Major Projects Embrace Wide Open Rural Spaces
16 Nov 2022
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Visitors to Montana know the state’s nickname of “Big Sky Country” is well deserved. The state’s rural setting and wide open spaces, aside from being scenic, factored into the recent decision-making process of an international industrial company. The result was an economic development plum for the state.
Hyundai chose Bozeman as the location for its New Horizons Studio, a research, development, and lab center focused on the evolution of ultimate mobility vehicles (UMV), which can travel over terrains challenging for conventional ground vehicles. The facility is being developed at Montana State University’s Innovation Campus.
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