Welcome to BREDD
The BitterRoot Economic Development District, Inc (BREDD) is the federally designated economic development district for Western Montana Region covering Ravalli, Mineral, and Missoula counties. BREDD is responsible for regional economic development planning and collaborates with various private and public sector agencies to accomplish this goal. BREDD brings together the private and public sectors in a partnership necessary to provide a coordinated strategy and an ongoing economic development program for the region.
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
BREDD completed a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) in 2007. To obtain a digital copy visit our publications page
Stories, Tips & Tricks from Around the Region
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The Biomimicry Institute of Missoula and its parent firm, the Biomimicry Guild of Helena are among world leaders in nature-based development of our built environments and clean technologies according to the article below from Sustainable Industries.com. by Sara Stroud - 7.27.09 from Sustainable Industries.com At first glance, a humpback whale and a wind turbine don’t have a lot in common. For that matter, neither do a shellfish and a sheet of plywood. But both sea creatures are the inspiration behind products designed using biomimicry, or looking to nature’s designs and processes to solve human problems. For those who know where to look, biomimetically inspired products can be found in almost every corner of the marketplace, from medicine to transportation. But where the emerging field has the potential for the greatest impacts, according to advocates and practitioners, is in changing the way we think about our built environment—not only in designing individual building products, but in conceiving of entire communities as biomimetic systems, not to mention businesses, government bodies and other “systems.” Read Article |
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U.S. Treasury Announces Major Grant to MCDC for Small Business Loans The U.S. Treasury Department announced on June 29, 2009, a $2 million grant to the Montana Community Development Corporation (MCDC) , of Missoula, for statewide business loans. Amidst stiff national competition, MCDC received the top dollar amount awarded for its loan fund. The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund provides business development money to economically distressed communities. This year 182 applicants submitted $260 million in grant and loan requests. The Fund provided $90 million to 59 different community development financial institutions nationwide. |
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 photo from Jon Tester's website Senator Jon Tester's website now contain's important information to help Montana contractors and businesses compete for Recovery Act funded projects. The site includes presentations and video from June 13th's Small Business Opportunites workshop in Great Falls. Contact information for Technical Assistance, Tester's field offices and other help for small business owners are also published. |
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