MEDA Resource Library

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Jan 03, 2021

January 2021 News

MEDA January 2021 Online News

Category: Newsletters, Newsletter

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Nov 30, 2020

December 2020 News

MEDA December 2020 News

Category: Newsletter, Newsletters

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Nov 29, 2020

Remote Worker Notes Nov 4 2020

Remote Worker Working Group - ROI Presentation

Category: Remote Work

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Nov 29, 2020

RLF Working Group Notes Nov 2020

November 2020 Meeting Notes

Category: MEDA RLF Working Group, RLF, RLF Working Group

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Nov 01, 2020

MEDA November 2020 News

MEDA November 2020 News - Catch up on the latest!

Category: Newsletters

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Oct 25, 2020

MEDA Fall Conf Zoom Recording Oct 13 2020

Category: (none)

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Oct 24, 2020

MEDA Fall 2020 Oct 13 2020

MEDA Fall Conference 2020 Tuesday October 13 slideshow

Category: (none)

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Oct 24, 2020

MEDA Fall 2020 Oct 14 Wednesday

MEDA Fall Conferene Slideshow from Wednesday, October 14 2020

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2020

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Oct 24, 2020

MEDA Fall 2020 Oct 15 Thursday

MEDA Fall Conference October 15, 2020 Slideshow

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2020

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Sep 29, 2020

October 2020 News

Check out MEDA's October news and don't forget to register for our fall conference and forum!

Category: Newsletter, Newsletters

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Aug 31, 2020

September News 2020

Where did summer go? Here is MEDA September 2020 News.

Category: Newsletter, MEDA Newsletter

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Aug 01, 2020

MEDA August 2020 News

MEDA August 2020 News - catch up!

Category: Newsletter, Newsletters

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Jun 30, 2020

July 2020 News

MEDA July 2020 News

Category: Newsletter

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Jun 29, 2020

Linda Twitchell in Memory

In memory of long time MEDA member: Linda Twitchell.

Category: (none)

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Jun 29, 2020

Remote Worker Notes June 4 2020

Notes from June 4, 2020 Meeting; contains link of recorded meeting.

Category: Remote Work

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May 31, 2020

MEDA 2020 June News

June 2020 MEDA News

Category: Newsletter

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Apr 30, 2020

MEDA May 2020 News

Spring has Sprung - Read about news and resources in MEDA May News

Category: Newsletter

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Apr 07, 2020

Remote Worker Notes April 2020

MEDA Remote Worker Working Group notes from April 2020 call.

Category: Remote Work, Working Groups

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Apr 02, 2020

MEDA Letter to Congressionals

MEDA summary of recommendations to Montana Congressionals regarding COVID-19 and funding resources.

Category: (none)

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Mar 31, 2020

April 2020 News

The April MEDA News contains resources and tools to assist you in the COVID-19 crisis. Montana's Economic Developers are super heroes.

Category: Newsletter

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Feb 29, 2020

March 2020 News

It is almost spring - a lot going on across Montana. Check out the MEDA March news.

Category: Newsletter

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Feb 01, 2020

February 2020 News

MEDA February 2020 News

Category: Newsletter

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Jan 04, 2020

MEDA Board Minutes Sept 13 2019

Sept. 13, 2019 Board Meeting Mintues

Category: Board Minutes

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Jan 04, 2020

MEDA Board Oct 15 2019 RFP Vote

October 22nd RFP Vote 2019

Category: (none)

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Jan 04, 2020

MEDA Board Nov 15 2019

MEDA Board Minutes Nov 15, 2019

Category: Board Minutes

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Jan 04, 2020

MEDA Board Minutes Nov 21 2019

Category: Board Minutes

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Dec 31, 2019

January 2020 News

Happy New Year MEDA January 2020 News

Category: Newsletter

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Dec 31, 2019

Remote Worker Notes Dec 4 2019

Notes from the December 4, 2019 Call

Category: Remote Work

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Dec 18, 2019

MMEC Accelerate Montana

MMEC Overview Acceleratae Montana

Category: MMEC

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Dec 18, 2019

Manufacturing Recommendations

MT Manufacturing Recommendations

Category: (none)

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Dec 16, 2019

Coal Trust Funding Chart

Chart explaining coal trust funds Dec 2019

Category: (none)

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Nov 30, 2019

December 2019 News

December is starting up fast with multiple events that may be of interest to you. Check up on all the MEDA news!

Category: Newsletters, Newsletter

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Oct 31, 2019

November 2019 News

November 2019 MEDA News - Get caught up!

Category: MEDA Newsletter, Newsletter

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Sep 30, 2019

October 2019 News

MEDA News October 2019

Category: Newsletters, Newsletter

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Sep 20, 2019

MEDA Minutes July 2019

July 2019 MEDA Retreat and Board Meeting

Category: Board Minutes

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Sep 20, 2019

MEDA Board Minutes Aug 5 2019

August 5, 2019 MEDA Board Call

Category: Board Minutes

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Sep 18, 2019

RLF Working Group Notes Sept 2019

Notes from the September 2019 RLF Working Group Call

Category: RLF Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund Working Group, MEDA RLF Working Group

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Sep 16, 2019

GraciousSpaceChartNotes

Chart paper notes from the pre-conference Gracious Space, September 2019

Category: 2019 MEDA Fall Conference, Presentations

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Sep 16, 2019

Gracious Space Handout

Handout from the MEDA Gracious Space Training, September 2019

Category: 2019 MEDA Fall Conference, Presentations

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Sep 16, 2019

Your Role in Changing Rural Economies

Your Role in Changing Economic Times

Category: 2019 MEDA Fall Conference, Presentations

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Sep 16, 2019

Seeking Investments

Seeking Investments? The Office of the Montana State Auditor Lynne Egan, Deputy Securities Commissioner, Office of the Montana State Auditor, explained the do's and don'ts of asking investors for investments.

Category: 2019 MEDA Fall Conference, Presentations

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Sep 02, 2019

MEDA September News 2019

MEDA September News is loaded with news and resources.

Category: Newsletter

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Jul 31, 2019

MEDA August News 2019

Read all about it! MEDA August 2019 News

Category: Newsletter

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Jun 30, 2019

MEDA July News 2019

Summer days are here! Read about the summer news in the July MEDA newsletter.

Category: Newsletter

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Jun 04, 2019

Placemaking in Economic Development

Category: Member Education

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Jun 01, 2019

MEDA June 2019 News

Articles, photos, and opportunities await your reading pleasure in the MEDA June 2019 news.

Category: Newsletter

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May 31, 2019

RLF Working Group Notes April 16, 2019

MEDA Revolving Loan Fund Working Group notes from April 16, 2019 meeting.

Category: MEDA RLF Working Group, RLF Working Group

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May 31, 2019

Remote Worker Working Group Notes May 29 2019

Remote Work (Tele-Work) Working Group Notes from May 29, 2019

Category: Remote Work

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May 27, 2019

Sept 2018 - March 2019 Minute Packet

This packet contains minutes from September 19, 2018, November 5, 2018, January 3, 2019, and March 14, 2019. They were all approved at the MEDA Board Meeting on May 21, 2019.

Category: Board Minutes

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May 24, 2019

Collaboration Case Study

Learn how an armory is transformed into a Workforce Center in Miles City, MT

Category: (none)

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May 24, 2019

Finding Opportunities in Opportunity Zones

Finding Opportunties in Opportunity Zones in Montana

Category: (none)

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May 07, 2019

Opportunity Zone: Marketing Your Zone For Development

Category: Member Education

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Apr 30, 2019

MEDA May 2019 News

See you in Glendive for the MEDA Spring Conference!

Category: Newsletter

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Apr 15, 2019

Remote Worker Working Group

Notes from the April 11th MEDA Remote/Telework Working Group call

Category: Remote Work

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Mar 31, 2019

MEDA April 2019 News

Category: Newsletter

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Mar 31, 2019

MEDA April 2019 News

Category: Newsletter

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Mar 19, 2019

RLF Working Group Notes March 2019

Notes from the March 19, 2019 call

Category: RLF Working Group, MEDA RLF Working Group

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Mar 15, 2019

Being Opportunity Zone “Investment Ready”

What does it mean and what a community can do to attract investments? Opportunity Zone’s have been the talk of the Economic Development world throughout 2018, most of the conversation to date has been targeted directly at private-sector investors and how individual corporations can utilize the program to meet their tax goals. Springsted’s Housing and Economic Development (HED) clients come only from the public and non-profit sectors...

Category: Education

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Mar 14, 2019

Attracting a Workforce for Community Needs Webinar

Category: Member Education

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Mar 13, 2019

Using Social Media for Economic Development

Category: Member Education

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Mar 01, 2019

March 2019 MEDA News

Category: MEDA News, Online News, News & Events, Newsletter, MEDA Newsletter

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Feb 05, 2019

MEDA Fall 2018 Unconference Summary

Category: (none)

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Feb 05, 2019

MEDA Spring 2018 Conference Summary

Category: (none)

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Jan 31, 2019

February 2019 MEDA News

Stay connected and catch up on MEDA news.

Category: MEDA News, Online News, News & Events, Newsletter, MEDA Newsletter

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Jan 18, 2019

RLF Working Group Note January 2019

Notes from the January 15, 2019 RLF call

Category: RLF Working Group, MEDA RLF Working Group, revolving-loan-fund, Revolving Loan Fund Working Group

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Jan 10, 2019

MEDA January 2019 News

Category: Newsletter

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Dec 12, 2018

MEDA December 2018 News

Category: Newsletter

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Dec 01, 2018

MEDA Professional Development Webinar November 2019

The first ever MEDA Professional Development Webinar (Business Attraction) was a great success. As so often is the case, it could not have come together without multiple entities working in partnership: MEDA Professional Development and Scholarship Committee, MSU Extension with Paul Lachapelle, Great Falls Development Authority, and Big Sky Economic Development. Thanks to our fabulous presenters: Jolene Schalper, Great Falls Development Authority and Allison Corbyn...

Category: Membership, Training, webinar

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Nov 26, 2018

Trends in Workforce Attraction: How One Toolkit Can Change Your Perspective

Workforce attraction is crucial in economic development - without the workforce and enough potential employees - your business attraction can suffer. What does workforce attraction actually mean? What are companies actually looking for here when deciding where to locate? And more importantly, how do you even find this potential workforce? It all starts with understanding the trends in the current workforce system -- how many peopl...

Category: Member Education

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Nov 26, 2018

Expert Webinar: Somewhere Between Site Selection and Storytelling

Economic development organizations face hard choices. To encourage investment and job growth, they must make certain decisions. They cannot be all things to all people. To a large degree, an EDO must bet on certain aspects of a community to be effective. Knowing how to tell the story to match the changing trends is even more important.

Category: Member Education

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Oct 31, 2018

MEDA November 2018 News

Category: Newsletters

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Oct 02, 2018

10 Key Trends for Economic Development Websites 2018-19

Category: Membership

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Sep 30, 2018

MEDA October 2018 News

Category: MEDA News, MEDA newsletter

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Sep 29, 2018

RLF Working Group Notes Sept 2018

Meeting notes from September 2018 call.

Category: MEDA RLF Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund

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Sep 23, 2018

SMDC Creekside Marketplace and Pavilion

2018 MEDA Innovation Award Winner: Creekside Marketplace and Pavilion, Snowy Mountain Development Corporation, Lewistown, MT

Category: (none)

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Sep 23, 2018

Golden Shovel MEDA Presentation

Presentation by Golden Shovel MEDA UNConference 2018

Category: (none)

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Sep 23, 2018

MEDA UNConference 2018 Summary

The MEDA UNConference was a great success; enjoy the summary/

Category: (none)

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Sep 01, 2018

MEDA September 2018 News

Start September right with MEDA News!

Category: News, Newsletter, MEDA Online News, MEDA News

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Sep 01, 2018

MEDA Board Meeting Minutes July 2018

Board Meeting Minutes from July 2018 - Strategic Planning Session

Category: Board Minutes

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Aug 01, 2018

MEDA August 2018 News

MEDA August News...and MEDA Unconference Registration is now open!

Category: News, MEDA Newsletter, Newsletters

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Jul 01, 2018

MEDA July 2018 News

MEDA July News - stay in the communications loop with other leaders working to improve Montana's economy.

Category: MEDA News, Newsletter, MEDA Online News

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Jun 01, 2018

MEDA Board Meeting Minutes April 26, 2018

Minutes of the Meeting April 2018

Category: Board Minutes

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May 31, 2018

MEDA June 2018 News

Category: MEDA News, Newsletters, News

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Apr 30, 2018

Unleashing Local Capital - Update; Cooperatives

Category: Cooperatives, Local Capital, MEDA Spring Conf 2018, presentations

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Apr 30, 2018

Cooperative Fact Sheet

Category: MEDA Spring Conf 2018. Cooperatives,

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Apr 30, 2018

MEDA May 2018 News

MEDA May 2018 Online News

Category: MEDA News, Newsletter, Newsletters

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Apr 28, 2018

Intro to Economic Development Slides

An overview of Economic Development - what it is and how it works.

Category: MEDA Spring Conf 2018, Economic Development, Intro to Economic Development

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Apr 28, 2018

Revitalization Case Study

Case Study reviewed at MEDA Spring Conference 2018

Category: MEDA Spring Conf 2018, Revitalization, Case Studies, Economic Revitalization

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Apr 28, 2018

Business Retention and Expansion Case Study

Case Study on Business Expansion and Retention

Category: MEDA Spring Conf 2018, Case Studies, Business Retention and Expansion

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Apr 28, 2018

Entrepreneurial Start Up Case Study

Case Study MEDA Spring Conference 2018

Category: MEDA Spring Conf 2018, Case Studies, Entrepreneurial Start Up, Entrepreneurs

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Apr 28, 2018

Frontier Angels Presentation

Category: MEDA Spring Conf 2018, Angel Funds, Fund Investors

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Apr 28, 2018

Cybersecurity Presentation

Category: MEDA Spring Conf 2018, Cybersecurity, Presentations

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Apr 28, 2018

MEDA Spring Conference 2018 Summary

Rockin' it Rural - MEDA Spring Conference 2018 was a great success. Check out the photos and presentations.

Category: MEDA Spring Conf 2018, MEDA Spring Conference 2018, Presentations, Photos

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Mar 31, 2018

MEDA April 2018 News

MEDA April News is full of Tools and Opportunities for you to use as well as Grant Opportunities.

Category: News, MEDA News, Newsletters, MEDA newsletter

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Feb 28, 2018

2018 MEDA March News

Catch up on the latest MEDA News for March 2018

Category: MEDA News, Online News, Newsletter, MEDA Newsletter

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Jan 31, 2018

MEDA February 2018 News

MEDA February News contains many tools and opportunities for you to explore.

Category: News, MEDA News, Newsletters, News and Events

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Jan 24, 2018

Sponsor Page MEDA Spring 2018 Conference

Check out these great sponsorship opportunities!

Category: MEDa Spring Conference 2018

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Jan 01, 2018

MEDA January 2018 News

Happy New Year! MEDA January 2018 News

Category: MEDA News, Newsletter, MEDA Newsletter

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Dec 30, 2017

IEDC Association Survey 2017

IEDC State and Province Association Survey Results 2017

Category: IEDC, IEDC Association Survey

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Nov 30, 2017

MEDA December 2017 News

Catch up on all of MEDA News for December 2017

Category: News, MEDA News, Newsletter, Newsletters

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Oct 31, 2017

MEDA November News

Catch up on the MEDA November News!

Category: News, Newsletter, MEDA News, MEDA Newsletter, Newsletters

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Oct 31, 2017

MEDA RTA Working Group Mtg Oct 2017

Notes from October 2017 call

Category: Resource Team Assessment Working Group, Resource Team Assessments

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Oct 30, 2017

MEDA Board Minutes August 2017

MEDA Board Minutes from August 2017 Meeting

Category: Board Minutes

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Oct 08, 2017

BillingsWorks2017

BillingsWorks MEDA Pre-Conference Training 2017

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2917

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Oct 08, 2017

WorkforceBryceWard

Bryce Ward Workforce Presentation, Red Lodge 2017

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2017

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Oct 08, 2017

Old Roosevelt School

Old Roosevelt School Story

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2017

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Oct 08, 2017

MEDA Ignite Montana Fall 2017

View the Ignite Presentations Fall 2017

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2017

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Oct 08, 2017

MEDA Ignite Video Clip 2017

Cheers to the Fall 2017 MEDA Ignite Montana Presenters

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2017

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Oct 08, 2017

Floating Island Presentation

Floating Island Information

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2017

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Oct 08, 2017

Conference Presenters Information Fall 2017

Contact info for speakers

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2017

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Oct 08, 2017

Placemaking with Tash Wisemiller

Montana Placemaking - Main Street Program

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2017

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Oct 08, 2017

MEDA Fall Conference Summary 2017

Catch the photos and presentations from MEDA Fall Conference 2017

Category: MEDA Fall Conference Summary 2017

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Sep 30, 2017

MEDA RLF Working Group Sept 19 2017

Notes from the September 19th meeting.

Category: RLF Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund

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Sep 30, 2017

MEDA October News

October 2017 MEDA News

Category: MEDA News, Newsletter, MEDA Newsletter

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Sep 04, 2017

MEDA September 2017 News

September MEDA News and Conference Agenda

Category: Newsletter, Newsletters, MEDA News

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Sep 01, 2017

MEDA Fall Sponsor 2017

Be a superhero and sponsor the MEDA 2017 Fall Conference!

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2017

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Aug 01, 2017

MEDA Board Minutes May 2 2017

MEDA Minutes from May 2017

Category: Board Minutes

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Jul 31, 2017

MEDA August 2017 News

Catch up on all things MEDA!

Category: News, MEDA News, Newsletter, Newsletters

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Jul 30, 2017

Navigating Truths and Myths of Business Financing

Innovate Montana Symposium Presentation on Financing your Business

Category: Presentations, Resources, Financing

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Jul 02, 2017

RTA Working Group Call June 2017

June 2017 RTA Meeting

Category: Resource Team Assessment Working Group, RTA Working Group, Resource Team Assessments

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Jul 02, 2017

BEAR Report June 2017

Thanks to our 150+ volunteers who provided time and resources to Montana's businesses!

Category: BEAR Working Group, BEAR, BEAR Report, MEDA BEAR Report

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Jul 02, 2017

MEDA July 2017 News

Read all about it! MEDA July News.

Category: MEDA Online News, MEDA Newsletter, News

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Jun 27, 2017

RLF Working Group Notes June 2017

Minutes from the June 2017 call.

Category: RLF Working Group, Working Groups, Revolving Loan Fund Working Group, MEDA RLF Working Group

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Jun 01, 2017

BEAR Report May 2017

BEAR Update May 2017

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR, BEAR Working Group

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Jun 01, 2017

MEDA June 2017 News

Read all about MEDA News!

Category: MEDA News, Newsletter, Newsletters,

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May 31, 2017

MDOC/MEDA Opportunity Call May 2017

Lots of news was shared during the May call.

Category: Opportunity Call, MEDA Opportunity Call, MDOC Opportunity Call

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May 30, 2017

RTA Working Group Call May 2017

Notes from the May 11th meeting.

Category: Resource Team Assessments, RTA Working Group, Resource Team Assessment Working Group

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May 23, 2017

February 9 2017 Board Minutes

Category: Board Minutes

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May 07, 2017

Community Planning and Infrastructure Gus Byrom

MEDA Pre-Conference Infrastructure Funding and Planning Workshop-Gus Byrom presentation.

Category: MEDA 2017 Spring Conference, Infrastructure, Gus Byrom, Infrastructure Workshop

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May 07, 2017

TIFs in Montana with Janet Cornish

An overview of TIF's in Montana following the 2017 Legislative Session

Category: TIFs, MEDA 2017 Spring Conference, Janet Cornish, 2017 Legislature, Legislature

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May 07, 2017

IgniteMontana! MEDA 2017 Spring Conference

Ten IgniteMontana! presentations from the MEDA 2017 Spring Conference.

Category: IgniteMontana! MEDA 2017 Spring Conference, Ignite Montana

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May 07, 2017

Social Media Strategies MEDA Conference 2017 Cooper Fisher

Presentation on Social Media strategis for Economic Developers

Category: MEDA 2017 Spring Conference, Social Media, Cooper Fisher

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May 07, 2017

MEDA 2017 Legislative ReCap Rick Edwards

Rick Edwards, MEDA Legislative Committee Chair - 2017 Legislative Wrap Up

Category: MEDA 2017 Spring Conference, Legislature, 2017 Legislature

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May 07, 2017

MEDA 2017 Spring Conference Summary

Catch presentations and photos from the 2017 MEDA Spring Conference!

Category: MEDA 2017 Spring Conference, Spring Conference

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Apr 29, 2017

Pre-Conference: Infrastructure Planning and Funding

Category: (none)

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Apr 29, 2017

MDOC/MEDA Opportunity Call

MDOC/MEDA Opportunity Call for April 2017

Category: (none)

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Apr 29, 2017

RTA Working Group Call April 2017

Notes from the April 13, 2017 Resource Team Working Group Call

Category: Resource Team Assessments, MEDA Resource Team Working Group, Resource Team Assessment Working Group

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Apr 29, 2017

MEDA May 2017 News

MEDA May News; see you at the conference!

Category: News, MEDA Online News, MEDA News, MEDA Newsletter

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Apr 29, 2017

MT BEAR Report April 2017

BEAR Activity in April 2017

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR, BEAR Working Group

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Apr 03, 2017

MEDA April 2017 News

Catch up on MEDA News - and Register for the Spring Conference!

Category: MEDA News, MEDA Newsletter

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Apr 03, 2017

BEAR Report March 2017

March statewide BEAR Team Activity

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR, BEAR Working Group

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Apr 01, 2017

MDOC/MEDA Opportunity Call

Notes from the March 2017 MDOC/MEDA Opportunity Call

Category: Opportunity Call, MEDA/MDOC Opportunity Call

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Apr 01, 2017

MEDA Tourism and Rec Working Group

Tourism and Recreation Working Group Notes from March 2017

Category: Working Groups, Tourism Working Group, Tourism and Recreation

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Feb 28, 2017

MEDA March 2017 News

MEDA news for March 2017

Category: MEDA News, Newsletter, Newsletters

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Feb 28, 2017

BEAR Report February 2017

BEAR Activity for February 2017

Category: MEDA BEAR Report, BEAR Report, BEAR, BEAR Working Group

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Feb 06, 2017

Fort Benton Resource Team Report

Category: Resource Team Assessments, Resource Team Report, Resource Team Assessment Working Group

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Feb 01, 2017

Gallatin County 2016 BEAR Report

View the amazing Gallatin County BEAR Report for 2016.

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR, BEAR Working Group, BEAR Teams

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Jan 31, 2017

MEDA February 2017 News

Check out the MEDA news for February!

Category: News, MEDA News, Newsletter, MEDA Newsletter

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Jan 31, 2017

MEDA January 2017 BEAR Report

January 2017 BEAR Report

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR Working Group

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Jan 30, 2017

BEAR Annual Report 2016

2016 Annual Montana BEAR Report

Category: BEAR Report, Annual BEAR Report, BEAR Working Group

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Jan 08, 2017

IMPACT Brochure Final for 2017 Legis Session

View an updated brochure - showcasing Montana's key economic development programs.

Category: Legislature, Legislative, Key Programs

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Jan 01, 2017

BEAR Report December 2016

BEAR Report for December 2016

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR Working Group, BEAR

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Jan 01, 2017

MEDA January 2017 News

Category: MEDA News, Newsletters, News, Newsletter

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Jan 01, 2017

Oct 14 2016 MEDA Board Minutes

Category: Board Minutes

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Nov 30, 2016

MEDA December News 2016

MEDA News December 2016

Category: MEDA News, MEDA Newsletter

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Nov 30, 2016

BEAR Report November 2016

Montana BEAR Activity for November 2016

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR Working Group

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Nov 30, 2016

MDOC Opportunity Call November 2016

November Update

Category: MDOC Opportunity Calls, MDOC Opportunity Call

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Nov 27, 2016

RLF Working Group Mtg Nov 2016

November meeting summary MEDA RLF Working Group

Category: Working Groups, RLF Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund Working Group

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Oct 31, 2016

MEDA November News

MEDA Fall News for 2016

Category: MEDA News, News, Newsletter, Newsletters

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Oct 31, 2016

BEAR Report October 2016

Montana's October BEAR Report for 2016

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR, BEAR Working Group, BEAR Teams

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Oct 30, 2016

Opportunity Call October 2016

October 2016 Opportunity Call

Category: Opportunity Call, MEDA Opportunity Call, MDOC Opportunity Call

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Oct 25, 2016

Seeley Lake Resort Info

Seeley Lake Resource Team info

Category: (none)

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Oct 25, 2016

Seeley Lake Resource Team Report

Seeley Lake Resource Team Assessment Report Sept. 2016

Category: Resource Team Assessments, Resource Team Report

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Oct 15, 2016

MEDA Legislative Agenda as of Oct 2016

Presentation by MEDA Legislative Committee Chair Rick Edwards, MEDA Fall Conference 2016.

Category: Legislative Resources, MEDA Fall Conference 2016

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Oct 15, 2016

Multi-Generational Workforce Presentation MEDA Fall Conference 2016

Presentation by Rick Edwards, MEDA Fall Conference 2016, Multi-generational Workforce

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2016, Workforce Working Group, Workforce

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Oct 15, 2016

MEDA Fall Conference 2016

MEDA 2016 Fall Conference Summary

Category: News, MEDA Fall Conference 2016

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Oct 07, 2016

MEDA Board Minutes April 2016

MEDA April 2016 Board Minutes

Category: Board Minutes

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Oct 01, 2016

MEDA Membership Committee Call Sept. 2016

Membership Committee Notes from September 2016

Category: MEDA Membership Committee Calls

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Oct 01, 2016

RTA Working Group Meeting Sept 2016

MEDA Resource Team Working Group - September notes

Category: Resource Team Assessments, MEDA Resource Team Working Group, RTA Working Group

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Oct 01, 2016

MEDA October 2016 News

Catch up on the latest MEDA news.

Category: MEDA News, Newsletters, News

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Oct 01, 2016

BEAR Report September 2016

A short report for BEAR in September.

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR Working Group

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Oct 01, 2016

February Board Minutes 2016

MEDA Board Minutes February 2016

Category: Board Minutes

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Sep 29, 2016

Opportunity Call September 2016

Catch program updates from MDOC and MEDA.

Category: Opportunity Call, MEDA Opportunity Call, MDOC Opportunity Calls

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Sep 26, 2016

RLF Working Group Sept 2016 Meeting Notes

Minutes of the meeting, September 2016

Category: RLF Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund

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Sep 15, 2016

Strategic Plan

MEDA Strategic Plan 2016

Category: MEDA Strategic Plan, Strategic Plan

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Sep 05, 2016

MEDA Fall Sponsors 2016

MEDA Fall Conference Sponsorship Info 2016

Category: (none)

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Aug 31, 2016

Opportunity Call August 2016

Notes from the August Opportunity Call.

Category: MDOC Opportunity Calls, MDOC Opportunity Call

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Aug 31, 2016

MEDA Membership Committee Call

MEDA Membership Committee Notes August 2016

Category: MEDA Membership Committee Calls

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Aug 31, 2016

BEAR Report August 2016

MEDA BEAR Report for August 2016

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR Working Group

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Aug 31, 2016

MEDA September News

Category: Newsletters

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Jul 31, 2016

MEDA August 2016 News

August 2016 News for MEDA

Category: MEDA News, Newsletter, Newsletters

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Jul 30, 2016

MDOC Opportunity Call July 2016

Learn of program updates from MDOC and MEDA partner activities.

Category: MDOC Opportunity Call, MDOC Opportunity Calls, MDOC

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Jul 30, 2016

BEAR Report July 2016

Seventeen BEAR Visits in July!

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR, BEAR Working Group

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Jul 01, 2016

BEAR Report June 2016

Badlands BEAR launches in Glendive.

Category: BEAR Report

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Jul 01, 2016

RLF Working Group Call June 2016

Catch all of the discussion with the RLF Working Group.

Category: RLF Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund

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Jul 01, 2016

July 2016 MEDA News

Summer is heating up with MEDA news.

Category: Newsletter, MEDA News, Newsletters

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Jul 01, 2016

MEDA November 2015 Board Minutes

MEDA Board Minutes November 2015

Category: Board Minutes

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Jun 30, 2016

MDOC Opportunity Call June 2016

Learn of latest updates with key MDOC programs and MEDA projects.

Category: MDOC, Opportunity Call, MEDA Opportunity Call, MDOC Opportunity Call

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Jun 06, 2016

Ronan Resource Team Report

Greater Ronan Resource Team Assessment Report

Category: Resource Team Assessments, Resource Team Report

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Jun 01, 2016

Community Assessment Presentations ID MT WY

This presentation combines the Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming Community Assessment Process. It was prepared in the "ignite" format which is less than 20 slides and 30 seconds per slide. The purpose of the presentation was to share existing formats and to obtain feedback to learn best practices from each other and to learn of improvements - from each other.

Category: Community Assessments, Community Development, Resource Team Assessments, Resource Team Working Group

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Jun 01, 2016

MDOC Opportunity Call May 2016

Notes from the May 25, 2016 MDOC Opportunity Call with MEDA.

Category: MDOC Opportunity Calls, MDOC

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Jun 01, 2016

RTA Working Group Call May 2016

MEDA RTA Working Group Notes May 2016

Category: Resource Team Assessment Working Group, Resource Team Assessments,

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Jun 01, 2016

MEDA June 2016 News

MEDA News for June 2016

Category: News, MEDA News, Newsletters

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Jun 01, 2016

BEAR Report May 2016

Statewide Montana BEAR Report for May 2016

Category: BEAR Report

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May 05, 2016

BEAR Report April 2016

Lots of news and info in the April BEAR Report.

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR, BEAR Working Group

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May 01, 2016

BE Forest Products - Debi Davidson Partners in Progress Spring 2016

2016 Partners in Progress presentation: BE Forest Products. Presenter: Debi Davidson, MT Dept. of Commerce.

Category: Presentations, 2016 MEDA Spring Conference, Partners in Progress

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May 01, 2016

Diversified Plastics - Aaron Platt and Katie Willcockson Partners in Progress

2016 Partners in Progress Diversified Plastics with Aaron Pratt and Katie Willcockson presenting with MT Dept. of Commerce.

Category: Presentations, 2016 MEDA Spring Conference, Partners in Progress

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May 01, 2016

Tribal Communications Project - Heather Sobrepena George Partners in Progress

Tribal Cell Tower Communications Project - Heather Sobrepena George presenting for Montana Dept. of Commerce.

Category: Presentations, 2016 MEDA Spring Conference, Partners in Progress

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May 01, 2016

Spring Prairie - Ray Beck, Jessica Hoag Partners in Progress

DNRC Spring Prairie - Ray Beck and Jessica Hoag presenting for DNRC, Partners for Progress.

Category: Presentations, 2016 MEDA Spring Conference, Partners in Progress

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May 01, 2016

Transco Rail Car Project - Annmarie Robinson Partners in Progress

BSTF TRansco Rail Car Project - presented by Annmarie Robinson for MT Dept. of Commerce

Category: Presentations, 2016 MEDA Spring Conference, Partners in Progress

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May 01, 2016

Blackfeet Community College Building - Healthcare Expansion

Healthcare Building Expansion Project for Blackfeet Community College - Sarah Converse and Casey Lozar Presenting. Sarah - Sweetgrass Development; Casey Lozar - MT Dept. of Commerce Partners in Progress

Category: Presentations, 2016 MEDA Spring Conference, Partners in Progress

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May 01, 2016

Consumer Direct - Alyssa Townsend Partners in Progress

Alyssa Townsend, MT Dept. of Commerce, presents on Consumer Direct for the Partners in Progress segment.

Category: Presentations, 2016 MEDA Spring Conference, Partners in Progress

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May 01, 2016

Resodyn Corporation - Dave Desch, Larry Farrar Partners in Progress

Resodyn Corp - featured by MT Dept. of Commerce, Partners in Progress. Larry Farrar and Dave Desch.

Category: Presentations, 2016 MEDA Spring Conference, Partners in Progress

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May 01, 2016

Building Capacity where it Matters - Warren Vaughan

Building Capacity Where It Matters - Warren Vaughan, Gallatin County Planning/BEAR Director. Business Expansion and Retention - Warren's Way

Category: BEAR, Presentations, BEAR Working Group, 2016 MEDA Spring Conference

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May 01, 2016

HomeStake Partners - Building Capacity where it Matters

Jeff Batton, HomeStake Partners, offers business owners and start-ups specific skill building and systems needed to succeed.

Category: BEAR, Presentations, 2016 MEDA Spring Conference

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May 01, 2016

2016 MEDA Spring Conference Summary

Enjoy the 2016 MEDA Spring Conference all over again - view photos and download presentations: Plug in to Montana's Talent

Category: 2016 MEDA Spring Conference, Presentations, Past Events

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May 01, 2016

MDOC Opportunity Call April 2016

MDOC Opportunity Call for April 2016

Category: Opportunity Call, MDOC Opportunity Calls, MDOC

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May 01, 2016

RLF Working Group Call April 2016

MEDA RLF Working Group Notes April 2016

Category: RLF Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund

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May 01, 2016

Profits Hiding in Plain Sight - WOTC

What is WOTC?

Category: BEAR, BEAR Report, BEAR Working Groups, Incentives, MEDA Working Groups

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May 01, 2016

MEDA May 2016 News

MEDA News and Updates for May 2016

Category: News, Newsletters, MEDA News

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Apr 26, 2016

Deer Lodge Report 2016

Deer Lodge Resource Team Assessment Report 2016

Category: Resource Team Assessments

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Apr 01, 2016

BEAR Report March 2016

Statewide BEAR Activities for March

Category: BEAR Report

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Apr 01, 2016

MEDA April 2016 News

MEDA News for April 2016

Category: MEDA News, Newsletter

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Mar 31, 2016

RTA Working Group March 2016

Shaping the Resource Team Assessment model to be the best it can be.

Category: RTA Working Group, Resource Team Assessments

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Mar 31, 2016

Profits Hiding in Plain Sight - To raise prices or not

Mike Jackson's article on raising prices - or not.

Category: BEAR, BEAR Working Group, BEAR Teams

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Mar 01, 2016

BEAR Report February 2016

The MEDA BEAR Working Group has suggested a new format for BEAR Monthly Reports. Submit your information before 6pm on the last day of each month.

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR, BEAR Working Group

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Mar 01, 2016

MEDA March 2016 News

Your MEDA News for March 2016.

Category: News, Newsletter, Newsletters, MEDA News

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Feb 29, 2016

MEDA Marketing Committee Minutes

MEDA Marketing Committee Meeting Feb 2016.

Category: MEDA Marketing Committee

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Feb 28, 2016

Malta Phillips County One Year Celebration

Review the great progress the people of Malta/Phillips County are making! While the Resource Team Assessment held in October 2014 cannot take all of the credit, the team did play a role in providing resources, prioritization, and sparking the community to take new action. This is a summary of the One Year Celebration and Training since the team's first visit.

Category: Resource Team Assessments, Resource Team Assessment Working Group

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Feb 28, 2016

RTA Working Group Feb 2016 Meeting

Summary of the February 2016 meeting.

Category: Resource Team Assessments, Resource Team Assessment Working Group, RTA Working Group

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Feb 28, 2016

MDOC Opportunity Call February 2016

Summary of the MDOC/MEDA Opportunity Call for February 2016.

Category: MDOC, MDOC Opportunity Calls

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Jan 31, 2016

MDOC Opportunity Call January 2016

MDOC MEDA Opportunity Call January 2016

Category: MDOC, Opportunity Call, MEDA Opportunity Call,

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Jan 31, 2016

MEDA February 2016 News

Category: MEDA News, Newsletter, News and Events

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Jan 31, 2016

BEAR Report January 2016

Category: BEAR, BEAR Report, BEAR Working Group

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Jan 30, 2016

MEDA Legislative Committee Mtg Jan 19 2016

Draft Meeting Notes

Category: Legislative Resources

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Jan 30, 2016

RLF Working Group Minutes January 2016

RLF Working Group January 2016 Notes

Category: RLF Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund

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Jan 30, 2016

RTA Working Group Jan 2016 Mtg

RTA Working Group Notes January 2016

Category: Resource Team Assessments, Resource Team Assessment Working Group, RTA Working Group

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Jan 22, 2016

2015 ANNUAL BEAR REPORT

Review the activities of the statewide Montana BEAR Program for 2015.

Category: BEAR Report

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Jan 04, 2016

MEDA January 2016 News

Happy 2016 - January MEDA News

Category: Newsletters, MEDA News,

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Jan 02, 2016

MEDA Resource Team Working Group Dec 2015 Mtg

MEDA Resource Team Assessment Working Group meeting minutes from December 10, 2015

Category: Resource Team Assessments, Resource Team Assessment Working Group

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Jan 02, 2016

MEDA Legislative Committee Mtg Dec 16 2015

Notes from the MEDA Legislative Committee Call Dec 2015

Category: Legislative, Legislative Resources

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Jan 02, 2016

Profits Hiding in Plain Sight - Inventory Turnover

Enjoy this article by Mike Jackson, Kalispell BEAR Team, on Profits Hiding in Plain Sight - Inventory Turnover.

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR Teams

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Jan 02, 2016

BEAR Report December 2015

Montana Statewide BEAR Report for December 2015.

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR

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Dec 11, 2015

Sanders County Report

MEDA Sanders County Resource Team Assessment Report

Category: Resource Team Assessments, Resource Team Assessment Working Group

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Dec 03, 2015

Montana Infrastructure - Call to Action Summary

MEDA's leadership compiled and summarized the report-out information gathered from the Montana Infrastructure - Call to Action Town Hall Meeting as well as a Handout that describes the Call to Action information, Purpose Statement, and Next Steps.

Category: Call to Action, Infrastructure, Montana Infrastructure Report Card

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Dec 03, 2015

Montana Infrastructure - Handout - Call to Action Summary and Next Steps

This handout provides a summary of the Call to Action, next steps, and MEDA's definition of infrastructure, but also includes MEDA's Purpose Statement and Strategic Next Steps. It is hoped this handout will be of use to you as you discuss the critical topic of addressing Montana's infrastructure needs.

Category: Infrastructure, Montana Infrastructure Report Card, Call to Action

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Dec 01, 2015

MEDA Resource Team Working Group Meeting Nov 2015

Minutes from the November 2015 Meeting.

Category: Resource Team Assessments, Resource Team Assessment Working Group

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Dec 01, 2015

MEDA December 2015 News

Enjoy MEDA December 2015 News

Category: News, MEDA News

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Dec 01, 2015

BEAR Report November 2015

BEAR Highlights for November 2015

Category: BEAR Report

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Nov 27, 2015

June 2015 Board Minutes

MEDA Board Minutes from June, 2015

Category: Board Minutes

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Nov 27, 2015

MEDA By-Laws Oct 2015

MEDA By-Laws Updated October 2015

Category: MEDA By-Laws

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Nov 27, 2015

MEDA Articles of Inc Updated

MEDA Articles Updated Oct 2015

Category: MEDA Articles of Inc

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Nov 17, 2015

RLF Working Group Minutes November 2015

Minutes from November 17th Meeting.

Category: RLF Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund, RLF Working Group, Minutes

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Nov 01, 2015

MEDA Resource Team Working Group Meeting Sept 22 2015

Minutes from the September 22, 2015 Resource Team Assessment Working Group Call.

Category: Resource Team Assessment Working Group, Resource Team Assessments

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Nov 01, 2015

BEAR Report October 2015

Montana BEAR Report for October 2015.

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR

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Nov 01, 2015

MEDA November 2015 News

MEDA November News is five pages of great information to keep you up-to-date!

Category: Newsletters, MEDA News

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Oct 30, 2015

2015 MEDA Fall Conference Summary

Enjoy photos and presentation files from the MEDA 2015 Fall Conference.

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2015, Presentations, Fall Conference

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Oct 30, 2015

CRDC EDD Meeting Notes August 2015

Review the draft minutes from the August 2015 Working Group meeting.

Category: CRDC EDD Working Group, CRDC EDD

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Oct 29, 2015

MEDA Call to Action Report Card, Presentations, Maps

MEDA's Montana Infrastruture Town Meeting: Call to Action powerpoint. This file combines the MT Report Card, Maps, Laurel Presentation, and Beaverhead County Presentation.

Category: Infrastructure, Montana Infrastructure Report Card, MEDA Fall Conference 2015, Laurel, Beaverhead County, Dillon

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Oct 29, 2015

Kinetic Marketing

They Just Don't Get Me - How to make your pitch clear, simple, and understandable.

Category: Marketing, Presentations, MEDA Fall Conference 2015

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Oct 29, 2015

Kauffman Foundation Presentation Entrepreneurs

How Montana became the Best Place for Start-ups in the Nation

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2015, Entrepreneurs, Kauffman Foundation

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Oct 28, 2015

Community Development Meets Economic Development

Community Development Meets Economic Development - presentation by Sara Hudson, Big Sky Economic Development, MEDA 2015 Fall Conference

Category: Presentations, MEDA Fall Conference 2015, Community Development, Economic Development, Sara Hudson

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Oct 20, 2015

RLF Working Group Minutes October 2015

October 20 Minutes RLF Working Group

Category: RLF Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund Working Group, Minutes, Revolving Loan Fund

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Oct 17, 2015

MEDA Fall 2015 Conference Slideshow

Enjoy the MEDA Fall Conference all over again with this photo summary. ??

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2015, photos, People

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Oct 17, 2015

MT Infrastructure Town Hall Meeting Maps

View the project maps that were shared during the MEDA Montana Infrastructure Town Hall Meeting: Call to Action October 13, 2015

Category: MEDA Fall Conference 2015, Infrastructure, Maps, Town Hall Meeting

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Oct 12, 2015

Draft Slides for Town Hall Mtg

Category: Presentations

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Oct 10, 2015

Infrastructure Presentation Laurel

MEDA Montana Infrastructure Town Hall Meeting: Call to Action - Laurel Presentation

Category: Infrastructure, Presentations, MEDA Fall Conference 2015

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Oct 10, 2015

Infrastructure Presentation Beaverhead County

MEDA Infrastruture Town Hall Meeting: Call to Action Beaverhead County Presentation

Category: Infrastructure, Presentations, MEDA Fall Conference 2015

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Sep 30, 2015

MEDA October 2015 News

Check over the MEDA October News - there is a lot going on that you won't want to miss.

Category: Newsletters, Newsletter,

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Sep 30, 2015

September 2015 BEAR Report

Statewide BEAR Report for September; well done, Montana!

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR Working Group

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Sep 28, 2015

MEDA RLF Working Group Minutes Sept 2015

MEDA RLF Working Group Minutes; join the meetings each Third Tuesday of the month at 10:00am.

Category: Revolving Loan Fund, RLF Working Group, Revolving Loan Fund Working Group

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Sep 02, 2015

MEDA September 2015 News

Category: Newsletter, Newsletters, MEDA News

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Aug 31, 2015

Economic Development at Work

At times those working in the fields of economic, community, and business development have a hard time describing to others just what it is they do. Storytelling is all the rage these days as it has been proven that through telling a story, better understanding is shared. Mike Jackson, who has retired multiple times, gave permission to share the attached story. Keep it handy whe...

Category: Networking, Economic Development, BEAR

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Aug 31, 2015

MEDA BEAR Report August 2015

Montana BEAR Report for August 2015 Catch this story: Economic Development at Work

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR,

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Aug 02, 2015

MEDA BEAR Report July 2015

July 2015 Report of Business Expansion and Retention for the statewide program.

Category: BEAR Report

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Jul 26, 2015

MEDA Innovation Award 2015

The Montana Economic Developers Association announces two award opportunities designed to recognize and celebrate economic development achievements. Deadline: August 25th MEDA Innovation Award and the Anthony J. Preite Champion of Economic Development Award.

Category: MEDA Awards, Awards, Innovation

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Jul 26, 2015

Anthony J. Preite Champion of Economic Development Award

The Montana Economic Developers Association announces two award opportunities designed to recognize and celebrate economic development achievements. Deadline: August 25th MEDA Innovation Award and the Anthony J. Preite Champion of Economic Development Award.

Category: MEDA Awards, Awards, Champion of Economic Development

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Jul 07, 2015

MEDA Board Minutes May 2015

MEDA Board Minutes May 5, 2015

Category: Board Minutes

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Jun 30, 2015

MEDA July 2015 Online News

Check out all the news!

Category: Newsletter, Newsletters, MEDA News,

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Jun 30, 2015

BEAR Report June 2015

Important changes in the Montana BEAR Program and with our IWT Partner

Category: BEAR Report

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Jun 26, 2015

BEAR Working Group Minutes

BEAR Working Group Minutes June 24, 2015

Category: BEAR Minutes

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Jun 01, 2015

MEDA June 2015 Online News

Get caught up on MEDA News and check out the Grants and Opportunities for You segments.

Category: Newsletters, MEDA Online News, MEDA News, News & Events

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Jun 01, 2015

MEDA BEAR Report May 2015

May highlights for the Statewide BEAR Program

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR Working Group

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May 08, 2015

IEDC Best Practices Presentation May 2015

Jeff Finkle's presentation on IEDC and Economic Development Best Practices

Category: IEDC, MEDA Spring Conference 2015, Best Practices

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May 08, 2015

Economic Revitalization Worksheet

Worksheet from Barbara Wold on Economic Revitalization

Category: MEDA Spring Conference 2015, Barbara Wold, Economic Revitalization

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May 08, 2015

Legislative Recap and Summary MEDA 2015

2015 MEDA Legislative Session Recap

Category: MEDA Spring Conference 2015, Legislature

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May 07, 2015

Help Grow Entrepreneurship in Your Community

MEDA Spring Conference 2015 Professional Develpment by Della Rucker.

Category: MEDA Spring Conference 2015, Della Rucker, Entrepreneurs

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May 07, 2015

GFDA Welcome to Great Falls

Welcome to Great Falls!

Category: MEDA Spring Conference 2015, GFDA

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May 03, 2015

BEAR Report April 2015

Changes are on the way for BEAR; get ready for a summer BEAR Roundup! April 2015 Report

Category: BEAR, BEAR Report, BEAR Working Group

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May 03, 2015

MEDA May Online News

May 2015 Online MEDA News. See you in Great Falls!

Category: Newsletters, Newsletter, News

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Apr 02, 2015

BEAR Report March 2015

Montana BEAR Team report for March.

Category: BEAR Working Group, BEAR, BEAR Report

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Mar 02, 2015

March 2015 MEDA News

MEDA March News and Transmittal Report - Call to Action!

Category: Newsletters, News,

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Mar 01, 2015

BEAR Report February 2015

Catch the update on Montana BEAR Team activities for February; refer your clients to two workshops in March.

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR

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Feb 01, 2015

BEAR Report January 2015

Statewise Montana BEAR Report foro January 2015.

Category: BEAR, BEAR Report, BEAR Working Group

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Feb 01, 2015

MEDA February 2015 News

February 2015 Online News

Category: News, Newsletters,

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Jan 14, 2015

MEDA Rotunda Day Slide Show IMPACT Partnerships that Work 2015

The MEDA Day in the Rotunda IMPACT Slideshow featured Economic Develpoment Organizations, key economic development programs used, and business success stories.

Category: Rotunda Day, MEDA Slide Show, Past Events

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Jan 10, 2015

2014 Annual Montana BEAR Report

A summary of Montana BEAR Team activity for 2014.

Category: BEAR Report, Annual BEAR Report, BEAR Working Group

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Jan 05, 2015

MEDA January 2015 News

Find the most recent news in our January Newsletter!

Category: Newsletters

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Jan 05, 2015

BEAR Report December 2014

There were 11 BEAR Retention Visits held in December. Montana's BEAR Team keeps moving forward!

Category: BEAR Report

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Dec 02, 2014

Tri-Fold Brochure of Key Economic Programs 2015

A brief summary of key economic development programs for Montana.

Category: Legislature, Legislative, Legislative Resources

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Dec 02, 2014

Key Economic Development Programs and Success Stories 2015

This document combines the data of Montana key economic development programs plus business success stories. Updated for 2015 Legislative Session.

Category: Legislative, Legislative Resources, Legislature

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Dec 02, 2014

Malta/Phillips County Resource Team Report

Review the Malta/Phillips County Resource Team Assessment Report. Return town meeting to set priorities and working groups is January 7th, 6:00pm.

Category: Resource Team Assessments

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Dec 01, 2014

MEDA December 2014 News

You will find several useful links in the December newsletter to get you ready for the 64th Montana Legislative Session...and much more.

Category: Newsletters, News and Events

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Nov 30, 2014

November BEAR Report

Twenty-Nine BEAR business visits were held in November. Montana's BEAR Team is amazing!

Category: BEAR, BEAR Report

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Nov 15, 2014

Big Timber Sweet Grass Report by SUBJECT Only

This is the Big Timber Sweet Grass County Resource Team Assessment Report which is organized by Subject only. The full report is available here.

Category: Resource Team Assessments

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Nov 09, 2014

Big Timber Sweet Grass County Resource Team Report

Big Timber Sweet Grass County Resource Team Assessment details, recommendations, resources, and listening session notes.

Category: Resource Team Assessments

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Nov 02, 2014

MEDA BEAR Report October 2014

MEDA BEAR Activities for October 2014

Category: BEAR Report, BEAR

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Nov 02, 2014

November MEDA News

Catch up on MEDA News for November!

Category: Newsletters, MEDA News

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Oct 31, 2014

Billings Works

Billings Works Meeting Workforce Needs - in Partnership Big Sky Economic Development, Billings Chamber of Commerce, Billings Job Service, MSU Billings/City College, Rocky Mountain College, City/County Leadership, School District #2/Career Center, Private Industry Three Key Areas 1. Human Capital -WorkNow Teams 2. Skills Development/Education 3. Data/Research/Accountability

Category: Workforce, MEDA Fall Conference 2014, Presentations, Fall Conference, Big Sky Economic Development,

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Oct 31, 2014

Best Places to Work

When employees have an awesome experience, they produce awesome results.

Category: workforce, Montana West Economic Development, Presentations, Fall Conference, MEDA Fall Conference 2014

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Oct 31, 2014

Bozeman BEAR Strategic Plan

This simple document is the Bozeman BEAR Strategic Plan for 2014. It is not an operations plan nor does it lay out goals and objectives in the traditional way. Instead, it asks seven big questions: What’s our winning aspiration? What’s our reason for existing as a program and an organization? Where will we play? What space will we occupy in the economic development landscape here in Bozema...

Category: BEAR, Strategic Plan, Strategies, Presentations, MEDA Fall Conference 2014, Bozeman BEAR

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Oct 29, 2014

TIF Presentation 2014

Janet Cornish and her team of professionals provide up-to-date information on TIF's.

Category: TIF, Tax Increment Finance Training, TIFID, trainings

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Oct 01, 2014

BEAR Report September 2014

Showcasing BEAR Team efforts in September.

Category: BEAR, BEAR Working Group, BEAR Report

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Oct 01, 2014

October 2014 Newsletter

MEDA Online News for October.

Category: Newsletters

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Sep 10, 2014

Scholarship Criteria

Category: Scholarships

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Sep 01, 2014

September 2014 Newsletter

Category: Newsletters

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Aug 01, 2014

August 2014 Newsletter

Category: Newsletters

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Aug 01, 2014

BEAR Report August 2014

Category: BEAR Report

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Jul 28, 2014

MEDA Board Minutes July 2014

Category: Board Minutes

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Jul 01, 2014

July 2014 Newsletter

Category: Newsletters

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Jul 01, 2014

BEAR Report July 2014

Category: BEAR, BEAR Report, BEAR Working Group

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Jun 02, 2014

June 2014 Newsletter

Category: Newsletters

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Jun 01, 2014

BEAR Report June 2014

Category: BEAR, BEAR Report, BEAR Working Group

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May 19, 2014

MEDA Five Committee Meeting

Category: CRDC EDD, Minutes, CRDC EDD Working Group, Programs, Legislative, Legislators

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May 19, 2014

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS PEER LEARNING LAB

Category: Professional Development, CRDC EDD, CRDC EDD Working Group, Resources, Training, Training,

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May 19, 2014

REGIONAL COUNCIL SELF ASSESSMENT AND RESOURCE TOOLKIT

Category: CRDC EDD, EDA, Training, Resources, CRDC EDD Working Group

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May 19, 2014

Eight Proven Programs Building Jobs for Montana

Category: Legislative, Legislature, Reports, Past Reports, Resources

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May 19, 2014

A Brief History of the 2019 Economic Development Programs and other Key Tools for Building and Sustaining Montana

In the 1999 Legislative Session, Rep. Doug Mood sponsored HB260 entitled “Encourage Economic Development via Investment in Research/Commercialization Projects.” The bill was a product of Governor Racicot’s Jobs & Income initiative and the Vision 2005 (Agricultural) initiative. These initiatives were the product of strategic planning meetings that occurred all across Montana in 1997 and 1998. The bill was passed into law and used a coa...

Category: Legislative, Legislature, Past Reports

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May 19, 2014

REINVESTING IN MONTANA’S ECONOMIC FUTURE

Category: Legislative, Legislature, Past Reports

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May 19, 2014

IMPACT, PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK

Category: Legislature, Legislative, Past Reports, Resources, Programs, Incentives, Economic Development

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May 19, 2014

Continuing the Investment Success: Proven Programs for Montana’s Economy

Category: Legislative, Past Reports

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May 19, 2014

CONTINUE THE INVESTMENT SUCCESS: Proven Programs Essential to Montana’s Economy

Category: Legislative, Legislature, Past Reports, CRDC EDD

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May 19, 2014

CERTIFIED REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGIONS

Category: Maps, Resources, CRDC EDD Working Group, CRDC EDD

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May 19, 2014

MEDA Code of Conduct and Ethics

Category: Code of Conduct and Ethics, Members, Membership

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May 19, 2014

PROGRAM REVIEW REQUEST FORM

Category: Forms

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May 19, 2014

Membership Benefits

Category: Membership, Members, Incentives

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May 19, 2014

ASiMI Project

Category: 2014 MEDA Spring Conference, Presentations

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May 19, 2014

HUD Sustainable Communities

Category: 2014 MEDA Spring Conference, HUD, Past Reports, Past Conferences, Resources

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May 19, 2014

Hydro, A Great Opportunity

Category: 2014 MEDA Spring Conference

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May 19, 2014

Big Timberworks

Category: 2014 MEDA Spring Conference, Presentations, Spring Conference

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May 19, 2014

CONFERENCE SUMMARY: PRESENTATION FILES AND PHOTOS

Category: Past Conferences

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May 19, 2014

Building Cooperatives In Montana

Category: 2014 MEDA Spring Conference, Presentations, Past Reports

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May 19, 2014

COOPERATIVES EMPOWERING COMMUNICATIONS

Category: 2014 MEDA Spring Conference, Presentations, Past Events, Past Conferences

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May 19, 2014

Rare Things

Category: 2014 MEDA Spring Conference, Presentations, Past Conferences

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May 18, 2014

Snowy Mountain Economic Development

Category: CEDS Reports, CRDC EDD Working Group, CRDC EDD, Strategies, Reports, Resources

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May 18, 2014

Beartooth Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc. and Economic Development District

Recognizing the need to continue with our effort to create a unified, regional approach to economic development in the five county Beartooth RC&D Area of South Central Montana, the Beartooth Economic Development Committee and Beartooth RC&D Board of Directors (Council) have prepared this updated Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) with assistance from their sponsors.

Category: CEDS Reports, CRDC EDD Working Group, Resources, CRDC EDD

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May 18, 2014

Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation

The Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation was established in 2006 as a public benefit, regional non-profit corporation. The five (5) counties of Carter, D Dawson, Fallon, Prairie, and Wibaux, along with the communities of Baker, Ekalaka, Glendive, Plevna, Richey, Terry, and Wibaux, joined forces to create a means to stimulate and promote economic development in southeastern Montana.

Category: CEDS Report, Strategies, CRDC EDD, Resources, CRDC EDD Working Group, Strategies

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May 18, 2014

The Great Northern Development Corporation

The Great Northern Development Corporation of northeastern Montana is a private, non-profit corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Montana. Articles of Incorporation were filed on October 18, 1995 in specific response to the federal legislation of P.L. 8-136, the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended. The Great Northern Development Corporation submitted its first regional Overall Economic Development Progra...

Category: CRDC EDD Working Group, Strategies, CRDC EDD, Reports, EDA, Resources

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May 18, 2014

Northern Rocky Mountain Economic Development District

Facilitate planning and needs assessment processes for cities, counties, groups, and organizations involved in community and economic development, as requested or designed. Assist, whenever possible, in locating available funding resources for these entities for their respective planning efforts.

Category: CEDS Reports, Resources, CRDC EDD Working Group, CRDC EDD, Strategies

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May 18, 2014

Southeastern Montana

The 2011 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) update from Southeastern Montana Development Corporation (SEMDC) represents the commitment and effort by our staff and Board of Directors to listen, deliver and sustain a high level of attention and service to each of our members.

Category: CEDS Reports, Strategies, CRDC EDD Working Group, CRDC EDD, EDA, Resources, Reports

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May 18, 2014

Sweetgrass Development

A CEDS is a document and planning process developed with broad participation that addresses economic problems and potential for an area. Underlying the research and recommendations in this document is a philosophy, based on a growing body of literature on economic development, which states that successful approaches to prosperity, focus on creating conditions in which entrepreneurship will succeed. This involves capitalizing on existing assets, cultivating innovatio...

Category: CRDC EDD Working Group, Strategies, CRDC EDD, Resources, EDA, Reports,

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May 18, 2014

BEAR WORKING GROUP AND INCUMBENT WORKFORCE TRAINING CONFERENCE CALL SUMMARY

Montana Dept. of Commerce, Montana Dept. of Labor, Statewide BEAR Teams and MEDA Members.

Category: BEAR, Presentations, BEAR Working Group, IWT, Resources

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May 18, 2014

BEAR Tutorial User Productivity Reporting

Category: BEAR, ExecutivePulse

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May 18, 2014

Brownfield 101

Category: Brownfields & Environmental, Minutes, Resources, Presentations

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May 18, 2014

MEDA Innovative Working Group Research Presentation

Category: Innovation and Strategic Planning, Innovation and Strategic Planning Working Group, Past Reports, Resources

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May 18, 2014

Energy Fact Sheet

Category: Energy Working Group, Past Reports, Reports

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May 18, 2014

Energy Forum Presentation

Category: Energy Working Group, Past Reports, Reports

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May 18, 2014

EXISTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS & STAKEHOLDERS IN MONTANA

Category: Energy Working Group, Past Reports

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May 18, 2014

Stakeholders Presentation

Category: Energy Working Group, Presentations, Past Reports

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May 05, 2014

USDA RD Training - MEDA Combined Programs

Category: Past Reports, Presentations

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May 01, 2014

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies - Across the State

A COLLECTION OF COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES (CEDS) Compiled for the MEDA Transportation Working Group to Improve Collaboration and Interaction

Category: CEDS Reports, CRDC EDD Working Group, CRDC EDD, Resources, Transportation Working Group

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May 01, 2014

What is a Brownfields?

Brownfield’s are abandoned, idled, or underused industrial and commercial properties where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.

Category: Brownfields & Environmental, Training, Presentations, Programs

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May 01, 2014

MEDA Members Benefits

MEDA represents over 200 members who are actively involved in local economic activity, community development, job retention and job creation for Montana.

Category: Members, Membership, Incentives

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May 01, 2014

MEDA BOARD MINUTES May 2014

Category: Board Minutes

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May 01, 2014

ExecutivePulse V6 Tutorials

Category: BEAR, BEAR Working Group, Training

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May 01, 2014

May 2014 Newsletter

Welcome to MEDA Online News. The purpose of this webpage is to serve as a communication link within the MEDA membership. It is to be a member-to-member site to inform MEDA Members as to news within our organization. Let’s keep in touch and keep our network strong.

Category: Newsletters

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May 01, 2014

Brownfield Minutes May 2014

Category: Brownfields & Environmental

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Apr 01, 2014

April 2014 Newsletter

Welcome to MEDA Online News. The purpose of this webpage is to serve as a communication link within the MEDA membership. It is to be a member-to-member site to inform MEDA Members as to news within our organization. Let’s keep in touch and keep our network strong.

Category: Newsletters

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Apr 01, 2014

BEAR Report April 2014

Category: BEAR, BEAR Working Group, BEAR Report

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Apr 01, 2014

MEDA EDA CALL MINUTES APRIL 2014

Category: CRDC EDD, CRDC EDD Working Group, EDA, Minutes,

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Mar 31, 2014

2014 Spring Conference Summary

Category: Past Events, Presentations, Past Conferences, 2014 MEDA Spring Conference, Spring Conference

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Mar 01, 2014

March 2014 Newsletter

Welcome to MEDA Online News. The purpose of this webpage is to serve as a communication link within the MEDA membership. It is to be a member-to-member site to inform MEDA Members as to news within our organization. Let’s keep in touch and keep our network strong.

Category: Newsletters

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Mar 01, 2014

BEAR Report March 2014

Category: BEAR, BEAR Working Group, BEAR Report

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Mar 01, 2014

Brownfield Minutes March 2014

Category: Brownfields & Environmental, Minutes

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Feb 14, 2014

MDT Construction Webcam for the Judith River Trestle

The Judith River Trestle is one of four steel trestles on Central Montana Rail Incorporated’s short-line railroad. The trestle is located in Fergus County, approximately 13 miles northwest of Lewistown, MT and 5 miles southeast of Danvers, MT. The trestle traverses the Judith River in the northwest quarter of Section 12, Range 16 East, Township 16 North.

Category: Transportation Working Group

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Feb 11, 2014

Transportation Working Group Minutes 02/11/2014

Minutes from the February 11, 2014 Meeting

Category: Transportation Working Group, Minutes

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Feb 01, 2014

February 2014 Newsletter

Welcome to MEDA Online News. The purpose of this webpage is to serve as a communication link within the MEDA membership. It is to be a member-to-member site to inform MEDA Members as to news within our organization. Let’s keep in touch and keep our network strong.

Category: Newsletters

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Jan 01, 2014

Bakken Area Research and MDT Work to Date

Impacts to Montana State Highways Due to Bakken Oil Development

Category: Transportation Working Group, Past Reports, Presentations

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Jan 01, 2014

Rail Service Competition Council

The Rail Service Competition Council (RSCC) was created in 2005 by the State of Montana Legislature to promote rail service competition in Montana.

Category: Transportation Working Group, Resources

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Jan 01, 2014

ICED Phases 1 & 2 (most recent work) and Tasks 1-3 Reports to Date

Impacts of Increased Canadian Economic Development on Northern Montana Highways

Category: Transportation Working Group, Reports, Resources

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Jan 01, 2014

MDT Construction Webcams

Category: Transportation Working Group

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Jan 01, 2014

MDT ToolKit

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) recognizes that the effective coordination of transportation and land use planning decisions is vital to Montana's long-term economic growth and fiscal well-being. In Montana, as in most states, land use regulations and many transportation-related decisions are matters of local governance. This Toolkit is a result of research into best and most promising practices, guided by land use and transportatio...

Category: Transportation Working Group, Training

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Jan 01, 2014

MDT Webinar

Category: Transportation Working Group, Presentations

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Jan 01, 2014

January 2014 Newsletter

Welcome to MEDA Online News. The purpose of this webpage is to serve as a communication link within the MEDA membership. It is to be a member-to-member site to inform MEDA Members as to news within our organization. Let’s keep in touch and keep our network strong.

Category: Newsletters

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Jan 01, 2014

BEAR Report January 2014

Category: BEAR, BEAR Working Group, BEAR Report

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Jan 01, 2014

Brownfield Minutes January 2014

Category: Brownfields & Environmental, Minutes

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Dec 31, 2013

2013 BEAR Round Up

Category: BEAR Working Group, Annual Reports

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Dec 31, 2013

MT Economic Development Program Report

Category: Legislature, Legislative, Past Reports

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Dec 31, 2013

MT's Key Economic Development Programs

Category: Legislature, Legislative, Past Reports

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Dec 31, 2013

Reinvesting in Montana's Economic Future

Category: Legislature, Legislative, Past Reports, Programs

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Dec 31, 2013

Impact - Partnerships That Work

Category: Legislature, Legislative, Past Reports, Resources, Programs, Incentives, Economic Development

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Dec 31, 2013

2014 Havre Conference

Category: Past Events, Presentations, Past Conferences, 2014 MEDA Spring Conference, Spring Conference

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Dec 02, 2013

BEAR Minutes 12/02/2013

MEDA BEAR Working Group Minutes

Category: BEAR Minutes

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Dec 02, 2013

MEDA BEAR WORKING GROUP CONFERENCE CALL DECEMBER 2, 2013

Category: BEAR

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Dec 01, 2013

2013 Annual Montana BEAR Report

The Montana BEAR Programis all about outreach, building relationships and providing resources to strengthen Montana businesses. The information that follows is a summary of the activities of Montana’s outstanding business, expansion and retention team.

Category: BEAR Working Group, Annual Reports, BEAR, BEAR Roundup

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Dec 01, 2013

Report for 2013 Main Street Montana Project

As Governor Bullock is holding listening sessions in key locations across Montana to learn of business needs, activities and issues, I felt the data collected in ExecutivePulse as a result of BEAR Team visits would be of interest. ExecutivePulse is the software that the Governor’s Office of Economic Development provides so that our Montana BEAR Teams can collect key data from all of the businesse...

Category: BEAR, BEAR Working Group, Programs, Past Reports, Presentations

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Dec 01, 2013

December 2013 Newsletter

Welcome to MEDA Online News. The purpose of this webpage is to serve as a communication link within the MEDA membership. It is to be a member-to-member site to inform MEDA Members as to news within our organization. Let’s keep in touch and keep our network strong.

Category: Newsletters

Posted on:
Dec 01, 2013

BEAR Report December 2013

Category: BEAR, BEAR Working Group, BEAR Report

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Dec 01, 2013

2013 BEAR Roundup Summary

Category: BEAR Working Group, Annual Reports, BEAR, BEAR Roundup