New $350,000 business fund launched by The Bear Paw Development Corporation aims to revitalize Montana’s Hi-Line communities

A new $350,000 business revitalization fund is now available to help small businesses and downtown districts improve their appearance and attract more customers across Montana’s Hi-Line region.

The Bear Paw Development Corporation has launched the fund after years of planning to address financing needs for business improvements in its five-county service area.

“We’ve been talking to entrepreneurs for years and in some cases, decades, about the financing that they need to improve their businesses and really to improve. And in some cases, revitalize downtown business districts, not just here in Havre, but throughout the Hi-Line in our five-county region,” Bear Paw Development Corporation executive director Paul Tuss said.