ARC Apartment Homes, a visionary housing project in Great Falls, has emerged as a beacon of success, addressing the pressing need for quality housing in the community. Through a strategic partnership with the Great Falls Development Alliance and community partners…
Deb’s Cleaning – Contract Help & New Award GFDA’s APEX Accelerator helped Deb Otto, owner of Deb’s Cleaning LLC in Havre, with a critical contract payment issue caused by an expired registration. Deb faced challenges renewing the registration due to…
Kimberley Winchell owns Montana Mutt in Cut Bank. Montana Mutt specializes in all natural dog treats, snout, and paw balm. “The inspiration for the first recipe we ever had was baking with my daughter on Christmas Day,” said Kimberley. Kimberley…
Williamson Fence Navigates Contracting Systems Williamson Fence in Great Falls has been in business for over 40 years and is a multi-generational family business with tremendous experience in residential, business, government fencing, and security gate installations. Dave and his sons,…
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,…
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…