The
potential RTM Home market for regional RTM Builders along
the I-94 and I-90 corridor in Montana and North Dakota is significant
without the advent of any other major developments. However Economic
Development personnel from Billings to Bismarck indicate that major
development projects are now very close fruition.
The development of coal generated
electrical power in
eastern Montana and western North Dakota, along the I-94 corridor,
could commence within the next year or two. Legislation is now
before the Senate which would allow these projects to proceed to
satisfy the need for additional electricity on both the east
and west coasts.
The largest of these projects would
be in the Miles City area of
eastern Montana where coal deposits are owned by the state of Montana.
Additional development of coal generated electricity is also
projected for the Hardin area outside of Billings and the Dickinson
- Bismarck region in North Dakota.
Information provided by the Miles
City Economic Development Council indicates
that during the construction phase there will be 3,000 to 4,000
new jobs created. Upon completion of the coal generated electrical
power plants in the Miles City area 1,000 to 1,500 new direct
jobs will be created. In addition there will be the creation
of new support service jobs.
2,000 to 3,000 new homes over the
next 5 to 10 years would
be the demand created by coal power development in Miles City alone.
While Miles City is generally acknowledged as the largest of these
projects, the other projects combined could potentially equal Miles
City.
Coal power could create a limited time demand for 150
to 300 new homes a year in the Miles City area, and
double that over the entire area where coal generated electrical
power plants are developed.
Regional
American RTM Builders would be well suited to meet the demand
for providing these new homes in addition to servicing the current
and existing market. This is because RTM Home production could be
spread out between multiple locations and production levels could
be cost effectively increased to accommodate a limited time demand.
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