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GFDA Top Ten for 3-17-24

Congratulations to Big Sandy Organics in Big Sandy on winning a Organic Market Development Grant to upgrade and expand their processing their food processing line for organic grains and pulses. They will be expanding their processing capacity and increasing the number of offerings with this 3 million dollar award. 

GFDA Top Ten for 3-10-24

Great Falls is a great place for Canadian companies looking to have a US location. We were in British Columbia telling that story at an event hosted by the Montana World Trade Center in collaboration with the Montana Department of Commerce and Export Canada. A huge thank you to Dan Rooney for sharing ADF’s story!

Montana Career Opportunities – Loan Officer – Communications and Marketing Specialist – Great Falls Development Alliance

    Loan Officer Are you a problem solver that is driven to look for solutions to obstacles with creative and innovative ideas? Do you have the ability to help entrepreneurs navigate their loan request,…

Upcoming Trainings: Business Valuation, DOD Protege Program, Elevate Your Digital Footprint and more!

What Your Business Is Worth…And Why It Matters Thursday, March 7

GFDA Top Ten for 3-3-24

As part of our commitment to best practice and to maintain our status as an Accredited Economic Development Organization (AEDO) the GFDA staff team participated in our annual Economic Development ethics training. We spent 2 hours together learning about and discussing ethics in the context of our profession and reviewing case studies. To read more about the codes of ethics we abide by, please check out the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) code of ethics.

Food, Ag & Bio Processing Newsletter from GFDA

Thank you to everyone who read our first Food and Ag Newsletter sent out last month. We wanted to offer one more chance to sign up for this newsletter before switching to just our subscribed list. If you would like to sign up or know some one who might be interested, please click below or email Anna at [email protected].

Energy Production Market Assessment and Economic Development Strategy RFP Proposals Due 3/20/24

The Great Falls Development Authority, Inc. (GFDA) seeks proposals to conduct a market assessment of energy production, energy support services, and energy retrofit demand in the Great Falls Montana trade area and to use the market demand assessment to develop an Energy Economic Development Strategy for GFDA and partners to pursue the identified opportunities.

GFDA Top Ten for 2-18-24

4) Manufacturers, if you don’t get the monthly newsletter from the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center you are missing out on great training and other resources. Check out MMEC’s February Newsletter.

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!