Business

Plans made for commercial kitchen and rotisserie chicken business

If you have wondered what in the world is being built on Park Street between Dan Bailey’s Fly Shop and Berkshire Hathaway, wonder no more.

Cluck.

That’s the name of a new rotisserie chicken place going in there. The restaurant is owned by Brian Menges, who also owns 2nd Street Bistro, Gil’s Goods and the Murray Bar. Cluck plans on opening June 21.

“It’s our first foray into quick service,” Menges said during a recent interview at Gil’s about the new place just down the sidewalk.

Curated Closet moves to historic Vogue Shop location

The Curated Closet, which made its home on Callender Street across from Sax & Fryer, has moved to a new location at 117 S. Main St.

“We’re real excited,” CEO and founder Caron Cooper said last week of the store, which offers premium donated vintage goods. She also runs its sister business, the Community Closet thrift store. “It’s just a nice location. We’ve seen an increase in foot traffic already. Sales are up. We have more space so people can see things. It’s really positive for our organization.’

KOA raising funds to help kids with cancer

The Livingston/Paradise Valley KOA Holiday campground, located at 163 Pine Creek Road in Livingston, is offering campers a special Saturday of camping for $10 to benefit KOA Care Camps for children with cancer. 

The Care Camps Big Weekend event will be held Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13, a KOA news release said.

New downtown Livingston business features Montana artisans, artists

Furniture builders and artists Jim Heilman and Garrick Faust had been talking for a couple of years about opening their own store for their products.

Both men specialize in reclaimed wood, mostly from old buildings at Yellowstone National Park that have been remodeled.

When Conley’s Books & Music moved recently to the Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, Heilman and Faust saw their opportunity in the spacious room left vacant, and Yellowstone Custom Creations was born.

New veterinarian moves to the Shields Valley

WILSALL — Dr. Jennifer Sasser, brand-new veterinarian in Shields Valley, has hit the ground running.

“I literally unpacked everything last Tuesday,” Sasser, 30, said of the whirlwind start to her new job.

And she still has some more unpacking to do: Right now she has set up shop in the old Wilsall Bar and Cafe, but plans to move just down the road to the building across the street from the Park Farmers Co-op. 

Bob N Lu’s Thrift store gets national recognition, award

When Casandra Weisgerber found out that her business, Bob N Lu’s Thrift, had received national recognition, her first thought was: “Are you sure?” thinking it was mistake.

Vagabond Deli menu reflects freedom, world tastes

“Take chances. Abandon all the rules. Ditch the recipe. Color outside the lines.”

That sign hanging on the wall of a new restaurant in Livingston, Vagabond Deli, sums up what the establishment is about: freedom.

Vagabond Deli owners Grace Basirico and Chef Keith Kelly said they want their restaurant to reflect something of the hobo lifestyle — the flexibility to do new and different things with a menu that expresses a traveling lifestyle.

Bear Paw begins auto tours

The owners of the Bear Paw Outfitters are expanding their business with the use of stories and a 2006 silver Suburban.

Bear Paw owners Tim and Cindy Bowers have been running their outfitting business that provides horse back riding and fishing guides for the past 32 years but they recently decided to add an auto tour component to the business because they know the area so well.

New salon opens offering colorful hair and atmosphere

A diverse set of businesses have moved into the Lincoln School in the past few years and now that includes a salon.

Amy Schad Hair Studio is a new salon located on the ground floor of the building incorporating a blend of colorful furnishings as well as providing cuts and color for adults and children.

Schad said she was a stylist for a number of years before she quit to be a stay at home mom about four years ago. Now that her three children are a little older, she wanted to start working in her own space.

Yellowstone grain elevator receives grant, Neptune’s to move into space

An over $50,000 grant moves forward the Yellowstone Grain Elevator project while also securing a move to that location by Neptune’s Brewery.

Prospera Business Network granted the project $52,000 from the Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund matching grant, one of the largest grants the organization has offered and will help ensure the building will be utilized.