GFDA Top Ten 4-5-26

Congratulations to the USAF 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom AFB on winning the Omaha Trophy!!! Best ICBM missile wing in the world -- on continuous alert since October 27, 1962.

GFDA Top Ten 3-22-26

Fourteen people joined us this week for our monthly Boost Your Business training, which shared practical ways to use the StoryBrand framework to clarify and strengthen your business message. Join us in April for a session focused on how to start building your succession plan.

GFDA Top Ten 3-1-26

Thank you to the dozens of business and community leaders who came together on no notice to brainstorm how we can support a company. That's how Team Great Falls rolls!

GFDA Releases Childcare Market Assessment

We are pleased to announce the release of the 2026 Great Falls Childcare Feasibility Study. This report provides current data on childcare capacity, workforce needs, and gaps that impact employers and working families across our region.

GFDA Top Ten 2-22-26

Sara visited a Native woman-owned meat processing business, C+C Meat Processing in Babb. Owner Christina Flammond provides vital services to local ranchers and hunters, and serves as a teacher and cultural knowledge keeper. She is one example of an outstanding female entrepreneur who is making a difference in the community and local economy. If you know an exceptional female business owner who deserves recognition, nominate them for a GFDA Fire Within award by March 31!

GFDA Top Ten 2-16-26

We've started to strategize for the Opportunity Zone 2.0 designations. Here is a screen shot of four census zones in Great Falls that will likely qualify to be designated. We also have several likely eligible rural census tracts in the region. Watch your email for our upcoming OZ task force meetings.

GFDA Top Ten 2-8-26

Congratulations to Jolene Schalper, GFDA's Executive Vice President, on being chosen for the 2025 Athena Leadership Award! The Athena Leadership Award is given to a female community leader who has acheived the highest level of professional excellence, contributes time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community, and actively assists others, particularly women, in realizing their full leadership potential. Well deserved!! Thank you to the Athena leadership of the Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce.