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Software design firm, PacifiCAD expanding, moving to Helena

Debbie Reed, president and chief financial officer of PacifiCAD http://www.pacificad.com/ , a Spokane-based design software distributor and trainer, considered several locations around Montana for expanding the company before settling on Helena.

The company, an authorized dealer of Autodesk computer-aided drafting (CAD) software used by architects, engineers (civil and mechanical), surveyors and others, also trains workers to use the programs and will tailor software packages to meet the unique needs of professional firms.

“Helena was centrally located among all the Montana cities, and we’ve had a lot of clients from all around the state,” Reed said this week at an open house at the firm’s Birch Street office suite. “Another part of why we picked Helena is that we do a lot with geographical information system contracts for city and county governments, and with Helena being the capital, a lot of that is based here, and that’s one area where we see great potential.”

Pacificad has just one local employee right now, but expects traffic at its office as firms from around the state send employees for training. A garage that was part of its leased space has been turned into a training room, with eight computer terminals for students and another for the instructor. Classes in “Revit Level 1,” “Civil 3D” and others are already scheduled.

And there’s room to add staff.

By JOHN HARRINGTON

Full Story: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2005/11/13/business/e01111305_02.txt

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