BiILLINGS IS HOT !
BILLINGS IS HOT!“Developer identified six markets that are hot spots for development based on Moody’s Economy.com forecasts for cities with the highest projected job growth over the next 12 months and low unemployment rates. Interestingly, none of these markets are major metros.
Instead, the markets that are primed for the biggest job gains are small, off-the-beaten path markets that rarely show up on any developer’s hit list. Billing, MT Growth industries: Mining, manufacturing and construction, as well as consumer services and business/professional services. For example, GE Commercial Finance recently decided to locate an operations center in the city and plans to hire more than 250 new employees. The city provides a number of medical facilities to serve the region 400,000 pop. Tourism brings the Billings’ economy 2 million visitors annually, 10 million statewide.”