Manufacturing outlook ‘positive’
By Aaric Bryan, Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont. | |
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"The outlook is positive, which is a reflection of what is going on at the national level. There is an expectation of higher sales, an increase in production levels and greater profits,"
A survey of manufacturers showed 47 percent expect improved conditions and 40 percent are planning major capital expenditures, according to the University of
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"Health insurance, 80 percent say that's their biggest challenge ahead. In
Oppel said that the state Chamber has been working to reduce the premiums and has decreased them by about 25 percent.
More than half of the manufacturers surveyed identified shortages of qualified workers as important. Foreign competition was ranked as the least important issue they faced.
"We have what is starting out to be a very disappointing year for the U.S. economy ... We have half of the year in the books, so to speak, with a 1 percent growth and we all hoped for a lot better than that," said
"One of the things that is really looking up for the national economy has been manufacturing overall," Barkey said. "There are signs that there is health and vitality in that sector."
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