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Former Montana Governor Steve Bullock an initial board member for public lands foundation

The “congressionally-chartered, nonprofit foundation authorized by Congress in 2017 will help leverage public and private dollars to conserve, protect and restore lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management for the benefit of the American people.”

Bear Paw Development Corporation’s Quarterly Newsletter

While we’ve turned the page on another year, we still fully understand the need to be front-and-center when it comes to doing what is possible to make this special part of Montana the very best it can be, and a wonderful place to live, work, raise a family and invest.

Prospera Seminars and Events to Improve Your Efforts

Strengthen Your Team

Student entrepreneurs win $10,000 in Montana State University’s annual Big Idea Challenge

Twelve student semifinalists, chosen from 28 applicants, delivered pitches about their ideas during the third annual Big Idea Challenge hosted by the MSU Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship and the MSU Blackstone LaunchPad.

Great Falls Economic Development 2021Q4 Quarter Index

Number of new establishments opened in Great Falls MSA in 2020 (YourEconomy.org): 401 

GFDA – Business Trainings and Events You Should Know

Whether you’re just getting started, looking for new customers, wanting to grow sales through e-commerce, or focusing on workforce.
We’re here to help.

Check out the upcoming trainings below!

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 1-16-22

Here is our Top 10 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.

Tester Urges State Governments to Better Coordinate with Tribal Governments to Successfully Implement Tribal Broadband Expansion from Infrastructure Bill – Broadband is Crucial

“The recommendations are to, if you don’t have relationships with your state government, to develop some of those relationships around broadband,” answered Matthew Rantanen, the National Congress of American Indians Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on Technology & Telecommunications.

Note on American Rescue Plan Funds growing Montana’s economy from Senator Jon Tester’s Offfice

Senator Tester was the only member of the federal delegation to support these critical investments in Montana. Now it’s the state of Montana’s responsibility to get this funding out the door and to communities as quickly and responsibly as possible.

Beware the Streetlight Effect When Analyzing Data

The “streetlight effect”: Often told as a joke, of a drunk searching for his keys under a streetlamp instead of the dark alley across the street where he lost them because the light is better there, the same principle applies when managers over-rely on data that’s readily available.