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Robert Sonora

Robert Sonora is director of health care research and associate director at the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana.

Erin McCleary fishes a small stream near Butte, Montana. (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
Featured, Stories October 20, 2021 October 20, 2021

How Land Use Affects Montana’s Economy

Do counties with access to ski resorts, open space or national parks have greater economic growth and prosperity in the long run?

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Katie Kukowski cares for a patient in the intensive care unit at Billings Clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo, Larry Mayer)
Featured, Stories April 5, 2021 April 5, 2021

Hospitals Make Sizable Impact on Montana’s Economy

Montana’s health centers contribute a sizable, ongoing and permanent impact on the state’s economy. Spending, demand and an aging population are spurring growth.

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U.S. Sen. Steve Daines speaks at a manufacturing facility under construction in Bozeman. (AP Photo, Matthew Brown)
Featured, Stories January 13, 2021 January 13, 2021

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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Jameson Webb, 5, creates a rocket during play time at Rhiannon Shook’s early childhood care program in Bozeman. (AP Photo, Rachel Leathe)
Featured, Stories October 6, 2020 October 6, 2020

Child Care Gap is Costing Montana Millions

Inadequate child care has a significant impact on families, employers and the state economy.

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Cannabis consultant Juan Aguilar assists customers shopping for cannabis products in the Herban Legends store in Seattle. (AP Photo, Elaine Thompson)
Featured, Stories October 6, 2020 January 13, 2021

The Looming Vote on Recreational Marijuana

This November, Montanans will have the opportunity to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana.

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Bella Summers disinfects the cashier stand at The Base Camp in Helena, Montana, on the business’s first day open since the lifting of some coronavirus-related closures. (AP Photo, Thom Bridge)
Featured, Stories July 7, 2020 January 13, 2021

COVID-19 Creates Economic Uncertainty

As states reopen their businesses, what does the future hold for jobs and the economy?

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Featured, Stories July 7, 2020 January 13, 2021

The Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Montana

The unprecedented declines in economic activity due to the pandemic have not spared Montana.

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President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus as Vice President Mike Pence and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listen. (AP Photo, Alex Brandon)
Featured, Stories April 6, 2020 January 13, 2021

The Economic Impact of a Global Pandemic

Financial markets have been interrupted and workers are being furloughed. When can we expect a recession?

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Democratic Rep. Mary Caferro, left, and Republican Rep. Ed Buttrey, right, look on as Gov. Steve Bullock signs House Bill 658, reauthorizing Montana’s Medicaid expansion program. (AP Photo, Amy Beth Hanson)
Featured, Stories September 30, 2019 January 13, 2021

Renewed Medicaid Expansion Grows Montana’s Economy

Medicaid expansion has provided nearly $1.4 billion of health care to beneficiaries during its first two and half years.

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President Donald Trump delivers remarks on supporting American farmers and tariffs in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. (AP Photo, Kevin Dietsch)
Featured, Stories July 1, 2019 July 1, 2019

The U.S. Economy Remains Robust

The U.S. economy continues to move into positive territory and the unemployment rate is at a near historic low. But is a recession coming in 2019?

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