MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

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Welcome to MEDA: Leadership Dedicated to Building Montana's Economy

Helena businesses get boost from city & MBAC’s post-COVID loan, grant programs

Charmayne Kaminski, a loan officer with MBAC, says they received four applications for the loan/grant program and 19 for the direct grants.

More multi-family units will ease Montana housing crisis

Montana’s population between 2010 and 2020 grew by 10%, but only added 7% more housing units during that same time.

Workforce expert offers retention strategies

Primary among Caldwell’s strategies is an emphasis on company culture.

Low cost airfare initiative is working to lower flight costs and bring in direct flights to Great Falls

The Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is working with the Airport Authority to make a financial guarantee for new flights at the Great Falls International Airport. 

Park County, Montana throws its weight behind new manufacturing business – Glassybaby

The county will apply for the Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund job creation grant with Prospera to assist “glassybaby,” as the company is called, in opening a plant that could employ as many as 140 workers.

The Montana Economic Developers Association (MEDA) Board of Directors would like to welcome Rebecca Meyers to the MEDA family as the first Executive Director of this organization.

Rebecca Meyers will work with the MEDA board and members to continue to make a substantive difference in the state and our communities both large and small.

Free marketing workshops for small businesses – 3/28

UPDATE: The first workshop, originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 8, has been postponed to Monday, March 28 due to unexpected circumstances. Please contact Sean McGuire at (406) 727-5173 or [email protected].

City to discuss new direction for Bozeman housing policy

City commissioners on Tuesday will discuss a number of suggested changes to Bozeman’s housing strategies, including ways to incentivize affordable housing, how staff could grant departures from code standards to developers and short-term changes to the unified development code.

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 2-27-22

The innovative Great Falls Downtown Development Partnership helped achieve some great numbers in 2021. Four new new downtown businesses creating 38 jobs, $9.6 million in building improvements, and over 32,000 volunteer hours. Congratulations to the downtown partners, businesses, entrepreneurs, property owners, and developers working to revitalize the heart of Great Falls!

USA Today has ranked  Havre, Montana’s “Beneath the Streets (Historical Underground Tour)” #2 among underground attractions across the nation.

When fire destroyed most of Havre in 1904, many business owners moved underground to carry on their business until the town could be rebuilt.

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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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Big Sky Commerce is an integrated provider of merchant credit card transaction processing services, check processing services, Internet payment gateways, related software application products and value-added services.

For over 25 years, Zoot Enterprises has been a global provider of advanced origination, acquisition, and decision management solutions.

Prospera helps businesses and communities find their pathway to success, acting as the navigator, problem solver and catalyst for a strong Montana economy.