MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

"The most important power a governor has is the power to choose. The kind of state Montana is 10 years from now will depend on the governor voters elect this year."

A recent poll of the 500+ individuals that subscribe to MEDA’s listserve listed the following as top priorities:

Choose from several ESRI Business Analyst Online Reports to learn about demographics, employment, wages, traffic, nearby businesses, and many other business factors in a radius around a site of interest, or an entire city or county. The tools on this site help you select the best site for your business in Montana.

MEDA’s January 2012 Newsletter is attached and available online.

The Community Development Block Grant – Economic Development (CDBG‐ED) Program has seen a reduction in the amount of economic development applications in the last several months and thus is proposing changes that will impact access to these programs.

If you haven’t yet checked out the photos and presentations from the MEDA Fall Conference, the link is included in the newsletter.

From the Professional Development Training (thanks, PPL Montana) to the presentations, ice-cream and tours, the MEDA Fall Conference was a success. Thanks to everyone for attending.

MEDA FALL CONFERENCE: CULTIVATING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS FOR JOB GROWTH
MEDA’s 2011 Fall Conference kicks off with a special lunch presentation at FVCC, two presentations on "Growing Local Economies", a live videoconference with Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship, Homemade Ice Cream Social, Tours, Speed Networking, four breakout sessions, MEDA Update and much more!

MEDA 2011 FALL CONFERENCE : CULTIVATING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS FOR JOB GROWTH Oct. 6/7 in Kalispell

Two items for your attention: