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Slowdown taking toll on manufacturing in Montana

The last months of 2008 are proving to be trying times for many companies and workers in Montana’s $1.2 billion manufacturing sector.

Businesses ranging from lumber mills and mines to upscale fly-rod makers are feeling the pain of the national economic slowdown. Some of the challenges faced by manufacturers could be ripped from the headlines or the nightly TV news: the housing slump, great uncertainty in the automobile industry, plunging prices for precious metals and cautious consumers.

By BUTCH LARCOMBE – For the Independent Record

Full Story: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2008/12/28/weekly_features/business/top/50bz_081228_slowdown.txt

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