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“Montana is an easy sell.” Part 2

by By JIM PETERSON Evergreen Foundation
| February 2, 2024 7:00 AM

I would not know George Ochenski if he walked past me, but friends who know him say he is a “self-proclaimed expert and tireless rock thrower.”

Too harsh? I don’t know because I’ve never met him, but judging from "Montana is an easy product to sell," his recent opinion essay in the Butte’s daily Montana Standard, he needs to work harder on getting his facts straight.

Ochenski borrowed the title of his op-ed from a comment Gov. Greg Gianforte made at a Montana Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Helena on Jan. 11. After running down a long list of companies that are expanding into Montana, Gianforte said, “Montana is an easy product to sell,” meaning it isn’t difficult to convince companies to make Big Sky Country their next destination.

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