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Value-added and locally grown food in Ronan, Montana – The Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center

“Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center does a lot of value-added agriculture processing, mainly for the Western Montana Growers Co-op, they’re our core partner. We’re very unique in that we have this amazing facility … the whole process that we can do here, in value adding to agriculture and working directly with producers to do that,” said Jan Tusick, Center Director at the Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center.

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 9-18-22

Here is our Top 17 for this 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.

Bozeman laying plans to try again for local sales tax at Legislature

Near the top of the city’s draft priority list is to defend local control. During the 2021 session, the Legislature passed a bill prohibiting inclusionary zoning, which was a housing policy that made up the core of Bozeman’s affordable housing program.

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 9-13-22

The Great Falls City Commission unanimously voted to invest $1.4 million in GFDA’s Gap and Bridge Revolving Loan Fund. These funds are used to help make good deals happen that wouldn’t without our loan capital. 

Rural Communities Must Take Charge of Their Own Broadband Future

Economic survival in many rural communities today requires tactical collective organization to pursue broadband investment.

Montana gets $600,000 grant to help expand global trade opportunities for small businesses

Montana has received a $600,000 State Trade Expansion Program grant, funding that is available to help expand the base of small business exporters able to take advantage of global trade markets.

Montana Innovation Partnership – Startup Advisor Lunch & Learn sponsored by sp³nw and Montana Bioscience Alliance

Montana ranks among the top in the nation for successful SBIR awards and MTIP clients in particular have a success rate of over 41%. What are some of our secrets?

Upcoming trainings: Business Pitch, Government Contracting, Boots to Business and more!

Do you have a business idea, but don’t know how to get started? Business Pitch is a fun, relaxed brainstorming gathering focused on business ideas to grow the community!

New Broadband Maps are Coming. Will Agriculture Be Left Behind Again? 

A new federal broadband map is on the way and is supposed to include a list of all buildings that could benefit from broadband access. But a recent change calls into question whether agricultural structures will be included in that list.   

As countries (and states) try to attract digital nomads, locals say ‘not so fast’

Digital nomad culture is clashing with local culture.