Great Falls Development Alliance

GFDA Top Ten for 2-11-24 + Great Career Opportunities

Congratulations to the McLaughlin Research Institute of Great Falls, Montana, on winning a prestigious $13.8M grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to launch the Center for Integrated Biomedical and Rural Health Research (CIB-RHR) and expand its research enterprise over the next five years!

GFDA Top Ten for 2-8-24 – Expanding to 100 More Childcare Slots in Great Falls

We closed a $457,900 bridge loan to Robyn’s Nest Daycare to help facilitate the purchase of a property for the expansion of her childcare facility. It will be exciting to see this expansion from the remodel stage to opening the new facility with up to 100 additional childcare slots in Great Falls!

GFDA Top Ten for 1-28-24 – Great Falls is the 10th best city in the nation for retirement

1) Great Falls is the 10th best city in the nation for retirement and the only city in Montana ranked in the top 50 according to an in depth ranking by Consumer Affairs!

GFDA Top Ten (+6) for 1-21-24

GFDA has earned the 2024 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid, the nation’s leading source for information on nonprofit organizations. We continue to be proud of this mark of distinction, putting us at the top of non-profit transparency.

Video – Great Falls Montana Tourism unveils master plan

Looking towards the future.

Small town values bring $90 million high-tech firm to Lewistown, Montana – Snowy Mountain Development Corporation (SMDC)

“We’re a family business, and in Germany we’re a Mittelstandt (a mid-sized family-owned firm), Bergner told Forbes. “For us, it’s not just about producing. It’s about working together, educating, and making a better life. In Montana there’s enough space for growing. Lewistown is a wonderful place to raise a family.”

The Food, Fuel, and Fiber Focus: Tools & Resources to Support Your Ag Business

This newsletter is your monthly check in for all the tools and resources you might need.

GFDA – Upcoming Trainings: Starting a Business Simplified, Government Contracting and Website Bootcamp!

The Great Falls Region will be a proud, positive, and vibrant community, which welcomes new people, new investments, and innovative opportunities while celebrating its authentic and diverse Montana culture. Our community will be a safe and inclusive place to raise families and will offer opportunities for individual growth and quality of life, which retains and grows our population.

GFDA Top Ten for 1-14-24

Congratulations to Lily Gladstone on winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress and everyone involved in producing Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” movie set on the Blackfeet Reservation! See KRTV and KFBB.

Great Falls Development Authority (GFDA) hosts ‘Ignite 24’ to highlight economic growth – When will your community host an “Ignite” presentation?

Nearly two dozen businesses and organizations presented their startup or expansion plans or updates on current projects for the new year.

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

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The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce is the longest-standing and leading advocate for the Flathead Valley community and business climate.

As the hub of learning, creativity and innovation in Northwest Montana, Flathead Valley Community College is expanding

Big Sky EDA- Building Businesses and Creating Jobs in the Greater Billings, Montana area