Paul Polzin

Paul Polzin, director Emeritus at the University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research has been honored for his years of service, by a national organization with having a writing prize named in his honor.

The former director of the University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Paul Polzin, recently received a national award from the Association for University Business and Economic Research.

The new American energy boom associated with shale oil and natural gas extraction has led to increased high-paying jobs and stronger rural economies, according to a University of Montana economist who will testify before a congressional committee of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.