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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

    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

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

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

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

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

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

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About 250 community members attended the Sentinel Project Update in the beautiful Davidson Family Auditorium at Great Falls High School.… more Top Ten 1/28/24

1) Third week in a row for site visits to Great Falls with successful developers and companies looking to do business… more Top Ten 12/17/23

We had 12 industry experts talk about various tools, resources, and opportunities at this year’s Invest Downtown event hosted by The… more Top Ten 10/22/23

Entertainer Reggie Watts has published his first book, Great Falls, MT: Fast Times, Post-Punk Wierdos and a Tale of Coming Home… more Top Ten 10-15-23

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine students enjoyed a tour of our city, followed by an unforgettable evening filled with live music,… more Top Ten 10/1/23

In this week’s Top Ten- GFDA supports Safety in the Falls, a new bakery opens in Great Falls and more!… more Top Ten 9/12/23