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Gov. Schweitzer: Montana tribes can lure businesses by promoting workers

Gov. Brian Schweitzer is encouraging tribal leaders to lure businesses and economic development by promoting the pool of available workers on reservations.

While Montana has a low overall unemployment rate, the number of people out of work on reservations can run as high as 50 percent. Schweitzer, speaking at the 2008 Tribal Leaders Summit in Helena, said he tells companies that have a hard time finding workers that reservations have ready and willing work forces.

Monday’s summit was designed to encourage dialogue between state and tribal governments.

By MATT GOURAS of the Associated Press

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/04/21/bnews/br43.txt

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