Regional Economic Development
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Bearpaw Development Corporation in Havre, Montana – Community Investment Is Business Attraction
Havre is currently experiencing a downtown renaissance, fueled in part by strategic investments made possible through programs administered by Commerce. These efforts stemmed from the development of a well-timed downtown master plan adopted by the Havre City Council that included components designed to make its downtown business district a more inviting place to live, visit, build a business and invest.
Your School Districts are Unappreciated Economic Development Engines – Just ask Winifred, Montana
School districts play are engines of economic development. Beyond education, they drive jobs, infrastructure, and community resilience, challenging the common view of districts as mere cost centers.
Passive Income Instead of Hard Work is the New American Dream.
A Wall Street Journal investigation this month put a striking name to a sweeping cultural shift: passive income has replaced hard work as the new American Dream.
Battery Swapping Is Finally Coming To The USA, Starting With Two Wheels
Eventually conductive charging could replace both static charging as well as battery swapping.
GFDA Top Ten for 7/5/26
Janicki is hosting a Community Forum at 5:30 PM on Thursday, (7/9) in Heritage Hall at Great Falls College MSU. Please RSVP here so we have enough seats.
Are you preparing for the new age of quantum computing and “Q-day”?
A surge of funding and federal action is giving the once-futuristic technology a more immediate role in everything from business to cybersecurity.
University of Montana Honors Four Alumni for Leadership and Impact in Last Decade
The University of Montana Alumni Association recognized Alexa Coyle, Bailey Durnell, William Lapointe, and Genevieve Lind for their significant professional achievements. These honorees exemplify how UM education translates into meaningful careers across diverse sectors.
Montana Childcare Payment Delays Threaten Provider Stability
Montana’s new Best Beginnings payment system has caused delayed reimbursements, straining childcare providers financially. This delay risks worsening the state’s childcare shortage, especially in rural areas with limited options.
Great Falls, Montana Set for Economic Boom with Major Investments and GFDA Leadership
“We just didn’t see a replacement for that economic growth through the ’80s and ’90s,” said Jolene Schalper, executive vice president of the Great Falls Development Alliance. “But we reformulated how we approached our community growth then. We took time in the early 2000s to say, as a community, ‘We need to hone in on the key elements here.’”
Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation Early Season Updates & Projects You Can Join
Volunteer Adventures you can join.



