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

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