Governor hears business concerns in Billings – Economic Recovery Group holds meeting at Big Sky EDA

Yellowstone County’s economy is highly vulnerable to the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic because of its heavy reliance on small business, local experts told Gov. Steve Bullock during a Thursday meeting in Billings.

Montana has the highest share of employment from small business, and that’s one reason Yellowstone County is in the top 10 percent of economic vulnerable counties in the U.S., members of the Yellowstone County Economic Recovery Team told Bullock.