Awards and Recognition

2011

National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Innovation Award
Great Falls Regional Diversification Project

2012

National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Innovation Award
West Bank Redevelopment Project

National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Innovation Award
Montana Eggs Expansion

International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Gold Award – Multi-Year Economic Development Program
Rebuilding Great Falls Development Authority

International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Gold Award – Newsletter/Newspaper
Driving Great Falls Growth

International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Gold Award – Special Event
The Fire Within

International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Silver Award – Real Estate Redevelopment & Reuse
Westbank Redevelopment

International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Gold Award – Business Retention and Expansion Single Events
Montana Eggs

International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Accreditation
First Economic Development Organization in Rocky Mountain West to Achieve Accreditation

2016

Montana Economic Developers Association (MEDA) Innovation Award
Attraction od ADF International

2017

Montana Economic Developers Association (MEDA) Innovation Award
Great Falls AgriTech Park

National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Excellence in Regional Transportation Award
Great Falls AgriTech Park

2019

National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Impact Award
Great Falls Region Bridge Loans

National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Impact Award
Great Falls Region Food & Ag Development Center

2020

Montana Economic Developers Association (MEDA) Impact Award
Creative Bridge Financing

2021

National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Impact Award
Economic Development Response to COVID Pandemic

National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Impact Award
West Bank Landing Riverfront Brownfield Redevelopment

International Economic Development Council(IEDC) Silver Award
Creative Financing – The Great Falls Region Bridge Loans

Montana Economic Developers Association(MEDA)Impact Award
Economic Development Response to COVID Pandemic

Montana Economic Developers Association Impact Award
West Bank Landing Riverfront Brownfield Redevelopment

2022

National Association of Development Organizations(NADO)Impact Award
Great Falls Montana Economic Development Top Ten

National Association of Development Organizations(NADO)Impact Award
Downtown Development Partnership of Great Falls

National Association of Development Organizations(NADO)Impact Award
Use of Videos to Enhance Economic Development Outreach

Curious to see how these projects pencil out?For each of the vision projects we have project analysis that includes Project Descriptions, Cash Flow Projections, and Rent Roll Summaries.