Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP WORKS COLLABORATIVELY AND STRATEGICALLY TO FACILITATE INCREASED PROSPERITY THROUGH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WHILE ENHANCING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS GROWTH AND QUALITY JOB CREATION THROUGHOUT MISSOULA COUNTY.
BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION (BRE) PROGRAM: THE MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP'S (MEP) BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM SUPPORTS MISSOULA'S EXISTING BUSINESSES IN SUCCESSFULLY ADDING JOBS THAT PAY ABOVE THE CURRENT MEDIAN WAGE. MEP MET WITH 50 AREA BUSINESSES TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO SUPPORT THEIR GROWTH. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MISSOULA COUNTY, MEP ADMINISTERED THE BIG SKY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND JOB CREATION GRANT PROGRAM TO ASSIST COMPANIES WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH WAGE JOBS. IN FY 2019, MEP SECURED $1,417,800 IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT 192 JOBS CREATED AT EIGHT MISSOULA COMPANIES.
BUSINESS ATTRACTION PROGRAM: MEP WORKS WITH KEY STRATEGIC PARTNERS TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES TO MISSOULA. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, MEP SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORTED BEDROCK, AN OUTDOOR FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURER, IN SELECTING MISSOULA TO BE THE SITE OF ITS HEADQUARTER OFFICES. BUSINESS ATTRACTION SUCCESSES BENEFIT NOT ONLY THE EMPLOYEES WHO SECURE HIGH-WAGE JOBS, BUT ALL OF MISSOULA. HIGHER WAGES FOR MISSOULA'S WORKFORCE MEAN MORE EXPENDABLE INCOME AND AN INCREASE IN CAPITAL SPENDING AT MISSOULA BUSINESSES.
BIOSCIENCE CLUSTER TALENT DEVELOPMENT: THE MONTANA BIOSCIENCE CLUSTER INITIATIVE IS A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PROGRAM COMPRISED OF STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP, TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, AND OTHERS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND MENTORING TO NEW AND ESTABLISHED BIOSCIENCE BUSINESSES, ENTREPRENEURS, AND STUDENTS. MEP HAS TAKEN THE LEAD ON A TALENT DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT THAT WE HOPE TO REPLICATE ACROSS INDUSTRIES INTHE FUTURE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| James Grunke | PRESIDENT & CEO (FORMER) | 40 | $78,562 |
| Grant Kier | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $29,583 |
| Wendy Koster | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cola Rowley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jean Curtiss | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amber Sherrill | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Thane | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| George Lambros | DIRECTOR EMERITUS | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Gladen | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Hayden | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joyce Dombrouski | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Lawson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Davis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Doug Jackson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bryan Von Lossberg | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Severson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Seth Bodnar | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Fee | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Rice | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dirk Visser | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Annelise Hedahl | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dave Strohmaier | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Burke | DIRECTOR AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| John Engen | DIRECTOR AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Williams | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Dean French | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Williams | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Debbie Johnston | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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