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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.

Squeezed out: Housing crisis looms large over the West

It’s the worst of both worlds: Even as the historic housing-price runup slows, prices remain high and interest rates are getting higher. As a result, middle class home buyers already struggling to find a home they can afford in a place they want to live face an even tougher time.

Montana Startup Summit – 9/30-10/1 – Bozeman

Tech leaders, innovators, state and local leaders, and anyone interested in the growing local tech economy have a unique opportunity to attend the Montana Startup Summit in Bozeman, MT on September 30th and October 1st. The Summit is a series of events designed to celebrate, connect, and grow the startup economy in the state, and the culminating event is Early Stage Montana’s Startup Showcase featuring seven Montana-based startups pitching their potential, and vying for the title of Montana Startup of the Year.

September 2022 Montana Manufacturing News

Are You Ready for Manufacturing Day?

Montana hat maker seeing ‘Yellowstone’ effect – Rand’s Hats in Billings

Thad Lamey — who has worked as a hat maker for about five years — has noticed the massive difference in the popularity of the business, and he credits a lot of that to the hit TV show.

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 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!

Climate change threatens Montana’s trout habitat and tourism industry, study says

Montana could lose as much as 35 percent of its cold-water trout habitat by 2080, a new study says.

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Big Sky EDA- Building Businesses and Creating Jobs in the Greater Billings, Montana area

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