ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SEMINARS

Montana Economic Report 2019

Full Presentation Booklet

2019 Economic Outlook Seminar:

The Challenge of Affordable Housing

Presented by NorthWestern Energy and the UM Bureau of Business and Economic Research.

Individual Presentations

• Facing the Challenge of Affordable Housing, Patrick Barkey




• U.S. and Montana Outlooks, Patrick Barkey




• 2019 Travel & Recreation Trends and Outlook, Norman Nickerson




• Agriculture Review & Outlook, George Haynes, Kate Fuller & Eric Belasco




• Wood Products, National Forests & Affordable Housing, Todd Morgan




• Montana Energy, Good News and Challenges, Bill Whitsitt




• Montana Energy Issues, Paul Polzin




• The Outlook for Health Care, Tino Sonora




• The Outlook for Real Estate & Construction, Brandon Bridge




• Local Outlooks, Paul Polzin




• Cascade

• Flathead

• Gallatin

• Lewis and Clark

• Missoula

• Silver-Bow

• Yellowstone

• Sidney

• Miles City

• Big Sky

Local Expert Presentations

• Helena, Cathy Burwell, Helena Area Chamber of Commerce




• Great Falls, Brett Doney, Grow Great Falls




• Billings, Steve Arveschoug, Big Sky Economic Development




• Bozeman, Paul Reichert, Prospera Business Network,




• Butte, John Kasperick, NorthWestern Energy




• Kalispell, Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, Joe Unterreiner




• Sidney, Richland Economic Development, Leslie Messer




• Big Sky, WSW Consulting, Inc., Wendy Sullivan

Bureau of Business and Economic Research
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