Through the use of Great Falls Development Alliance’s (GFDA) SBA 504 lending program, Small Business Development Center business coaching, and Brownfields Program, owner Raegan Breeden was able to create a state-of-the-art, Level Four daycare facility serving upwards of 170 children…
Big Sky Managed Care Expansion The SBA 504 Loan Program ensured Montana’s only closed-door pharmacy was able to continue providing vital services to Montanans in need. Operating out of a 3,000 square foot space and faced with substantial growth opportunities,…
Pasta Montana is located in Great Falls in the heart of North Central Montana. The area is famous for its gluten strength and high protein durum wheat. Pasta Montana manufactures over seventy dry pasta shapes, ranging from petite shells and…
In 2012, ADF, a Quebec based steel fabrication company, began a multi-state and province search for locations to build their western facility – a 100,000 square foot, $40 million project. Their top risk factors in choosing a location were: Speed…
Windrift Hill: Goat Big, or Go Home Deena Maier, an occupational therapist who’d always dreamed of having her own business, saw the need for a natural, reliable skin remedy among her patients and family members. After stumbling across an ad…
Brownfields Cleanup Loan Turns Former Fuel Site into Morning Fuel Site GFDA’s Brownfields Program offers a low-interest cleanup loan to make the re-purposing of contaminated sites approachable and feasible. Casey Doran and Brandon Jurasek had a great business idea –…
$128,000 Brownfields Loan Plays Major Role in Downtown Revitalization “The grandest sight I ever beheld.” That’s how American explorer Meriwether Lewis described the Great Falls of the Missouri River during his and William Clark’s landmark expedition across the uncharted West…