Dawson County & Montana Resources

Dawson County Economic Development Council is here to help you find out what you need to know about the business environment in our area. Here are some links to get you started, but please contact our office at:

Amy Deines, Executive Director
County Economic Development Council
808 N. Merrill Ave.
Glendive, MT 59330-0173

Office Telephone: 406-377-7792
Fax: 406-377-5602
Email: dcedc@midrivers.com

We can help with business start ups, planning, financing, training, and bidding government contracts. We have information about local history, land, and local developers. We can assist with grants, business plans, community trusts. If we can't help, we know people and resources who can.

The following is a list of the regional offices for small business centers.

• Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation
  406-433-2103
  jrittal@midrivers.com
  
• Montana Department of Commerce
  406-485-3374
• Southeastern Montana Development Corporation
  Jim Atchison, 406-748-2990
  semdc@bhwi.net
  
• Department of Labor, Job Service
  Steve Olson, solson@mt.gov

Other Helpful Resources:

• Small Business Administration
• Job training on line:
  www.sos.mt.gov
  
• MSU Extension Horizons
  Peggy Iba, SE Montana Regional Community Coordinator, 406-377-4284
  peggy.iba@gmail.com
  
• Northwest Area Foundation—helping rural communities reduce poverty
  www.horizonsmt.org
• State of Montana
• Glendive Chamber of Commerce

Please visit our Links page for more resources.