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The Great Falls Development Authority Top Ten for 4-19-25
The Great Falls Development Authority has earned recertification as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) by the CDFI Fund of the U.S. Treasury! Since 1996, GFDA has provided gap and bridge financing to support businesses, nonprofits, and commercial and housing developments in Great Falls and the north central Montana region. We have made 200 loans totaling $69,936,510 that have leveraged private investment of over $350 million.
GFDA Top Ten for 4-13-25 – So much happening in Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls has the only accredited Mainstreet program in Montana where these organizations and others form the Downtown Development Partnership.
GFDA Top Ten for 4-6-25
Congratulations to The Union restaurant in Helena, created and owned by Old Salt Coop, one of our meat processing clients, on being named a James Beard Award finalist! See KRTV.
GFDA Top Ten for 3-29-25
Great Falls College-MSU’s faculty, moderators, and business advisors team for the Montana Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses at their recent kick-off training orientation in Great Falls.
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GFDA Top Ten for 3-23-25
$1.94 million is the amount GFDA’s Food and Ag Development Center has helped clients across North Central Montana receive in loans, grants, and investment in the past two years. GFDA’s Food and Ag Development Center works with clients to reach and exceed their business goals. We wouldn’t be able to provide this direct assistance without the Montana Department of Agriculture’s funding of $52,500 each year for the past two years. Anna Flies of our team shared this story and some of GFDA’s Client success stories with state representatives in Helena during Ag Week’s Rotunda Days.
March 19th is SBDC Day!
What if you could increase your profit margin? How about identifying ways to decrease your operating expenses? What if you could find new customers? Your Small Business Advisor can help! Working with an advisor can guide your business growth, sustainability, and transition. Since 1992, Great Falls Development Alliance Small Business Development Center Advisors have helped thousands of businesses across North Central Montana increase sales and success, and all of our services are provided at no cost to the business owner.
GFDA Top Ten for 3-18-25
Congratulations to Marketplace on Main who was named the 2025 Retailer of the Year after receiving nearly 70 nominations from customers, artists, and community members who highlighted the store’s role in fostering local entrepreneurship and breathing new life into Cut Bank’s Main Street.