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.
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 BREDD region map. The BitterRoot Economic Development District Inc. (BREDD, Inc) was incorporated in 2002. The District encompasses 3 counties in Western Montana, Mineral, Ravalli, and Missoula. Funding to hire staff and implement work was secured from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) in August of 2006.
The mission of BREDD, Inc. is to accelerate the conservation, development, and utilization of natural and human resources to improve the level of economic activity, and to enhance environment, quality of life and standard of living in Mineral, Missoula and Ravalli Counties, Montana.
BREDD serves as a regional planning organization enhancing and facilitating public private partnerships for the betterment of the region as a whole. BREDD will also works with community in the region to ensure that there is infrastructure in place to allow for economic development.
The organization is governed by a Board of Directors with representatives from government and private sector with in the three counties. The board meets on a quarterly basis and meeting are open to the public. BREDD is supported by a number of partners in the region Partners.
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