Economists forecast slow but steady growth in Flathead County
Construction crews work on the new Costco building located off US-93 north of Kalispell on Wednesday, Aug. 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Flathead County should continue to experience slow but sustained growth, as in-migration drives construction, job growth slows, and wage growth and employment rise.
That was the prediction by economists with the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research during the 2026 Economic Outlook Seminar held on Feb. 10 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kalispell.
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