Group Told Montana Readying for Downturn

A researcher said Thursday that the recession has clearly hit Montana, although the state is still expected to do better than much of the country.

Patrick Barkey, with the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research http://www.bber.umt.edu/ , reported to a meeting of businesses and policy makers that Montana is caught in the widening economic downturn.

But Barkey said the recession has been slow to hit Montana, and he expects the state will outperform the national average through the recession.

By Matt Gouras, Associated Press

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