Category Top Ten

Top Ten 3-29-25

Great Falls College-MSU’s faculty, moderators, and business advisors team for the Montana Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses at their recent kick-off training orientation in Great Falls. The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program teamed up with Great Falls College-MSU to…

Top Ten 3-23-25

The dynamic team of Economic Development Lethbridge. We continue to support our cross-border partnership and were able participate in their annual meeting…..   Stay Informed with This Week’s Top Ten: Your Go-To Source for Regional Economic Insights Don’t miss out…

Top Ten 3-19-25

Congratulations to Marketplace on Main who was named the 2025 Retailer of the Year after receiving nearly 70 nominations from customers, artists, and community members who highlighted the store’s role in fostering local entrepreneurship and breathing new life into Cut…

the fire within 2023 women owned business celebration

Top Ten 3-9-25

This year’s Fire Within Awards was record-breaking! We honored 56 incredible women, making it our largest event ever, and filled The Newberry with energy and inspiration. We celebrated both Aspire and Inspire Award winners, recognizing women who are igniting their…

Top Ten 3-2-25

GFDA’s cross border partnership with Economic Development Lethbridge, Alberta was the topic this week on the Cross Border Network’s Municipal Affairs television show featuring Brett Doney, CEO of the Great Falls Development Alliance, and Trevor Lewington, CEO of Economic Development…

Top Ten 2-23-25

Installation of wayfinding kiosks throughout Great Falls completes the Wayfinding Plan that the Downtown Development Partnership put together. Thanks to the Business Improvement District for taking the lead on the project, Cushing Terrell for the plan, the City for helping…

Top Ten 2-9-25

This is what West Bank Landing looked like before clean-up and redevelopment. Today we are issuing a Brownfields Redevelopment RFP to get more catalyst redevelopment projects in Cascade County underway. We seek proposals from experienced firms to assist us in…

Top Ten 2-16-25

Congratulations to the business owners, entrepreneurs and GFDA staff who participated in our inaugural Business Blitz… Stay Informed with This Week’s Top Ten: Your Go-To Source for Regional Economic Insights Don’t miss out on this week’s Top Ten, where GFDA…

Top Ten 2-2-25

Rendering of ‘The Falls’, a 100-acre mixed-use development in Great Falls announced at Ignite 2025 by local developer Ted Mitchell of Mitchell Development & Investments….   Stay Informed with This Week’s Top Ten: Your Go-To Source for Regional Economic Insights…

Top Ten 1-26-25

Our Great Falls Regional APEX in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) brought 46 businesses throughout the region together to explore exciting contracting opportunities with USFS…   Stay Informed with This Week’s Top Ten: Your Go-To Source for Regional…