Business Facilities - January 2008 - (Page 114)

MONTANA Governor Brian Schweitzer MONTANA Fast Facts Population (2006): 944,632 Largest Cities (2006): Billings, 100,148; Missoula, 64,081; Great Falls, 56,215; Bozeman, 35,061; Butte-Silverbow, 32,110 Targeted Industries: Agribusiness, tourism, healthcare, manufacturing, and natural resources Key Incentives: New Industrial Property Tax Abatements, Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund, Alternative Fuel Business Tax Credit for Motor Vehicle Conversions 0 5 10 MONTANA GDP by Industry (Total = $32.3 billion) (Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Data are 2006 estimates in current dollars.) 4.6% - Manufacturing 21.7% - Services & Healthcare 16.7% - Trade & Transportation 9.6% - Agriculture & Mining 16.7% - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate 16.0% - Government 14.7% - Other 15 20 25 STATE CONTACTS Montana Governor’s Office of Economic Development Evan Barrett Chief Business Development Officer P.O. Box 200801 Helena, MT 59620-0801 406-444-5634 www.business.mt.gov Montana Chamber of Commerce Webb Brown President 2030 11th Avenue, Suite 21 P.O. Box 1730 Helena, MT 59624-1730 406-442-2405, ext. 101 www.montanachamber.com Montana Econ. Developers Association Gloria O’Rourke Coordinator 118 E. Seventh St., Suite 2A Anaconda, MT 59711 406-563-5259 www.medamembers.org REGIONAL CONTACTS Bear Paw Development Corporation of Northern Montana Paul Tuss Executive Director 48 Second Avenue P.O. Box 170 Havre, MT 59501 888-528-2327 www.bearpaw.org Big Sky Economic Development Corp. Linda Beck, Director, Business Outreach and Recruitment 222 North 32nd Street Suite 200 Billings, MT 59101 406-256-6871 www.bigskyedc.org Great Falls Development Authority Brett Doney President and CEO P.O. Box 949 Great Falls, MT 59403 406-771-9020 www.gfdevelopment.org Montana West Economic Development Michael Strotheide President/CEO 314 Main Street Kalispell, MT 59901 406-257-7711 www.dobusinessinmontana.com Prospera Business Network Robert Gibson Board President 222 E. Main St., Suite 102 Bozeman, MT 59715 406-587-3113 www.prosperabusinessnetwork.com COUNTY CONTACTS Ravalli County Econ. Dev. Authority Julie Foster Executive Director 105 East Main St. Hamilton, MT 59840 406-375-9416 www.rceda.org CITY CONTACTS BUTTE Butte-Silverbow Chamber of Commerce Marko Lucich Executive Director 1000 George Street Butte, MT 59701 406-723-3177 www.buttechamber.org UTILITIES NorthWestern Energy Debbie Singer Economic Development Key Accounts Specialist P.O. Box 80330 Billings, MT 59108-0330 406-655-2550 www.northwesternenergy.com 114 J A N U A RY 2 0 0 8 MISSOULA Missoula Area Econ. Development Corp. Richard King President and CEO 1121 E. Broadway, Suite 100 Missoula, MT 59802 406-728-3337 www.maedc.org http://www.prosperabusinessnetwork.com http://www.business.mt.gov http://www.bearpaw.org http://www.rceda.org http://www.montanachamber.com http://www.bigskyedc.org http://www.medamembers.org http://www.gfdevelopment.org http://www.buttechamber.org http://www.dobusinessinmontana.com http://www.northwesternenergy.com http://www.maedc.org Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Business Facilities - January 2008Business Facilities - January 2008ContentsFirst WordBF Livexchange CoverageCover Story: State Incentives GuideRelocation and Expansion HelpUnited States of AmericaAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingCanadaAlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNova ScotiaOntarioQuébecSaskatchewanInternationalAsia/PacificCaribbeanCentral/South AmericaEuropeMexicoAdvertiser IndexBusiness Facilities - January 2008Business Facilities - January 2008 - Business Facilities - January 2008 (Page Cover1)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Business Facilities - January 2008 (Page Cover2)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Business Facilities - January 2008 (Page 1)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Contents (Page 2)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Contents (Page 3)Business Facilities - January 2008 - First Word (Page 4)Business Facilities - January 2008 - BF Livexchange Coverage (Page 5)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 6)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 7)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 8)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 9)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 10)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 11)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 12)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 13)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 14)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 15)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 16)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 17)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 18)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 19)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 20)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 21)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 22)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Cover Story: State Incentives Guide (Page 23)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Relocation and Expansion Help (Page 24)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Alabama (Page 25)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Alaska (Page 26)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Arizona (Page 27)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Arizona (Page 28)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Arizona (Page 29)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Arizona (Page 30)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Arkansas (Page 31)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page 32)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-1)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-2)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-3)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-4)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-5)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-6)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-7)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-8)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-9)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-10)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-11)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-12)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-13)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-14)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-15)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-16)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-17)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-18)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-19)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-20)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-21)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-22)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-23)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-24)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-25)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-26)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-27)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-28)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-29)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-30)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page CA-31)Business Facilities - January 2008 - California (Page 64)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Colorado (Page 65)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Connecticut (Page 66)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Connecticut (Page 67)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Delaware (Page 68)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Florida (Page 69)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Florida (Page 70)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Georgia (Page 71)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Georgia (Page 72)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Georgia (Page 73)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Georgia (Page 74)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Georgia (Page 75)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Hawaii (Page 76)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Idaho (Page 77)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Idaho (Page 78)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Illinois (Page 79)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Illinois (Page 80)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Illinois (Page 81)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Illinois (Page 82)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Illinois (Page 83)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Indiana (Page 84)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Indiana (Page 85)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Indiana (Page 86)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Indiana (Page 87)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Iowa (Page 88)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Iowa (Page 89)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Iowa (Page 90)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Iowa (Page 91)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Iowa (Page 92)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Kansas (Page 93)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Kansas (Page 94)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Kentucky (Page 95)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Kentucky (Page 96)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Kentucky (Page 97)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Louisiana (Page 98)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Louisiana (Page 99)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Louisiana (Page 100)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Maine (Page 101)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Maryland (Page 102)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Maryland (Page 103)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Maryland (Page 104)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Massachusetts (Page 105)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Michigan (Page 106)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Minnesota (Page 107)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Mississippi (Page 108)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Mississippi (Page 109)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Mississippi (Page 110)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Missouri (Page 111)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Missouri (Page 112)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Missouri (Page 113)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Montana (Page 114)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Nebraska (Page 115)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Nebraska (Page 116)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Nevada (Page 117)Business Facilities - January 2008 - New Hampshire (Page 118)Business Facilities - January 2008 - New Hampshire (Page 119)Business Facilities - January 2008 - New Jersey (Page 120)Business Facilities - January 2008 - New Jersey (Page 121)Business Facilities - January 2008 - New Jersey (Page 122)Business Facilities - January 2008 - New Jersey (Page 123)Business Facilities - January 2008 - New Jersey (Page 124)Business Facilities - January 2008 - New Mexico (Page 125)Business Facilities - January 2008 - New York (Page 126)Business Facilities - January 2008 - New York (Page 127)Business Facilities - January 2008 - New York (Page 128)Business Facilities - January 2008 - New York (Page 129)Business Facilities - January 2008 - New York (Page 130)Business Facilities - January 2008 - North Carolina (Page 131)Business Facilities - January 2008 - North Carolina (Page 132)Business Facilities - January 2008 - North Carolina (Page 133)Business Facilities - January 2008 - North Carolina (Page 134)Business Facilities - January 2008 - North Carolina (Page 135)Business Facilities - January 2008 - North Carolina (Page 136)Business Facilities - January 2008 - North Dakota (Page 137)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Ohio (Page 138)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Ohio (Page 139)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Ohio (Page 140)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Ohio (Page 141)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Ohio (Page 142)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Ohio (Page 143)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Oklahoma (Page 144)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Oklahoma (Page 145)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Oklahoma (Page 146)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Oklahoma (Page 147)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Oregon (Page 148)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Pennsylvania (Page 149)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Pennsylvania (Page 150)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Pennsylvania (Page 151)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Rhode Island (Page 152)Business Facilities - January 2008 - South Carolina (Page 153)Business Facilities - January 2008 - South Carolina (Page 154)Business Facilities - January 2008 - South Carolina (Page 155)Business Facilities - January 2008 - South Carolina (Page 156)Business Facilities - January 2008 - South Carolina (Page 157)Business Facilities - January 2008 - South Dakota (Page 158)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Tennessee (Page 159)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Tennessee (Page 160)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Tennessee (Page 161)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Texas (Page 162)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Texas (Page 163)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Texas (Page 164)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Texas (Page 165)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Texas (Page 166)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Texas (Page 167)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Texas (Page 168)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Texas (Page 169)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Texas (Page 170)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Texas (Page 171)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Utah (Page 172)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Vermont (Page 173)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Virginia (Page 174)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Virginia (Page 175)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Virginia (Page 176)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Virginia (Page 177)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Washington (Page 178)Business Facilities - January 2008 - West Virginia (Page 179)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Wisconsin (Page 180)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Wyoming (Page 181)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Wyoming (Page 182)Business Facilities - January 2008 - New Brunswick (Page 183)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Ontario (Page 184)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Saskatchewan (Page 185)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Europe (Page 186)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Europe (Page 187)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Europe (Page 188)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Mexico (Page 189)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page 190)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page 191)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page 192)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page Cover3)Business Facilities - January 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page Cover4)http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com

For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.