“Montana is quickly becoming a hub for high-tech companies and entrepreneurs with a growing talent pool of skilled labor in the fields of engineering, quantum computing research and natural science,” said Suh, who now serves as Vice President and Founding Director of NHS. “Montana also has the 4th highest rate of new entrepreneurs in the U.S. This hot market is attracting new budding talent that gives New Horizons Studio and Hyundai Motor Group the best opportunity to grow our UMV business with fresh and innovative thinking in new hires.”

Now a consortium of government, academic and business leaders in the state, including the Montana Manufacturing Association under the Montana Chamber of Commerce, has been working for the past few years on a collection of other attractions to draw one specific kind of newcomer to Big Sky Country: manufacturers. While Montana already has over 4,100 manufacturing companies with over 21,400 employees generating $3.8 billion in economic output, state leaders see a lot more opportunity in that sector.