MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

Check out our latest C2M Beta “Overview Video” and RSVP for Showcase 2022 NOW

we are so excited to announce the Fall 2022 cohort of companies participating in our entrepreneur program. Blackfoot developed C2M Beta to accelerate innovation and empower promising leaders and early-stage Montana and Idaho startups that drive impact and value in the local communities.

Reports Look At Climate Resiliency In Rural Communities

Two new reports from the Center for American Progress examine how rural communities can access federal grant funding to build climate resiliency.

Home is Missoula Montana (video)

Living is Missoula Montana Missoula sure feels like home to me. How about you?

GA4 Blog, Power of Chat Presentation, Industry Updates | Tomis Tech October Newsletter

Google does it again. They announce another Google game changer and the chance to relearn their platform interface — just when you started to feel comfortable navigating the current Universal Analytics.

GFDA’s Top 10

Met with dozens of Japanese companies interested in expanding in Montana! We were able to join the Montana delegation spearheaded by the Montana Department of Commerce.

Montana report shows 62% of occupations that require post-secondary education are undersupplied

Our unemployment rate sits now just below 3%, which is a very tight labor market. Employers throughout the state are reporting difficulty hiring and finding qualified applicants,” says State Economist with the Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Amy Watson.

Montana State University Extension publishes results of statewide needs assessment

Nearly 2,500 Montanans from all counties and reservations completed the needs assessment survey. More than 800 others participated in listening sessions and interviews coordinated by MSU Extension county and tribal agents. Participants included people who use MSU Extension programs, as well as non-users.

Montana Innovation Partnership receives FAST award! What you can expect in this new year.

MTIP has again been named Montana’s FAST partner as part of the cooperative agreement with the SBA, Montana State University, and the Montana Department of Commerce.

From workforce development to robots? Gov. Gianforte moves ARPA money from training workers to automation

“It was a clear intention of the legislature for this money to be invested in workers,” Caferro said. “And at every turn, the administration has failed to invest in Montanans with this money, and it seems to me that they refuse to make taxpayers’ money work for taxpayers.”