Annual economic outlook seminar comes to Kalispell Feb. 11

After a pandemic-era boom in which Montana had one of the fastest-growing economies in the U.S., Montana’s economy is growing at a slower rate, according to a University of Montana economist.  

“In recent years, Montana’s economy has boomed as its population swelled and new residents flocked to the state,” said Jeffrey Michael, UM’s new director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research. “Not any longer.”