Politics still key to Montana's business environment
| January 18, 2008 |  View for printing |
The Montana economy is strong, but companies have to maintain a strong presence at the Capitol to keep the tax and regulatory environments as friendly as possible, a business leader said Thursday.
Speaking at the Montana Chamber of Commerce’s http://www.montanachamber.net/ws/home.php annual Business Days at the Capital, Karen Olson Beenken, vice president of Blue Rock Companies in Sidney and president of the Montana Chamber board, said last year’s Legislature came close to several law changes, including amendments to the tax code, that would have hurt Montana businesses.
“The state of business in Montana is strong and financially healthy,” she said. “It hasn’t hurt that the global economy is demanding a lot of our products and services, including natural resources.”
By JOHN HARRINGTON - Independent Record
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