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Economic Outlook Seminar Registration The seminar will focus on recession impacts, economic recovery, and workforce issues. Economists will explore other local, state and national economic topics in 9 Montana cities beginning 22 January. * Locations * Agenda * |
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Smurfit-Stone Closure Will Have Lasting Impacts on Missoula's Economy The closure of the Smurfit-Stone facility in Frenchtown, with its 417 full-time jobs and about $45 million in payroll and benefits, will have significant short-term and long-term impacts on the Missoula-area economy. |
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Health Care Reform: What Should We Expect? In polls across the country, fixing health care is right up there with fixing the economy. Emotions are high on both sides of the health care debate. Reform of some shape will have to occur because our present health care cost trajectory is unsustainable. |
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A One Minute Economic Podcast by BBER Director Patrick Barkey
Think the rich make too much money? Has technology made the world flat? Is Montana isolated from economic trends? These are just a few topics Director Patrick Barkey addresses in his podcasts.