Study Shows Montana Distributors Support 2,000+ Jobs

Montana’s 22 beer and wine distributors support more than 2,000 jobs, says a July 2014 study prepared by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research of the University of Montana. They aren’t primarily minimum wage jobs either, with average annual earnings of nearly $54,000. The study was conducted at the request of the Montana Beer…

Study: The Impact of Craft Brewing on Montana’s Economy

The University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research (there’s a mouthful) issued a press release yesterday about it’s study of the the impact craft brewing has on Montana’s economy.  The independent study, initially released at the Montana Brewers Association fall conference in Missoula, shows some impressive results.  As a whole, “the impact of…