Three growing IT firms in Missoula receive grants from the Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund for workforce expansion

Three technology companies based in Missoula plan to create an additional 40 or more good-paying jobs over the next year, a result of rapid growth within their industries.

Missoula County commissioners on Tuesday signed off on several Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund http://businessresources.mt.gov/BSTF grants from the Montana Department of Commerce http://commerce.mt.gov/ to help the firms cover the cost of bringing the new employees onto their payrolls.

"If you’re adding 15 to 20 new employees to your workforce, they all have to have desks and new computers with software licenses, and that’s mainly what this grant supports," said Nichole Rush with the Missoula Economic Partnership http://www.missoulapartnership.com/ .

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Full Story: http://www.missoulacurrent.com/business/2016/12/missoula-technology-economic-boost/