Great Fls Development Authority Inc

Programs: Small business development center ("sbdc") and montana procurement technical assistance center ("ptac"). Sbdc: providing technical assistance to help existing small businesses to grow and to help entrepreneurs start new businesses in the great falls and surrounding areas. Funded in part through the u. S. Small business administration, the montana department of commerce and local funding partners and contributors. Ptac: providing u. S. Government contracting assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the great falls and surrounding areas to help them compete effectively for federal contracts. Funded in part through the u. S. Department of defense and local funding partners and contributors.

agri tech park: providing shovel-ready heavy industrial park lots with rail and all services to grow the great falls area. .

revolving loan fund administration: providing business and project planning, growth and modernization planning and financial assistance to individuals and businesses in the great falls and surrounding areas through revolving loan funds administered and funded through the u. S. Economic development administration, u. S. Small business administration, u. S. Department of treasury, montana department of commerce, montana board of investments, city of great falls and cascade county.

business attraction and expansion: to attract and support the creation, expansion, retention and relocation of new and existing businesses and industries to the city of great falls and the surrounding area. Real estate investment: to attract investment in targeted distressed and designated growth areas within cascade county and the city of great falls. Workforce development: to strengthen workforce skill and recruit new skilled workers to relocate to the great falls region.