However the 1990s saw a wave of newcomers purchasing and restoring the numerous buildings in the town's historic district with the addition of sapphire hunting companies, art galleries, candy and jewelry stores.

Jenner's award-winning 2017 film, "Saving the Burg" captured the story of the town's rebirth and aired on PBS.

[13] Other major employers are Discovery Basin Ski Area, Granite County Medical Center and Rest Home and the Philipsburg School District.

The environmentally friendly packaging has led to contracts to provide bottled water to both Yellowstone and Glacier National Park concessionaires.

It annually attracted interns to work on its elected official database and many of the organization's employees lived in Philipsburg.

[citation needed] Actress Kate Bosworth married American director Michael Polish in Philipsburg on August 31, 2013.

[20] Actress Scarlett Johansson married boyfriend French journalist Romain Dauriac in Philipsburg on October 1, 2014.

Kate Bosworth and Scarlett Johansson appeared together in the 1998 film The Horse Whisperer, much of which was shot in Montana.

[citation needed] Philipsburg won the 2015 Sunset Magazine Award for "Best Municipal Makeover," beating out entrants that included Reno, Nevada and Sacramento, California.