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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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Regional Wage and Benefit Forum a Success! PDF Print E-mail

The Regional Wages and Benefits Forum took place October 29th, 2007 in the Governor Room of the Florence Building.The Forum presented to the peliminary results from a Wages and Benefits Survey of 1016 businesses in the three county region, Mineral, Ravalli, and Missoula Counties. The new Wage and Benefit Metric was showcased and demonstrated.  Approximately 40 people  participated in the 4 hour discussion.

Two panel discussions took place 1) Focusing on business owners and their sucesses and challenges in providing good wages and benefits to their employees; 2) A panel of community leaders discussing potential strategies and needs in the region to achieve better wages and benefits.

The Forum was filmed by MCAT and covered by the Missoulian.

Visit our Projects Page for links to the tool and the Power Point presentation

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