Tourism is an important primary sector industry in Montana. It brings new money into our communities, supports businesses that serve… more GFDA Releases Recreation, Hospitality, and Entertainment Market Assessment: Market Opportunities and Regional Strategy

Montana has some of the best food processors in the world and there are many partners across the state working… more GFDA Releases Food Processing Safety Video Series

Montana is the nation’s top producer of dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas, yet most of this production leaves the state… more GFDA Releases Opportunities in Pulse Processing for the State of Montana Market Assessment Findings

Three of the fantastic new murals in Downtown Great Falls created during the Great Falls : Great Walls event this… more Top Ten 8-24-25

Touro COM students kicked up their heels at the 3rd Annual Hootenanny, put on by GFDA and hosted by Ron &… more Top Ten 8-19-25

Clearwater Credit Union broke ground on their new location in downtown Great Falls. We are so excited for the redevelopment… more Top Ten 8-10-25

Three wonderful additions to our community in this photo with Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine on the left, the Aurora… more Top Ten 8-3-25

Touro students, faculty, and staff kicked off the school year with a night at the ballpark, hosted by GFDA. A big thank you… more Top Ten 7-27-25

Marcel and Tad of VACOM in front of the first step in the cleaning process. VACOM clean room technologies is… more Top Ten 7-20-25

Great Falls Development Alliance has been recognized with three 2025 Impact Awards from the National Association of Development Organizations, a… more GFDA Wins 3 National Impact Awards

Size of site under contract for Project Cardinal hyperscale data center campus:  569 acres Total building square footage of proposed… more GFDA 2nd Qtr Index 2025 – Numbers that Drive & Inspire Us!

The Station District riverfront development created a cool outdoor dining and drink multi-level deck with beautiful views of the Missouri… more Top Ten 7-13-25

The Little Shell Tribe celebrated officially assuming operation of the Little Shell Health Clinic in Great Falls. This marks another… more Top Ten 7-6-25

Great Falls Montana trade area has strong potential for new recreation and entertainment investment in the 13-county Great Falls Montana… more GFDA Releases Regional Recreation & Entertainment Market Assessment Findings

We hosted 400 community economic developers from across the U.S., Canada and beyond for the International Economic Development Council’s first… more Top Ten 6-29-25

Representatives from TAC Data Centers announced Project Cardinal at the GFDA Annual Meeting—a $1 to $1.5+ billion hyperscale data center… more Top Ten 6-22-25

Do you know of any commercial properties with the potential to drive catalyst redevelopment in our community? We are actively… more Top Ten 6-15-25

Ponderosa Solutions held the grand opening of their Transload Facility in the Great Falls AgriTech Park. This project advances one… more Top Ten 6-8-25

Rising Wolf Outfitters in East Glacier are well under construction on their new guide-shop and restaurant. Last fall they completed… more Top Ten 6-1-25

Our 2025 Winter Entrepreneur Cohort, with eight incredible small business owners and entrepreneurs, held its final meeting as a part… more Top Ten 5-24-25

GFDA has taken advantage of every SelectUSA Investment Summit in DC to market the Great Falls Montana trade area to… more Top Ten 5-18-25

Our GFDA Small Business Development Team facilitated Business Blitz 2.0 for 20 participants. Topics covered included Brand Story Brand scripts, Digital Marketing… more Top Ten 5-11-25

Groundbreaking for the new Benefis Healthy Aging Center! The 15,550 sq. ft. facility will feature physical therapy and gym spaces,… more Top Ten 5-4-25

The Little Shell Tribe held the site blessing and groundbreaking for their Ceremonial Center at 1301 Stuckey Road, attended by… more Top Ten 4-25-25

Construction of new facility for the Montana State University’s Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing in Great Falls is… more Top Ten 4-19-25

Jake was in Philadelphia for the national Mainstreet Now conference along with our Downtown Great Falls partners from the Downtown… more Top Ten 4-13-25

Number of presenters at Ignite 2025:  27 Size of The Falls mixed-use development announced at Ignite:  100 acres Estimated total… more GFDA 1st Qtr Index 2025 – The Numbers that Drive Us!

    We’re excited to involve local entrepreneurs in our upcoming IEDC Rural Retreat. Thank you for giving us your… more Top Ten 4-6-25

Great Falls College-MSU’s faculty, moderators, and business advisors team for the Montana Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses at their recent… more Top Ten 3-29-25

The dynamic team of Economic Development Lethbridge. We continue to support our cross-border partnership and were able participate in their… more Top Ten 3-23-25

Congratulations to Marketplace on Main who was named the 2025 Retailer of the Year after receiving nearly 70 nominations from… more Top Ten 3-19-25

This year’s Fire Within Awards was record-breaking! We honored 56 incredible women, making it our largest event ever, and filled… more Top Ten 3-9-25

GFDA’s cross border partnership with Economic Development Lethbridge, Alberta was the topic this week on the Cross Border Network’s Municipal… more Top Ten 3-2-25

Installation of wayfinding kiosks throughout Great Falls completes the Wayfinding Plan that the Downtown Development Partnership put together. Thanks to… more Top Ten 2-23-25

Congratulations to the business owners, entrepreneurs and GFDA staff who participated in our inaugural Business Blitz… Stay Informed with This… more Top Ten 2-16-25

The Great Falls Development Authority, Inc. (GFDA) seeks proposals from experienced firms to assist us in selecting at least five… more Request for Proposals: Brownfields Site Visualizations and Redevelopment Roadmaps

This is what West Bank Landing looked like before clean-up and redevelopment. Today we are issuing a Brownfields Redevelopment RFP… more Top Ten 2-9-25

Wind energy private investment potential in Great Falls trade area by 2035:  $11.5 billion Percentage of roofs in Cascade County… more GFDA 4th Qtr Index 2024 – The Numbers that Drive Us!

Rendering of ‘The Falls’, a 100-acre mixed-use development in Great Falls announced at Ignite 2025 by local developer Ted Mitchell… more Top Ten 2-2-25

Our Great Falls Regional APEX in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) brought 46 businesses throughout the region together… more Top Ten 1-26-25

It was great to have Great Falls Public Schools Business Students representing CMR & GFH networking at our annual IGNITE… more Top Ten 1-19-25

Ted Mitchell of Great Falls based Mitchell Development & Investments announced a major 100-acre mixed use retail, dining, hospitality, office… more Top Ten 1-12-25

Register now to join us for Ignite 2025, happening on January 10th at The Newberry in downtown Great Falls! This… more Top Ten 1-5-25

Amazing entrepreneurs — graduates of our first Downtown Great Falls Cohort Group. From left to right, bottom row: Inge Buchholz… more Top Ten 12-29-24

On the five year anniversary of their Federal Recognition, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced their Little Shell… more Top Ten 12-22-24

Robyn’s Nest Daycare celebrated its grand opening on Saturday, December 14th, marking an exciting milestone for the community. With 40… more Top Ten 12-15-24

Carter Commons, the 24-unit senior affordable housing project we helped finance is making great progress! Huge thanks to Housing Solutions… more Top Ten 12-9-24

View the 2024 Great Falls Montana Livability Magazine The Livability Team is wrapping up 2025 ad sales. If you are… more Top Ten 12-1-24

We held our first-ever Entrepreneur Celebration, honoring the vision, creativity, and hard work of local entrepreneurs. It was an inspiring… more Top Ten 11-25-24

Congratulations to the Great Falls Chamber of Commerce on a fantastic Gala! This is the enthusiasm we bring to Tourism,… more Top Ten 11-17-24

Congratulations to the Enbar team on its purchase of the Great Falls Voyagers! Enbar, Inc. closed on a GFDA loan… more Top Ten 11-10-24

GFDA supported the Defense Alliance, networking with DOD and USAF leaders at the Association of Defense Communities Installation Innovation Summit… more Top Ten 11-3-24

Annual freight truck loads crossing Canadian Border at Sweetgrass: 179,206 Average annual growth rate over last 8 years: 7.0% Annual loaded railcars… more GFDA 3rd Qtr Index 2024 – The Numbers that Drive Us!

Congratulations to Ponderosa Solutions! Their Transload Facility has officially launched operations in the Great Falls AgriTech Park, processing 7 rail… more Top Ten 10-27-24

Downtown Great Falls is looking great with the newest batch of exciting murals created during this summer’s ArtsFest Montana Great… more Top Ten 10-20-24

The Great Falls Development Authority, Inc. (GFDA) seeks proposals to conduct a market assessment of recreation, entertainment, and event facility… more Request for Proposals: Recreation, Entertainment, and Event Facility Market Assessment and Economic Development Strategy

Team GFDA along with Nathan Ohle, CEO of the International Economic Development Council, announced during the IEDC Annual Conference the inaugural… more Top Ten 10-13-24

Students from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine participated in the “Docs and Tots” event, where they helped kids explore medical… more Top Ten 10-6-24

GFDA has released an updated Economic Development Strategy – outlining the key priorities, actions and success measures that we will… more 2024-2026 Economic Development Strategy Released

Mike Hallahan, Scott Reasoner, & Tim Peterson hosted a group of Touro COM students to dinner at the Enbar. There, they engaged in… more Top Ten 9/29/24

Team GFDA, along with four Great Falls community partners, hosted an engaging dinner meeting with leaders of Cheyenne, Wyoming and… more Top Ten 9/22/24

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Montana broke ground for their new Glacier Battery System located between Cut Bank and Shelby…. Stay Informed… more Top Ten 9/15/24

Students & faculty of Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine enjoyed the end of summer with a night out at the Voyagers…. Stay Informed… more Top Ten 9/11/24

Students, faculty, partners, & community leaders celebrated the opening of the new CORE School, a Public Charter School at Morningside Elementary,… more Top Ten 9/2/24

Enough has changed since our 2022 release of the Housing Market Demand Assessment that GFDA commissioned a new, updated assessment. The… more 2024 Housing Market Assessment Released

DEADLINE EXTENDED Proposals Due 5:00PM MST on Friday, April 5, 2024 Original Due Date was 3-20-24 The Great Falls Development… more Energy Production Market Assessment and Economic Development Strategy RFP