Study lauds Havre for business-friendly attitude

Havre has the 11th best business climate of Montana's top 25 municipalities, and the best business-friendly attitude for a city its size.

That's the finding of a study done by the conservative Bozeman-based Montana Policy Institute and American Indicators.

MPI gave numerical rankings to communities throughout the state based on three categories:

- Economic vitality - Business tax burden - Community allure

The study asserted that Polson, Sidney and Glasgow were the top 3 business-friendly cities in the state. respectively. Miles City and Anaconda finished 24th and 25th.

Among the state's most p...