agents and brokers across the region in total sales volume. The annual awards, presented each April, celebrate not only exceptional production but also the agents’ deep commitment Read More…

Trump’s tax bill could end popular ‘SALT’ deduction workaround for certain business owners

Currently, many pass-through businesses use a workaround — the pass-through entity, or PTE, tax — to bypass the $10,000 limit on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, known as SALT. The House-approved bill could block certain pass-through businesses from using the popular state-level tax break. However, this provision could still face changes amid Read More…

House Republican budget bill calls for bigger ‘pass-through’ business tax break. Who could benefit

For 2025, the Section 199A deduction for qualified business income, or QBI, is worth up to 20% of eligible revenue, with some limitations. This applies to so-called pass-through businesses, including sole proprietors, partnerships and S-corporations, along with some trusts and estates. The House Republican bill would make the deduction permanent, raise the maximum tax break Read More…