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• U.S. subsidiaries in Montana play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 6,700 Montanans—an increase of 34% over five years.
• In fact, the relative portion of jobs in the state supplied by U.S. subsidiaries remains significant. They provide the livelihood for nearly 2% of Montana’s private-sector workforce.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 800 manufacturing jobs in Montana. Manufacturing companies tend to have a strong “multiplier” effect on the economy—stimulating a substantial amount of activity and jobs in other sectors through their demand for inputs from other suppliers.
• Four percent of manufacturing jobs in Montana are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.

• U.S. subsidiaries consistently support millions of American jobs. They now employ 5.1 million Americans-or 4.4% of private sector employment.
• U.S. subsidiaries support an annual payroll of $335.9 billion.
• U.S. subsidiaries provide an average compensation per U.S. worker of $66,042; this is 32% higher than compensation at all U.S. companies.
• U.S. subsidiaries also spent $121 billion on plant construction and new equipment.
• U.S. subsidiaries' share of U.S. manufacturing employment represents almost 11% of American manufacturing jobs.

In February 2007, Naturener North America¸ a U.S. subsidiary of a Spanish renewable energy company, started operating in Montana when its parent company acquired Somers-based Great Plains Wind & Energy. Despite the acquisition, the U.S. management will continue to run the company's Montana projects. Naturener plans to expand existing capacity, beginning with investment in the McCormick Ranch Wind Park located in Toole and Glacier Counties. Naturener is looking to increase the potential output from the wind park from 120 MW of power to 300 MW, thus increasing Montana's commercial wind production by more than 200%. The $500 million wind farm will consist of over 200 turbines located on 20,000 acres leased from local landowners.