Montana’s overall economy is going to be “hard pressed” to hit the 3-percent growth mark forecasted by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, reported Patrick M. Barkey, head of that agency at the University of Montana.
The boom that Montana has been experiencing is showing signs of slowing, said Barkey in a report in the Montana Business Quarterly. The new trends will be important factors for state decision makers as they head for the Montana State Legislature, he said.
Barkey will explore what’s in store for the state in depth during the 2015 Economic Outlook Seminar, which the bureau will hold in Billings on Feb. 3. The seminar will focus on the impacts of the energy boom on Yellowstone County and the state.
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