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Economist breaks down Montana concerns, areas of growth amid pandemic-linked recession

June 10, 2020/

Patrick Barkey

NBC Montana reached out to Patrick Barkey, the director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana. He says this recession is unusual because of how fast it’s happening and changing.

“We’re right in the teeth of the storm. Things are happening very quickly,” Barkey said.

by Maritsa Georgiou


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