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Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 1-9-22

1) 23 companies announced projects either starting or opening in 2022! We heard from military, education, healthcare, manufacturing, food and ag process, distilleries (yep two of them!), and more. 2022 is going to be a great year for Great Falls. You can view the entire Ignite presentation here. See Great Falls Tribune story and KRTV.

Corporations Are Consolidating Water and Land Rights in the West

With farms, ranches and rural communities facing unprecedented threats, a worrying trend leads to a critical question: Who owns the water?

As part of the US’s new aid package, 7 major utility companies including Northwestern Energy have pledged not to o cut off service to customers who ask for help.

According to the Labor Department’s consumer price index, electricity and natural gas prices are about 11 percent higher than they were a year ago. Meanwhile, according to the Energy Information Administration, residential heating oil prices are up 40% from a year ago.

A regional economic development strategy and why commercial real estate should care

The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act currently under consideration by Congress authorizes the EDA to receive approximately an additional $10 billion in future years for projects, including regional technology hubs.

Viewpoint: Protect Montana small businesses

Currently, big box stores are lobbying for proposals in Congress that will bolster their bottom line at the expense of small businesses.

Commerce Announces Availability of $500,000 in Grant Funding to Support Destination Events in Montana

“As the state’s economy continues to recover from the pandemic, these Destination Event grants will help Montana communities bounce back through the economic boost tied to these events,” Commerce Director Scott Osterman

Montana Business Quarterly – Special Issue

Montana’s Economy Across the State

Happy New Year – January 2022 MEDA News

Please pause for a minute to think “Spring” and help us find the best date for the MEDA Conference, to be held in Anaconda (most likely) or Fairmont.

Focus on Family-Centric Trades Could Save Rural Economies, Entrepreneur Says

A software engineer-turned-farmer looks at over 60 trades that could help keep new generations in rural America and build stronger, civically minded communities.

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

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For over 25 years, Zoot Enterprises has been a global provider of advanced origination, acquisition, and decision management solutions.

Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative - Collaborative program design and execution and integrated programs fostering innovation, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and sustainable small businesses

SBA 504 Loans offered statewide! Real estate and equipment, acquisitions, renovation, and new construction. Low, fixed-rates up to 25 years with as little as 10% down.