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Bozeman, Montana entrepreneur, Jessica Dehn, redefines child care, earns national recognition

October 2, 2025/

 

For Montana State University alumnus Jessica Dehn, going against the grain is nothing new.

For nearly the past decade, she has worked to redefine what child care can look like in Bozeman and across the West through her expanding network of child-care facilities. That work is now being recognized on a national stage after the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and CO, its small business platform, named her project one of the country’s top 100 small businesses, chosen from more than 12,500 applicants earlier this month.

“It’s super exciting,” Dehn said.

 

  • Lilly Keller Chronicle Staff Writer


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