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HOW TO APPLY
All positions are open until we find a great team member. GFDA offers excellent benefits, professional development, growth opportunities, and a flexible work environment. Candidates are required to live in or relocate to the Great Falls Montana region. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Tracy Heggem, Executive Assistant:
Tracy@GrowGreatFalls.org
ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
The Great Falls Development Authority, dba Great Falls Development Alliance (GFDA) is a regional public/private economic development organization that serves the 13-county urban/rural/tribal Great Falls Montana trade area. We are a certified Community Development Financial Institution, formed as a Montana nonprofit corporation with charitable 501 (c) 3 status. Our economic development efforts include business retention and expansion, business attraction, entrepreneurship, gap/bridge financing, brownfield redevelopment, talent attraction, and downtown/riverfront revitalization.
We have built an exceptional 20-member full-time professional economic development team. We host a Montana Small Business Development Center, Procurement Technical Assistance Center and Food & Ag Development Center and provide office space to the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center. We helped create and are partners in the Montana Defense Alliance, Great Falls Downtown Development Partnership, and Great Falls Tourism Alliance. We have $31 million in loan capital, and through our non-profit affiliate, High Plains Financial, we offer SBA 504 loans statewide. GFDA is the developer of the Great Falls AgriTech Park, a 1,000+ acre BNSF Premier-certified rail industrial park.
GFDA is a partnership comprised of a wide array of partners. These include Cascade County, the Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, NeighborWorks Great Falls, Great Falls Tourism, Great Falls International Airport, Great Falls Public Schools, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Great Falls College Montana State University, the University of Providence, Great Falls Business Improvement District, Central Montana Building Trades, Great Falls Homebuilders Association, and over 150 businesses in the region.
GFDA was the first economic development organization in the Rocky Mountain West to earn accreditation from the International Economic Development Council. We continue to earn the Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid/GuideStar. Our efforts have won awards from the National Association of Development Organizations, the International Economic Development Council, the National Brownfield Conference, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Montana Economic Developers Association.
GREAT FALLS MONTANA REGION
Great Falls Montana has been ranked as one of the best 100 cities to live in by Livability.com. We offer an exceptional quality of life, excellent schools and health care, affordable housing, and unparallel outdoor recreation opportunities. We are also one of the most affordable communities in Montana.
Live on the great falls of the Missouri River on the Rocky Mountain Front!
Visit the following websites for more information about GFDA, our community and the Great Falls region:
Great Falls Development Alliance
Relocating to and Living in Great Falls Montana
Great Falls Montana Tourism
Central Montana Tourism