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Commerce director’s deputies brief committee on grants, tourism strategy and housing programs
Summary
Montana Department of Commerce deputies told the Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee about new and ongoing grant programs (bed‑tax allocations, SLPA, ESFG, Big Sky economic development loans), a focus on dispersing tourism away from over‑visited gateways, and tribal and agritourism initiatives.
Deputy Director Mandy Rambo of the Montana Department of Commerce briefed the Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee on the department’s 2025 biennium goals, grant programs, tourism strategy and housing efforts.
Rambo summarized three current priorities: improving customer service and program efficiency; implementing process improvements across grants and loan portals; and business attraction and economic development. She described new programs established under the 2023 Legislature (the State‑Local Infrastructure Partnership Act, Emergency Shelter Facility Grant Program and seven programs created under…
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