Gov. Bullock aims economic-growth program at rural Montana

CHOTEAU – Gov. Steve Bullock Tuesday launched what he called the second phase of his Main Street Montana project, to focus its economic-growth assistance on the state’s sometimes struggling rural towns.

Bullock, speaking to locals gathered at the Choteau-Teton Public Library in Choteau, rattled off a list of encouraging economic-growth numbers for the state – but said that growth often is concentrated in cities.

"Ultimately we have an obligation and an opportunity to ensure that rural communities, and Indian country, (aren’t) left behind, as we see growth," he said. "And that’s a chunk of why we’re here today."

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