In building a community we can all be proud of, it takes courage to dream big, determination to plan it, and teamwork to make it happen.
With vision from the Missoula Community Leadership Team, and more specifically the organizations highlighted in this section, this first-of-its-kind comprehensive Missoula Community website has emerged.
Through leadership and collaboration among these organizations that awards us the opportunity to showcase, in a comprehensive way, all the wonderful things Missoula offers incoming individuals and business. The following community partners welcome you to Missoula!
Destination Missoula (The Missoula Convention & Visitors Bureau – MCVB)
1121 East Broadway, Suite 103
(406)532-3250 Office
(800)526-3465 Travel Consultation
Destination Missoula is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of tourism, to attracting and hosting conventions and events for Missoula and the surrounding area, and to educating the local community about the significance of tourism as an economic driver. Visit Missoula and it’s easy to understand why tourism plays such an important economic role for our community. 1.2 million people visit Missoula annually, spending over $317 million in Missoula County.
BitterRoot Economic Development District, Inc. (BREDD)
200 West Broadway
Missoula, MT 59802
(406)258-3435
BitterRoot Economic Development District, Inc. (BREDD) is dedicated to working with communities, local government, non-profits and business service providers to provide innovative solutions to the region’s economic development challenges. BREDD’s greatest strengths are our partnerships and our ability to bring stakeholders to the table for project implementation and regional economic development planning. BREDD is a non-profit organization that serves Mineral, Missoula and Ravalli counties.
The Missoula Chamber of Commerce
825 E. Front St.
(406)543-6623
The Missoula Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to providing community leadership and business advocacy while sustaining economic vitality. With over 960 members and growing, the Missoula Chamber of Commerce is the largest business organization in Missoula representing over 30,000 employees in Missoula and the immediate surrounding area. As Chamber members, businesses are provided with networking and marketing opportunities available only to members of the Chamber.
The Montana Community Development Corporation (MCDC)
110 E. Broadway
(406)728-9234
The MCDC partners with people, businesses and communities that want to prosper by providing innovative financing and business development products that create income opportunities for all members of the community. MCDC assists businesses with start-up or expansion by offering business consulting, loans, growth capital and training.
The Missoula Downtown Association (MDA)
218 East Main St.
(406)543-4238
The Missoula Downtown Association is dedicated to promoting, supporting and enhancing the vitality of Downtown Missoula for the community as a whole. Its mission is to retain and promote downtown as Western Montana’s center of business, culture and entertainment; encourage preservation and enhancement of downtown’s physical landscape; and create public awareness of the historic and culture significance of Downtown.
The Missoula Organization of REALTORS® (MOR)
1610 S. 3rd St. West, Suite 201
(406)728-0560
The MOR is a membership and advocacy organization that is recognized as a valued partner by those actively involved in the real estate profession as well as those whose decisions affect real estate related issues in Missoula County. The MOR offers a wealth of information and resources for those seeking to buy or sell real estate in Western Montana. Its comprehensive housing website gives consumers a comprehensive look at the Missoula real estate market.
The Missoula Redevelopment Agency (MRA)
140 West Pine St.
(406)552-6160
The Missoula Redevelopment Agency is charged with encouraging new development and redevelopment within its three urban renewal districts by preserving existing public investment, enhancing the tax base, generating employment, and stimulating private investment. Through the investment of tax increment financing, the MRA encourages adaptive reuse of the built environment, promotes infill development, and provides alternatives to sprawl outside the existing municipal service boundaries.
Missoula Economic Partnership (MEP)
2501 Catlin St., Ste 205
Missoula, MT 59801
406-541-6461
The Missoula Economic Partnership was launched in 2011 to assist local businesses and startups as they grow, to attract best-fit companies to our area and to help businesses with relocation to the Missoula area. Their expertise includes securing capital through public funding sources, business planning, real estate/relocation, facility siting, local and county processes, connecting with The University of Montana and tapping the local workforce.
United Way of Missoula
534 North Higgins Ave.
(406)549-6104
The United Way of Missoula provides community grants to high-quality programs in Missoula. Currently investing in 33 community programs, the UWMC focuses on education, income, and health. It serves as a one-stop charitable entity in touch with Missoula County’s health and human service needs. It also collaborates with diverse partners to create lasting community improvements. UWMC aspires for excellence as it strives to achieve its goals of community excellence, measurable impact, and improved lives.
