Montana Chamber of Commerce

Hyundai Announces New Research Lab In Bozeman

Hyundai Motors will open a new roughly $20 million research and development lab in Bozeman. Montana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Todd O’Hair was asked Tuesday on Voices of Montana about its significance.

New Research Shows Montana Had Successful Recovery From Pandemic

Montana has seen a strong and quick rebound from the economic impacts of the COVID crisis, according to a recent mid-year report sponsored by the Montana Chamber of Commerce. Head of the UM Bureau of Business and Economic Research Dr. Patrick Barkey reported that the COVID-19 pandemic brought down predicted growth in personal income and gross ...

Montana Economist Provides Context To State’s Pandemic Response

A Montana Chamber of Commerce sponsored economic update was held Wednesday in Billings at the Northern Hotel. Executive Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research Patrick Barkey addressed the group and afterwards on Voices of Montana he spoke about how Montanans reacted  when the pandemic hit and shut the state down. https://nort...

Governor Gianforte Signs MMIP Bills

Governor Greg Gianforte signed two bills into law Monday to help address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons in Montana. House Bill 35 establishes a review commission at the Montana Department of Justice. House Bill 98 extends the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force and the Looping in Native Communities grant p...