Tourism raises voice for support at Chamber

A representative of a recently formed group was in Havre this morning, telling the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce's Business Development Committee the importance of letting state leaders know how vital tourism is.

"If there is one number that speaks to tourism's role in Montana's economy it's this one: 2.77 billion dollars, and this is money coming from outside of our borders into the state each year, " Voices of Montana Tourism public relations manager Mary Paoli said. "To look at it in context, this is about the net worth of Oprah Winfrey, and this is how much money is coming into our econom...