The Great Falls Development Alliance (GFDA) is a regional public/private economic development organization that serves the 13-county urban/rural/tribal Great Falls Montana trade area. We are a certified Community Development Financial Institution, formed as a Montana nonprofit corporation with charitable 501 (c) 3 status. Our economic development efforts include business retention and expansion, business attraction, entrepreneurship, gap/bridge financing, brownfields redevelopment, talent attraction, and downtown/riverfront revitalization.
We have built an exceptional, full-time professional economic development team. We host a Montana Small Business Development Center, APEX Accelerator and Food & Ag Development Center and provide office space to the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center. We helped create and are partners in the Montana Defense Alliance, Great Falls Downtown Development Partnership, and Great Falls Tourism Alliance. We have $35 million in loan capital, and through our non-profit affiliate, High Plains Financial, offer SBA 504 loans statewide. GFDA is the developer of the Great Falls AgriTech Park, a 1,000+ acre BNSF Premier certified rail industrial park.
GFDA is a partnership comprised of a wide array of partners including Cascade County, the Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, NeighborWorks Great Falls, Great Falls Tourism, Great Falls International Airport, Great Falls Public Schools, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Great Falls College Montana State University, the University of Providence, Great Falls Business Improvement District, Central Montana Building Trades, Great Falls Homebuilders Association, and over one hundred fifty businesses in the region.
GFDA was the first economic development organization in the Rocky Mountain West to earn accreditation from the International Economic Development Council. We continue to earn the Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid/GuideStar. Our efforts have won awards from the National Association of Development Organizations, the International Economic Development Council, the National Brownfield Conference, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Montana Economic Developers Association.
We offer a positive teamwork environment, competitive salaries and benefits, professional development, flex and remote work, and advancement opportunities.
Great Falls Development Alliance and High Plains Financial, Inc. are proud to be Equal Opportunity Employers, Lenders and Providers.
For additional opportunities in the Great Falls Montana market, please visit our relocation website, LiveInGreatFalls.com.
Career Opportunities:
Loan Officer
Posted 2/11/24
Location: Great Falls, Montana
Are you a problem solver that is driven to look for solutions to obstacles with creative and innovative ideas? Do you have the ability to help entrepreneurs navigate their loan request, analyze financial information, and write professional credit narratives to present to loan committees and agencies. Would you like to engage with current referral partners and seek out new lending opportunities and partners throughout Montana?
We are looking for a team member who is inquisitive; pursues knowledge of people and how things work; can conduct research into topics; is able to write professional credit write-ups; who is able to listen, learn, and adapt; who likes having multiple projects and clients; who is excellent working independently; and implements systems for success. If you want to help businesses start, grow, and innovate in the Great Falls Montana Region you should apply.
Starting salary range depends on experience and includes excellent benefits. We invest in our team both through salary increases based on performance and through professional development. While we do have a flexible work environment, candidates must live in the Great Falls region. EOE.
Cover letter telling us why you would be a great team member and resume are both required. Email to Tracy Heggem, Executive Assistant, Tracy@GrowGreatFalls.org.
Open until we find an awesome new team member!
Communications and Marketing Specialist
Posted 2/11/24
Location: Great Falls, Montana
Do you like to create and tell epic success stories on multi-media platforms (electronic, print, social, and traditional) utilizing writing, photography, and videography? Can you identify and choose new platforms and audiences to increase our impact regionally among startup businesses, existing businesses expanding, and businesses looking to locate in our region? Would you like to engage employers and community members in sharing our stories to attract new talent to our community to fill professional jobs?
Utilize your talents to help us transform the Great Falls Montana region. We need someone to lead and coordinate these storytelling efforts. If you want to help businesses start, grow, and locate in the Great Falls Montana Region you should apply.
Starting salary range depends on experience and includes excellent benefits. We invest in our team both through salary increases based on performance and through professional development. While we do have a flexible work environment, candidates must live in the Great Falls region. EOE.
Cover letter telling us why you would be a great team member and resume are both required. Email to Tracy Heggem, Executive Assistant, Tracy@GrowGreatFalls.org.
Open until we find an awesome new team member!
Great Falls Region
Live on the great falls of the Missouri River on the Rocky Mountain Front!
Great Falls offers an exceptional quality of life, excellent schools and health care, affordable housing, and unparallel outdoor recreation opportunities. Great Falls remains among the most affordable Montana cities to live, work, and play with cost of living overall at 86.1% of the national average and housing costs at 65.1% of the national average, according to C2ER.
Visit the following to learn more:
Relocating to and Living in Great Falls, visit www.LiveInGreatFalls.com
Great Falls Montana Tourism, visit www.VisitGreatFallsMontana.org
Central Montana Tourism, visit https://centralmontana.com