U.S. Sen. Steve Daines speaks at a manufacturing facility under construction in Bozeman. (AP Photo, Matthew Brown)

The State of Manufacturing in Montana

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. manufacturing has been considerable having already felt the impacts of an ongoing tariff war.
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Bryan Kirkland takes extra time to clean between clients at The Barbershop and Shaving Parlor in Bozeman. (AP Photo, Ryan Berry)

How COVID-19 Has Reshaped the Economy

The changes in the economy have been profound. With each passing month, the particular character of this recession becomes clearer.
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A DoorDash food delivery person makes his way through slushy snow in New York City during a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo, Anthony Behar)

A Life-or-Death Moment for Cities

If pandemics become common, then not only New York City, but all of America’s service-based economy faces a bleak future.
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Bruce Leibold protests Montana’s mask mandate in front of the Mike Mansfield Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Butte. (AP Photo, Meagan Thompson)

Seeing Beyond the Pandemic’s Grip

COVID-19’s icy grip left no corner of the state’s cities and regions untouched and bears little resemblance to previous economic downturns.
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