Study: Economic impact of Cognizant ATG in Missoula hits $122M, supports 814 jobs

One of Missoula’s fastest growing companies is also pushing its way onto the list of the city’s largest employers, and its economic impact on the region is now measured in nine figures.

Between 2017 and the end of 2021, Cognizant ATG more than tripled its number of jobs and grew its economic output roughly five times, according to a study by the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research.

The study found that in 2021, Cognizant ATG’s impact on the Missoula region reached more than $122 million. BBER’s analysis also found that Cognizant ATG supported 814 jobs in the local Missoula economy last year, including the company’s own employment of approximately 300 individuals.

Martin Kidston