[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction Housing prices in the last 20 years have surged ahead much faster than the income...
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Montana's economic outlook has darkened during the past year as a national economic slowdown concentrated in a few...
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MBQ: The economy seems to have pushed everything else off the front page. What are your...
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After four successive years of growth, Montana manufacturers saw a decline in activity during 2008. Through the first...
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General Financial Overview Montana's agricultural sector had an excellent year, producing an estimated $3.2 billion of sales in...
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More than 76,000 home sales took place in Montana since January 1, 2003. 2005 was the peak year...
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[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] [FIGURE 2 OMITTED] 2008 Conditions During 2008, Montana's forest products industry was negatively impacted not...
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Wheat selling at greater than $8/bushel turbocharged the crops sector of Montana agriculture during late 2007. Montana's economic...
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The near meltdown of the housing finance industry has sent shock waves through the nation's economy....
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Montana's manufacturing industry had its fourth consecutive year of increased sales, employment, and worker earnings in 2007. Montana...
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[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Trends in Review Montana's nonresident visitor numbers continue to grow at a steady rate (Figure...
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General Financial Overview Montana's agricultural sector had an exceptional year, producing an estimated $2.6 to $2.9 billion of...
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction Montana will become much older in coming decades as the "Baby Boom" generation reaches traditional...
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] High energy prices, mortgage foreclosures, bank failures, and the collapse of Wall Street have launched the...
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Operating Conditions A second weak year in the U.S. housing industry continued to negatively impact Montana's wood products...
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Abstract Utilizing timber harvest residues (biomass) for renewable energy production provides an alternative disposal method to onsite burning...
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Two Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) state councils have thrown themselves into the political process, pulling neighboring...
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Nov. 1--Bills to establish a prescription drug monitoring program in Montana have failed in the past two state...
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Oct. 31--HELENA -- The Obama administration said Friday that federal stimulus spending has created or saved 6,427 jobs...
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Great Falls, Mont. LONG has Montana been enthusiastic on the subject of guns, but theMontana Firearms Freedom Act...
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Montana COOL supporters hope to speed up implementation of regulations: Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) said he is introducing...
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Montana proposed centralizing transportation for all prisoners under control of the Corrections Department to improve security in the...
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Termination of permanent total disability benefits once a claimant is eligible for Social Security Retirement Insurance is constitutional,...
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Oct. 31--Taylor Swift is the new Miley Cyrus, and ticket brokers are still demons -- at least in...
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mary and Bob Smith's Story Mary, age 62, and Bob, age 65, have worked hard helping...
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Indian children in Montana face more health, education, and economic problems than do non-Indian children, newly published research...
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Montana's overall economic performance from 2001 to 2003 was well above the national average. The impacts of the...
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Montana has consistently ranked high in terms of short-term economic performance during 2001 and 2002. A recent release...
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The past six years brought dramatic changes in Montana and its energy resources. The state moved from a...
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Montana has always ranked near the bottom in cross-state and national comparisons of health insurance coverage. Current estimates...
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Montana was full of surprises when the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its estimates for 2003 state...
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High poverty rates and limited access to health care are two major threats to the well-being of Montana's...
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Editor's note: What kind of changes, other than lower income tax rates and limits on federal deductions, are...
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Unlike the South west and Pacific Northwest, Montana emerged relatively unscathed by this year's wildfire season. Not so...
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Montana's manufacturing industry continues to face challenges in the wake of three years of declining production and employment....
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Abstract About 80 percent of Montana's 9 million acres of fire-adapted forests rate high/moderate for fire hazard. A...
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Twenty years ago, 5 percent of American children were overweight. Today, 15 percent are, and another 15 percent...
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Whew! What a difference a decade makes. Between April 1,1990 (when the 1990 Census was taken) and July...
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Sometimes, it feels as if we've been inundated with newcomers. New faces are everywhere -- at the gas...
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A national recession and reduced state revenues have resulted in the need for the Montana Legislature to substantially...
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Montana farms produce more than $2 billion worth of food and fiber each year. But far too few...
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Wheat Outlook The drought that began in 1998 continued its hold on Montana's farms and ranches in 2002,...
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The Montana agricultural sector produces a wide array of commodities. Two commodities, beef cattle and wheat, typically account...
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The Bureau of Business and Economic Research is the research and public service branch of The University of...
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The Bureau of Business and Economic Research is the research and public service branch of The University of...
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The Bureau of Business and Economic Research is the research and public service branch of The University of...
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Montana is known as the Big Sky Country for its picturesque vistas, mountain ranges and never-ending blue skies....
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Montana passes COOL requirement for beef: The Montana state legislature has approved a measure that would require country-of-origin...
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The legislature gave approval to Corrections Corp. of America to rent beds in its Montana unit to prisons...
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Montana's policy of early releases to meet demands of a $9 million revenue shortfall is affecting the viability...
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