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Mission | History
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 Mission
Bear
Paw Development Corporation is a private, non-profit organization
created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve
regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau
and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's
Indian Reservations. Bear Paw works toward this goal
by coordinating economic
development planning and project implementation among its member entities,
assisting local governments in planning
public works and coordinating public and private investments, and by engaging
in research, planning and advisory
functions appropriate to the attainment of its objectives.
History and
Description
The District was officially recognized by the U.S. Economic
Development Administration in 1968. It has also received
similar recognition from the State of Montana. The members of the District
oversee Bear Paw Development
Corporation, which was created to provide professional planning and project
management. As a private, non-profit
corporation, Bear Paw Development operates independently of local, state and
federal government entities. The
organization prepares an annual work plan that describes its activities for
the year and is governed by a 19-member
Board of Directors consisting of local elected officials and private sector
representatives.
Our Vision
As we look to the future five, ten and twenty years from now, we foresee the
Bear Paw Economic Development District taking a leadership position as a center
for alternative energy generation and production, transportation, light manufacturing,
food processing, health care, value-added agriculture, microenterprise development
and workforce education. We will assist in this natural evolution of our economy
by nourishing the successful partnerships we have built with public and private
entities and through the timely and professional delivery of our core functions
of community and regional planning, infrastructure financing, entrepreneurial
consulting and business lending.
Staff
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Paul Tuss
Jenny Morse
Annmarie Robinson
Sylvia Murray
Brent Melle
Craig Erickson
Joe LaPlante
Pam Lemer
Krystal Steinmetz
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Executive Director
Director of Operations
Infrastructure Specialist
Director of Loan Services
Loan Technician
Director of Infrastructure Services
Small Business Development Center Director
Value-Added Agriculture Coordinator
Director of Community Planning
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| 48 Second Avenue | PO Box 170 | Havre, Montana 59501 | 888-528-2327 | t (406) 265-9226 | f (406) 265-5602 |
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