UM report finds growth in western Montana is catching up to other parts of the state

A new report from the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research has found Montana’s economy is "evening out" geographically, meaning that the more populous western counties are finally catching up with the rural eastern counties that benefited from the oil and commodity boom.

DAVID ERICKSON [email protected]

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