Meetings set on Hi-Line economic development

Resource assessments organized by the Montana Economic Developers Association in two local communities have prompted action in Chinook and meetings covering much of north-central Montana.

A series of meetings is scheduled Thursday to discuss creating a cooperative to raise and process baby carrots locally, and Chinook is taking public comment about 12 goals developed for a comprehensive economic development strategy it plans to complete early next year.

The meetings are the results of community assessments done in Chinook and Liberty County by teams of professionals assembled by MEDA earlier t...