A University of Montana study finds that Beartooth Highway visitors generate $13.6 million a year and 176 jobs for Red Lodge and Carbon County.
The study by the university's Institute for Tourism Recreation Research was presented Tuesday to the Red Lodge Chamber of Commerce.
The Billings Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/13WgjBT ) the figures are based on a survey of visitors taken at three locations along the highway.
The money generated is of particular interest since Yellowstone National Park announced it would delay plowing of the road's Wyoming section by two weeks to due to automatic federal budget cuts.
Bob Thomas runs Red Lodge's Comfort Inn. He says the communities should come up with an alternative to guarantee the road is plowed.
Study: Beartooth Highway visitors generate $13.6M
CARBON COUNTY
POSTED: 2:41 PM Mar 13 2013
Text Size:
-
Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Comments
You share in the NBC Montana.com community, so please keep your comments smart and civil. Don't attack other readers personally, and keep your language decent. Use the "Report Abuse" link if a comment violates these standards. The views expressed are not those of NBCMontana.com, NBCMontana or its affiliated companies. This is a community moderated forum. (Please note the 'Like' and 'Report' buttons.) By posting your comments you agree to accept our terms of use.
blog comments powered by Disqus
