University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research

Montana leads the country in entrepreneurship, according to a new study by the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research.…

A new study funded in part by the coal industry says shutting down of Colstrip’s two newer, larger coal-fired electricity generators in the next decade…

Mining industry advocates went on the offensive Wednesday against a proposed ballot initiative they say would effectively ban future mining in the…

Montana’s Medicaid expansion program, which provides more than 93,000 people in the state health coverage, expires in just over a year. Campaigns are now…

Medicaid expansion in Montana is expected to cost the state more than $58 million annually in a couple of years. But, a new economic analysis says the…

Governor Steve Bullock is praising a new report outlining the economic benefits of Medicaid expansion in Montana. The program expanding health insurance…

The hundreds of millions of federal tax dollars that Medicaid expansion is bringing to Montana have added thousands of jobs here and significantly boosted…

Whitefish is setting the pace for growth in home prices in northwest Montana, and economists say housing markets in Flathead County are looking healthy.…

Health care has emerged as a major driver of the Flathead Valley economy, researchers from the University of Montana and local experts said Tuesday.…

Coal powered energy does not behave like wind and solar energy. Economists at the University of Montana say this means extra costs are tacked on to…