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Now known as Glacier County Economic Development, we have been established since 2011 under our original name, Glacier County Regional Port Authority.
We are a quasi-governmental service to all regions and communities within Glacier County with a purpose to retain and further develop our local economy through:
- Business Growth & Assistance
- Collaboration & Partnership
- Education
- Resources
- Community Welfare
Click Here to View a Copy of our By-Laws
The mission of Glacier County Economic Development is to promote, stimulate, and advance the general welfare, commerce, economic development, and prosperity of its region.
Our vision is to be the best resource for business assistance, through collaborations and partnerships, for all communities within and surrounding Glacier County.
- Promote, stimulate, develop and advance the general welfare, commerce, economic development and prosperity of its jurisdiction and of the state and its citizens.
- Endeavor to increase the volume of commerce within the jurisdiction of the GCED and the state through planning, advertising, acquisition, establishment, development, construction, improvement, maintenance, equipment, operation, regulation and protection of transportation, storage or other facilities that promote the safe, efficient and economical handling of commerce.
- Support the creation, expansion, modernization, retention, and relocation of new and existing businesses and industry in the state and otherwise stimulate, assist in, and support the growth of all kinds of economic activity that will tend to promote commerce and business development, maintain the economic stability and prosperity of its jurisdiction and of the state, and thus provide maximum opportunities for employment and improvement in the standard of living of citizens of the state.
- Promote economic development through the education and training of the region's citizens.
It was established by a joint resolution of Glacier County, the City of Cut Bank and the Community of Browning. All three governments determined that there exists a need to stimulate commerce, develop employment opportunities, and increase taxable valuation in the Community of Browning, the City of Cut Bank and Glacier County.
The County Commissioners, the Community of Browning, and the City of Cut Bank appointed nine governing board members according to a prescribed criterion, who will serve staggered 4-year terms, after which the members of the board will be elected.