Company Profile
Great Falls Development Alliance
Company Overview
The 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. Our region includes the Great Falls Montana MSA (Cascade County) and a vast rural/tribal region that extends over 44,000 square miles.
We are a private sector driven organization supported by over 150 local businesses and community organizations, generating over 86% of our revenue. We are a certified Community Development Financial Institution, formed as a Montana nonprofit corporation with charitable 501(c)3 status. We are a 509(c)(2).
Our economic development efforts include business retention and expansion; business attraction; entrepreneurship; gap/bridge financing for businesses, start-up entrepreneurs, real estate developers, and non-profits; brownfields redevelopment; workforce development and talent attraction; and downtown/riverfront revitalization. We offer concierge services to help make deals happen and a wide range of efforts to make our region more competitive in attracting private investment and retaining/attracting talent.
We host a Small Business Development Center (SBDC), APEX Accelerator, and Montana Food & Ag Development Center and provide office space to the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center. We have an affiliate SBA-certified Community Development Corporation, High Plains Financial, created to 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 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 Region:
Live on the great falls of the Missouri River on the Rocky Mountain Front!
Great Falls offers an exceptional quality of life, excellent schools and health care, affordable housing, and unparallel outdoor recreation opportunities. Great Falls remains among the most affordable Montana cities to live, work, and play with cost of living overall at 86.1% of the national average and housing costs at 65.1% of the national average, according to C2ER.
Visit the following websites for more information about GFDA, our community and the Great Falls region:
Great Falls Development Alliance @ www.GrowGreatFallsMontana.org
Relocating to and Living in Great Falls @ www.LiveInGreatFalls.com
Great Falls Montana Tourism @ www.VisitGreatFallsMontana.org
Central Montana Tourism @ https://centralmontana.com
Benefits
Professional Development
Growth Opportunities
Flexible Work Environment