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Director of the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Dr. Patrick Barkey appeared on the KGVO Talk Back program on Thursday to talk about the issues of affordable housing and property taxes.

Director of the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Dr. Patrick Barkey appeared on the KGVO Talk Back program on Thursday to talk about the issues of affordable housing and property taxes.

"There’s no cooling-off of the economy right now," said Patrick Barkey, director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana.

Montana Public Affairs Network Scott Eychner with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry provides an update on return-to-work bonuses during an ARPA Economic Transformation and Stabilization and Workforce Development Advisory Commission meeting on July 21, 2021. Correction: The economic advisory commission only recommended approval for an initial $5 million pilot project. The state must submit a full draft plan to the federal government to allocate another $45 million. YPR News regrets t...

Montana Public Affairs Network Scott Eychner with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry provides an update on return-to-work bonuses during an ARPA Economic Transformation and Stabilization and Workforce Development Advisory Commission meeting on July 21, 2021. A special Montana legislative commission Wednesday approved the state spending of federal coronavirus relief dollars for mortgage assistance and unemployment insurance. The economic advisory commission, made up of state lawmaker...

New research from the University of Montana affirms what economists have been saying for some time now -- that the state's hospitals are pumping billions of dollars into local economies

High housing costs are driving up the cost of healthcare, according to the CEO of the Montana Hospital Association.

New report shows MT hospitals pump billions into local economies BBER PHOTO and last updated 2021-06-09 18:21:36-04 MISSOULA — New research from the University of Montana affirms what economists have been saying for some time now -- that the states hospitals are pumping billions of dollars into local economies. The report uses audited findings from 56 of the states 60 non-governmental hospitals and shows them accounting for close to 12% of Montanas private sector employment and 13% of the...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The state is advertising for a business attractions manager, a job that will pay $125,000 a year to travel the country promoting Montana as good place

"What theyre trying to do is recruit business and hats off to them," Patrick Barkey said. "But state government has very limited ability to grow the economy, especially in the