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Montana Career Opportunity – Business Services Director – with the potential to become our Executive Director – Mission West Community Development Partners

MISSION WEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS (MWCDP) is seeking an impassioned, motivated Business Services Director with the potential to become our Executive Director within 24-36 months. The selected candidate can expect immediate, substantial organizational investment in…

MEDA November news and countdown to Kalispell!

We are counting the days until November 15 – 17, to see you all in Kalispell!

Revitalizing the Main Street, Revitalizing the Community – A Couple Drives Investment in Their Rural Oklahoma Hometown – How About Your Home Town? MEDA Can Help.

“Everyone needs to consider what they want their legacy to be and a lot of people don’t think about that at all – that you want your life to count for something,”

Gov. Gianforte, Commerce Announce $10 Million for New Workforce Training Program

“These grants will build a stronger Montana workforce and empower Montana workers with the skills they need to succeed and thrive,” Gov. Gianforte said. “These grants will help us to close skill gaps, create more good-paying Montana jobs, and expand career opportunities for more Montanans.”

$150,000 Lowe’s grant helps Sunburst, Montana with community center

“I had found out in August that the little town that I had grown up in – Sunburst, Montana – submitted an application, unbeknownst to me,” said Bill Boltz, executive vice president of merchandise for Lowe’s.

Anaconda’s Montana Hotel gets $100,000 state grant to help restoration

Brown hopes projects like the Montana will be able to guide others that are approved for the grant, showing how historical buildings can be used for community events.

Upcoming Trainings from Prospera – Learn how to start a Housing or Childcare CO-OP!

Did you know Prospera offers almost 800 online classes?

Financial tech firm moves headquarters to Bozeman

“We did a pretty comprehensive search throughout the intermountain west and really fell in love with Bozeman,” he said, of picking a new headquarters.

USDA Seeks Applications to Support Regional Economic and Community Development Planning to Help Rural People

USDA Rural Development encourages applicants to consider projects that will advance key priorities under the
Biden-Harris Administration to help rural America build back better and stronger.

Could ‘Managed Retreat’ from Climate Change Revitalize Rural America?

Climate change will dislocate people in some cities. Many rural areas are losing population. Could a “climate-change Homestead Act” provide a solution?

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Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative - Collaborative program design and execution and integrated programs fostering innovation, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and sustainable small businesses

As the hub of learning, creativity and innovation in Northwest Montana, Flathead Valley Community College is expanding

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