Bear spray company, Universal Defense Alternative Products Inc. looking at Butte for new warehouse

A Bozeman bear spray company has plans to open a distribution center here.

Universal Defense Alternative Products Inc. http://www.udap.com/ is asking for a tax abatement for a 4,700-square-foot warehouse it plans to build on land south of Butte at Harrison Avenue near Five Mile Road.

“We’re excited for the warehouse,” Tim Lynch, general manager in Bozeman, said Tuesday. The company sells bear spray to sporting goods stores across the country including several outlets in Butte.

The warehouse would create three to four jobs initially, with one salaried manager position.

By Holly Michels

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