Wolf Point, MT — Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC) and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) are proud to announce the finalists for the 2026 Minnow Tank Business Plan Competition, marking the fourth competition cycle in eight years of investing in rural entrepreneurship across northeastern Montana. Minnow Tank continues to serve as a regional platform […]

WOLF POINT, MT — Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC) has been awarded $65,000 through the Montana Department of Commerce’s Opportunities for Rural Economies  (ORE) Development Organization Capacity Building Grant Program.  The funding is part of a more than $700,000 investment distributed to 17 economic development organizations across Montana, aimed at strengthening local capacity to support […]

WAYFINDING PLAN Great Northern Development Corporation is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to develop a comprehensive wayfinding signage plan for the Town of Jordan, Montana and surrounding Garfield County. This project is funded through the Montana Department of Commerce’s Pilot Community Tourism Grant Program (PCTGP) and is part of a broader initiative to enhance public […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5th, 2026 GNDC Tourism Loan Fund Helps Children’s Museum of Northeast Montana Secure Permanent Home WOLF POINT, MT — Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC) is proud to announce a new tourism loan that helped the Children’s Museum of Northeast Montana purchase its downtown Glasgow building — a major step forward for […]

The Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC) is soliciting proposals from qualified architectural and engineering firms to provide planning, design, preliminary engineering services, and construction oversight for a series of visitor-readiness infrastructure projects in Jordan, Montana. These projects are funded through the Montana Department of Commerce’s Pilot Community Tourism Grant Program (PCTGP) and are part of […]

Wolf Point, MT – July 10th, 2024 – The Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC) is proud to announce that our Regional Director for the Small Business Development Center, Quincy Walter, has been named the 2024 Montana “State Star.” This prestigious national award is given to one advisor in Montana each year, the award recognizes outstanding […]

Wolf Point, MT – Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC) is excited to announce that it has been awarded $1,383,928.58 from the Montana Department of Commerce’s Tourism Development and Enhancement Revolving Loan Fund Program. This funding will allow GNDC to support tourism-related businesses across northeastern Montana, offering competitive loan options that help businesses start, expand, and […]

Infrastructure Bill: Find out what’s in it for your community. On Thursday, June 23rd, Eastern Montana community leaders are invited to attend this workshop to hear from guest speakers knowledgeable about the opportunities available for infrastructure development through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The main topics covered at the event will include Transportation, Broadband, and […]

Great Northern Development Corporation, the Small Business Development Center, and the MDT Small Business Enterprise program would like to congratulate the 2022 Minnow Tank Business Plan Competition finalists.  Finalists will present their business plan ideas to a live audience at 5 P.M. on April 12, 2022, at the Richland Fairground Event Center, following the “Rise […]

Beth Conroy has been a nurse for 27 years. Working in numerous specialties from short term care, long term care and hospice. Beth and her father Eddy Beery shared a dream of opening an assisted living facility to keep residents in the community as there currently was not a facility within a 60-mile radius. In […]