Twisted Designs boutique has already moved out of the space at 49 W. Park St. right next door to the east.

The Butte Labor History Center founders have three sponsors so far, but they seek several more. They plan to hang huge interpretive banners in the space and eventually post interactive touch screens and audio stations highlighting prominent Butte historical labor figures like controversial leader Frank Little.

“Basically, you’ll walk across the room to view the banners in chronological order,” said Gibson. “I don’t expect we’ll have artifacts, so the center wouldn’t compete in any way with the Mining Museum. But we hope to co-exhibit with the Butte Silver Bow Archives and the Mining Museum.”

Sorinis are gung-ho about the new sale and new project.

“We couldn’t be happier that they bought it,” Stephanie Sorini told The Montana Standard on Friday. “It gave us the opportunity to give Ackermans something grand to do with it, and it allows us up to concentrate on the YMCA building project.”

The Sorinis bought the old YMCA building on the corner of Park and Washington Streets last year. They plan to remodel it, transforming the multi-level property into housing and retail business space.