RELEASE: 3 Montana Communities Receive $1.2 Million to Support Business Growth

Montana Department of Commerce sent this bulletin at 03/19/2019 11:42 AM MDT
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Hi Country Snack Foods

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 19, 2019

CONTACT: Todd Jackson | toddjackson@mt.gov | 406.841.2811

3 Montana Communities Receive $1.2 Million to Support Business Growth

HELENA, Mont. – Two Montana counties and one city will share $1.2 million through the Montana Department of Commerce’s Community Development Block Grant Economic Development Program (CDBG-ED) to assist local businesses and help them retain jobs.

The following communities have received CDBG-ED funding:

  • City of Hardin: $400,000 grant to Big Horn County Memorial Hospital for the purchase of medical equipment.
  • Lewis and Clark County: $400,000 loan to Hi-Country Snack Foods for working capital to purchase inventory.
  • Stillwater County: $400,000 loan to Montana Silversmiths for equipment purchases.

“Projects such as these strengthen Montana’s economy and local businesses’ ability to create and retain permanent, good-paying jobs,” Department of Commerce Director Tara Rice said.

Montana’s CDBG-ED program is designed to stimulate economic development activity by helping the private sector to create or retain jobs in high-needs communities. The federally-funded program can assist businesses by making fixed-rate financing available with low interest rates, and offers payment deferrals, lower payments in the first year and interest-only payments.

For more information, visit our website at COMDEV.MT.GOV.

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