Study shows major impact Hutterites have in Montana

University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research and Montana State University Department of Economics and Agriculture held a press conference Tuesday to discuss a study done in coordination between the two universities, researching the economic impact of Hutterite communities in the state.

“The presence of Hutterite communities does contribute to the size of the economic pie as a whole, I would say,” UM Bureau of Business and Economic Research Director Patrick Barkey said during a press conference Tuesday. “… All this analysis took into account the different circumstances of the...