ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SEMINARS

2015 Economic Outlook Seminar

The New American Energy Revolution: Reshaping Montana

Seminars in Kalispell, Billings, Bozeman, Helena, Great Falls, Butte and Missoula during January and February, with seminars in March in Sidney and Miles City.

• Seminar Booklet

• Presentations

• Videos From Missoula Seminar

Individual Presentations

Individual Presentations will be posted after the seminars.

Introduction and U.S. & Montana Outlook, Patrick Barkey

Local Outlook 2015, Paul Polzin

• Lewis and Clark (Helena)

• Cascade (Great Falls)

• Missoula (Missoula)

• Yellowstone (Billings)

• Gallatin (Bozeman)

• Silver Bow (Butte-Anaconda)

• Flathead (Kalispell)

Health Care Headlines: Changing Access, Managing Costs, Improving Quality, Bryce Ward

Travel and Recreation Trends and Outlook, Norma Nickerson & Megan Schultz

2015 Montana Agricultural Outlook, George Haynes & Kate Binzen Fuller

Montana's Manufacturing: 2015 Outlook, Todd Morgan

Montana Housing Outlook 2015, Paul Olsen & Sue Larew

The Outlook For Energy, Terry Johnson

The New American Energy Revolution: Reshaping Montana, Bill Whitsitt

Local Presentations

Local Presentations will be posted the day of the presentation for each city if available.

• Missoula Economic Outlook: Missoula Economic Partnership, Jim Grunke, President/CEO

• Yellowstone (Billings): Economic Outlook 2015, Jeremy Vannatta, Director of New Business Recruitment & Marketing, Big Sky Economic Development

• Gallatin (Bozeman): Economic Outlook Winter 2015, Stuart Leidner, Executive Director, Prospera Business Network

• Lewis and Clark (Helena): Business Climate, 5-Year Trend Report From 2010 through Dec. 2014 Cathy Burwell, President/CEO, Helena Area Chamber of Commerce

• Silver Bow (Butte): Recent Performance and Outlook John Kasperick, Economist, NorthWestern Energy

• Cascade (Great Falls): Untame your entrepreneurial Spirit, Great Falls Development Authority Brett Doney

• Flathead Valley Economic Outlook February 2015, Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, Chris Parson

View a recording of the Missoula Seminar.

• Introduction and Overview - Charles Keegan, U.S. & Montana Outlooks - Patrick Barkey, Local Outlook - Paul Polzin, and Health Care - Bryce Ward
  

• Nonresident Travel - Kara Grau, Agriculture - George Haynes, and Manufacturing and Forest Products - Todd Morgan
  

• Real Estate - Paul Olson & Sue Larew, Energy - Terry Johnson, and Local Missoula - Jim Grunke

• Introduction - Bob Rowe, and Luncheon Keynote - Bill Whitsitt

Contact

Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Marketing Director/Events Planner
406.243.5113
fax: 406.243.2086

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