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State Economic Forecast: Growth Shifts West, Ag Producers Worry About Drought

July 29, 2017/

After rapid economic expansion in eastern Montana — fueled by the Bakken oil boom next door in North Dakota — growth has stalled in the region, and western Montana is again taking over as the dominate economic driver, according to the University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research.

"Growth has shifted west," said Paul Polzin, director emeritus of the bureau.

By Justin Franz

Full Story: http://flatheadbeacon.com/2017/07/29/state-economic-forecast-growth-shifts-west-ag-producers-worry-drought/

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