Trevor Lewington with Economic Development Lethbridge was the only Canadian speaker at this year’s Montana Economic Developers Association Conference in Great Falls. Lewington said it was a chance to share, listen and learn.

“Most of Montana’s focus areas are very similar to what we are working on. Agri-food plays big, looking at clean tech and renewables plays big, value-added manufacturing and other sectors.

“So, sometimes we think we are special and unique but our neighbours are actually working on similar opportunities as we are,” added Lewington.

Jolene Schalper with the Great Falls Development Authority said Lethbridge is Great Falls’ sister city with important ties.

“We have a lot of Lethbridge companies, Lethbridge has a lot of Great Falls companies and we just want to make sure that we are very intentional these days about that relationship,” added Schalper.