Message from President Royce Engstrom.

• Author: Engstrom, Royce C.
• Position: Brief article

Spring brings renewal, and this special economic outlook issue of the Montana Business Quarterly will give you a sense of how the Montana economy has recently been renewed. As they do every year, researchers at the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at UM, together with their colleagues at other Montana universities, piece together how the key industries in our state's economy are faring. After a difficult economic downturn, most of the cylinders in our economic engine are finally beginning to fire again.

One of the best performers of late in our state economy has been, of course, the energy and natural resources sector. In recognition of its importance in our economy, I am pleased to announce that the Bureau has started a new research program devoted to understanding and tracking its growth--the Natural Resources and Energy Research Program.

We look forward to...