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MEDA (Montana Economic Developers Association) Announces 2020 Award Winners – MEDA Fall Conference and Candidate Forum Agenda – 10/13-15 – Online – Register Now!
The Montana Economic Developers Association (MEDA) announces the recognition and celebration of economic development achievements through its 2020 MEDA Award Winners.
There are two categories of awards: Impact Awards and the Anthony J. Preite Champion of Economic Development Award.
Impact Awards recognize member organizations that demonstrate valuable and effective approaches to regional economic and community development with projects impacting business, economic development, community health initiatives, emergency planning, brownfields, sustainability, technology, transportation, workforce development, and many others.
The Anthony J. Preite Award recognizes an economic developer who has significantly contributed to the profession, to the association, their economic development organization, and to the communities they serve as a whole.
You can hear from the award winners as well as candidates during the Oct. 13-15 Conference.
The seven MEDA 2020 Impact Award Winners include:
Southeastern Montana Development Corp.
Powder River County Bridge Disaster Recovery Effort
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Anaconda Local Development Corp.
COVID-19 Rapid Response
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Accelerate Anaconda – Anaconda Local Development
Business District Historic Sign and App Campaign
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Big Sky Economic Development
Space2Place
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Big Sky Economic Development
Coulson Park Project
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Choteau Area Port Authority
Community and Economic Development Success
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Great Falls Development Authority
Creative Bridge Financing
MEDA 2020 Anthony J. Preite Champion of Economic Development Award
Jim Atchison, Southeastern Montana Development Corp.
Thanks to the MEDA Impact Award Jury which included John Rogers, Justin Pearson (BNSF), Russ Fletcher (MATR), Tim Guardipee (NADC), Kim Morisaki, and Tracy McIntyre (MCDC).
Full applications can be reviewed at https://www.medamembers.org/membership/awards
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“We’re In This Together” Updated MEDA Fall Conference and Candidate Forum Agenda – 10/13-15 – Online – Register Now!
The agenda has some interactive segments – look it over and be prepared to share. Thank you!
