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State of the City: Mayor says Billings is “good, bordering on excellent”

June 4, 2021 /

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Billings Mayor Bill Cole said Wednesday the state of the city is “good, bordering on excellent.”

The annual Chamber of Commerce event was held in front of a packed ballroom at the Northern Hotel. The setting was far different than a year ago during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, Cole said: “The pandemic brought uncertainty in the community and pain for those who lost love ones, including a loss in my family.”

Fifteen months later “we are fundamentally optimistic today,” the mayor said

By: Jon Stepanek

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