Best Place Project
Missoula: Best Place Project
Missoula has a high quality of place and a healthy appetite for economic development. The time is right for a concerted, robust, new approach to economic development that shows that Missoula is the best place in the Western United States to do business, consultants reported May 11 in Missoula.
Mayor John Engen and his Best Place Project team hired Garner Economics and National Community Development Services, Inc. to analyze Missoula's economic climate and gauge its leaders' interest in a strong public-private partnership that recruits businesses, retains existing businesses, and redevelops facilities and infrastructure that supports businesses in Missoula.
"This is all about building wealth and prosperity in our community," Mayor Engen said. "And this is about bringing us together. The only way we will be successful is if we work together."
Media Coverage
| June 3, 2011 |
Bowman leads development organization |
| June 1, 2011 |
New Missoula Economic Partnership leader Bowman begins tenure
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| May 20, 2011 |
Illinois man hired to head Missoula Economic Partnership
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| February 9, 2011 |
Best Place Project raises $2.3 million
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| February 9, 2011 |
Best Place Projects hits stride: Missoula jobs effort makes impressive progress to raise funds
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| October 3, 2010 |
Economic development plan gets assertive about Missoula jobs |
| October 2, 2010 |
Study citing robust Missoula job growth raises eyebrows
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| August 29, 2010 |
Private sector now leading Engen's economic growth initiative |
| August 18, 2010 |
Engen to nation: Missoula economy rosier than Moody's double-dip recession prediction |
| June 16, 2010 |
Efforts ramp up to improve Missoula's economic development after criticisms |
| June 12, 2010 |
Business Advice |
| May 23, 2010 |
Reports in hand, now the hard work begins with economic development in Missoula |
| May 16, 2010 |
It's time to get down to business: Consultants give us a map to improve economic development in Missoula
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May 16, 2010
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Missoula agencies embrace negative economic development report
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May 15, 2010
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Consultants' suggestions include better web presence
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May 12, 2010
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Economic Development experts say Missoula efforts deficient, need reorganization
Where Missoula's economy could grow chart |
May 11, 2010
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Consultants, community leaders look to advance economic development in Missoula |
| March 23, 2010 |
Education, economy intertwined (Guest Column) |
| March 7, 2010 |
Getting job done for economy: Mayor, business leaders are taking right steps to help Missoula grow |
| February 28, 2010 |
Missoula mayor's economic development endeavor revving up
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| February 27, 2010 |
Paying for economic development |
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