Fuhrlander AG of Germany announced earlier this week, along with Gov. Brian Schweitzer, that it plans to break ground later this year on a plant that will employ about 150 workers. The plant will be at the intersections of Interstates 90 and 15.
University of Montana economist Paul Polzin, a leading monitor of the state’s economy, says a manufacturing plant that large would immediately represent about 10 percent to 15 percent of Butte’s economic base.
By Matt Gouras
Full Story: http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2008/03/08/butte/hjjbjgjbjjibei.txt
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