Made in Montana Monthly: Tips from a Retailer, Taste our Place News, Big Hearts Under the Big Sky

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Made in Montana Monthly

February 2019

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Tips From a Retailer

The 2019 Made in Montana Tradeshow is coming up on March 15 and 16! With that in mind, we wanted to share a few tips on how to excel in the retail space from last year’s winner of our Retailer of the Year award: Gwen Croghan of Chalet Market.

The charming chalet-style store was first opened in 1976 by a group of local ranchers who were looking for a way to locally sell their meat. Croghan bought the store in 2012 and carries on this tradition by sourcing her products locally, regionally and from across Montana – in addition to producing her own.

Croghan sat down with us to tell us what she looks for when sourcing products and how producers can increase their impact in the retail space.

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Susan Joy

Welcome Susan Joy, new Program Manager

We are proud to welcome Susan Joy as the new Made in Montana Program Manager! Susan has a BA and MS in Geology, with years of professional experience in nonprofit management and community engagement. She joins us from Sidney, Mont. where she was previously the Executive Director of their CVB and Chamber of Commerce.

Susan came to Montana by way of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She and her Husband moved to Missoula in 2000 after drawing it out of a hat full of interesting places to call home. They moved to Montana without a place to live or job prospects, with only the belongings that fit into the back of their Subaru. Susan lived in Missoula for five years, then moved to Idaho, Arizona, Minnesota and finally to Sidney in 2017.

When she’s not brainstorming home improvement projects, you can find her running, snowboarding, camping, and enjoying all the adventures Montana offers with her husband and two sons, who are 9 and 11.                                                                            


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Taste our Place News & Updates

We were excited to be featured in the Helena Independent Record! Check out the story!

Do you serve Montana grown and produced food and/or beverages? You may qualify as a Taste our Place member! Call us at 841.2757 or email us at madeinmontana@mt.gov to apply.


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Big Hearts Under the Big Sky

Donate your Made in Montana products for a silent auction to benefit “Big Hearts Under the Big Sky” at the National Haas CNC Machining Educators Conference.

Your donated products will support high-quality, therapeutic outdoor trips for veterans and those with life-threatening illnesses. If you would like to donate a Made in Montana item as part of the silent action, please contact Jim Weber at jweber@helenaschools.org | 406.459.3194 OR 406.324.2702

Tradeshow Exhibitor Waitlist Update

We'd like to remind you this year's show is sold out, and the waiting list is full. If we have cancellations, we'll be contacting individuals on the waiting list in the order we received applications.