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Creating an Opportunity Economy
MCDC's strategic plan focuses on building an "opportunity economy,"
one that:
1. Leverages regional strengths to build and extend the relative prosperity
of urban centers throughout the wider region;
2. Emphasizes entrepreneurial capacity at all levels - the individual, the
business, the community and the region. Entrepreneurial capacity is not confined
to the public sector but also marks the public sector and public-private partnerships.
3. Promotes equity for all residents of the region, emphasizing living-wage
jobs; continual education and career training; and attention to those in the
community who are in need.
MCDC Success Stories
MCDC has helped hundreds of Montana entrepreneurs to realize success. Click on any link below to read their stories.
Ghost Rails Inn
June 12, 2008
What railroad enthusiast could pass up the opportunity to room next to a phantom brakeman? Not many, say Thom Garret and Grace Doyle, owners of the Ghost Rails Inn. Located in Alberton Montana, pop...
http://www.ghostrailsinn.com/
Betty's Divine: A Missoula Success Story
June 10, 2008
Like other recent UM grads, Aimee McQuilken longed to keep her young family in Missoula but questioned the City’s economic and career potential. Aimee‘s experience on Missoula’s retail scene convinced...
Cleaning Up in Rural Montana
June 10, 2008
Small towns need big supporters. Thompson Falls, Montana, population 1350, has John and Barbara Mosher. The Moshers own the local Subway Sandwich shop and Mosher Transport which provides busing serv...
Toddletime Childcare, Glendive, MT
June 7, 2008
Despite a general population exodus from eastern Montana towns, Glendive, population 4729, has gained population due to a bit of an oil boom. Recognizing the need for more childcare opportunities in...
Making Music in Missoula: Childbloom Guitar Program
June 7, 2008
Supporting oneself as an artist doesn’t come easy. But Nathan Zavalney of the Childbloom Guitar Program does that and more. Although guitar has been a central component of this country’s musical his...
http://www.childbloom.com/
North Slope Sustainable Wood
March 23, 2007
A high-end women’s store near Portland OR became a Montana small-wood showcase in Jan., 2006, when a new Eileen Fisher store installed a sustainable larch floor. North Slope Sustainable Wood manufact...
MCDC Success Story: Advantage Academic Academy
January 8, 2007
Advantage Academic Academy (AAA) is a pre-school and childcare facility located in St. Ignatius, MT. After years of teaching in the Seattle, WA area, Genevieve King, owner of AAA, returned to her home...
MCDC Success Story: Betty's Divine
November 20, 2006
Betty’s Divine is a fashion boutique located on the Hip Strip in downtown Missoula. Aimee McQuilkin, owner of Betty’s Divine, opened the store with the vision of diversifying Missoula’s retail landsca...
Trapper Creek Winery
May 25, 2006
Ken and Lisa Schultz are winemakers at heart. As co-founders and chief winemakers at Painted Rocks Winery, the Schultzes helped develop and market a popular line of Montana-made wines. After leaving t...
Atlas Universal Lifting System
April 24, 2006
As the owner of Red Dasher Delivery Service for the past 11 years, Shawn Martinich is always looking for ways to increase the efficiency of deliveries while paying attention to the safety of his emplo...