MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

GFDA – Upcoming trainings: Business Pitch In Events, Email Marketing, Website in a day Bootcamp and more!

Whether you’re just getting started, looking for new customers, wanting to grow sales through e-commerce, or focusing on workforce.
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The elephant in the room which is destroying family farms, rural communities and democracy

For the last three decades, roughly 40 U.S. family cattle operations have gone out of business every day. It’s time to end the talk and campaigning and actually fix the problem.

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 8-14-22

Fifteen artists participated in a mural workshop on Friday to kickoff ArtsFest Montana 2022 in Downtown Great Falls. The artists will be creating new outdoor murals downtown throughout the week. See TheElectric and KFBB.

What the CHIPS Act means for Montana – Butte’s REC Silicon

Significant to Montana is the bill’s support for silane gas production, which is used to produce semiconductors. The world’s largest supplier of the gas, REC Silicon, has a factory on the outskirts of Butte. REC Silicon employs nearly 300 people at the facility and has been recognized by the White House as a potential candidate for domestic expansion of silane gas production.

Don’t Miss Out: MEDA August 12 Newsletter – Fall Conference And Much More

Please Join Us at The Newberry in Great Falls this November to learn about local and national trends impacting economic development. Hot topics include housing, workforce, business, and talent attraction. Benefit from networking and professional development opportunities.

One Western town’s solution to wildfires? Community.

“There’s a choice: We can burn the land on our terms, or we can let nature burn everything – and we won’t like the effects.”

The Producer Partnership was founded in Spring 2020 with the mission to end hunger in Montana.

Since our founding, the Producer Partnership has been awarded 501(c)3 nonprofit status, hired three full-time employees, built our own processing unit—due to open Spring 2022—and donated nearly 100,000 pounds of Montana-raised animal protein to the Montana Food Bank Network and other charities across the Big Sky State.

3 warning signs about the economy coming out of America’s top companies

At first look, American companies seem to be doing just fine in the face of high inflation and rising interest rates. But look underneath the surface, and there are potential warning signs about the economy – and it’s got the country’s top executives feeling a little bit nervous.

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 8-11-22

Here is our Top 12 for last week celebrating work and successes to grow and strengthen the Great Falls regional economy — Montana’s Golden Triangle. And, sharing business resources and skill-building opportunities to empower your success.

New fire inspection software for the City of Helena

The new program, which was launched on July 26, will help create more transparency and safer conditions for the City of Helena.

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