First Hi-Line Economic Summit opens

With a list of heavy hitters set to talk about economics on the agenda, the inaugural Hi-Line Economic Summit got underway in Havre this morning.

Summit organizer Ty Hedalen of Independence Bank said he was inspired to create the event, with key sponsors Independence Bank and BNSF Railway, when he attended one of the Montana Jobs Summits held by former U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.

In opening today's session in the Montana State University-Northern Student Union Building Ballroom, Hedalen said that as he attended that summit, one thing became clear.

"As united as Montanans generally are, what...