Applications for unemployment benefits in Montana have declined as the state continued to lift closures designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
A recent study by the University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research finds that manufacturers across the state are optimistic about 2016, but not quite as enthusiastic than they were about 2015.
The 31st annual State of Missoula conference was held Tuesday at the Doubletree Hotel sponsored by the Missoula Chamber of Commerce with the theme 'Help Wanted: Addressing Montana's Workforce Shortage'.