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Featured "Come Home Montana" Community~GREAT FALLS

February 3, 2006 /

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Montana Wants You Back!

ReVisit your Home Town today.

Community Assets Include:

* Welcome to Great Falls! Great Falls is the county seat of Cascade County and is the third largest city in Montana. Situated on the Missouri River in central Montana, the City lies approximately 50 miles east of the Continental Divide.

* Check out our Web Page

* http://www.greatfallschamber.org/

* Economic Development in Great Falls – Incentives -There are many. http://www.gfdevelopment.org/taxincen.htm

* Alternative Energy Producers Credit. The credit is 35% of the eligible expenditures but is reduced by the amount of the federal credits so the effective credit does not exceed 60% of eligible costs. The credit must first be claimed in the year in which the asset was placed in service; any excess credit may be carried over up to 7 years.

* Empowerment Zone Tax Credit. For individuals or corporations meeting eligibility criteria, the credit against income tax liability for each qualifying employee is $500 for the first year of employment; $1,000 for the second year of employment and $1,500 for the third year of employment. If the credit exceeds the taxpayers’ income tax liability, the credit may be carried forward 7 years and carried back 3 years.

* People Power – Great Falls has nearly 60,000 people in a 30-mile radius with 14,900 workers available. That includes those currently looking or planning to look for new jobs, and job switchers.

* Great Falls is home to Malmstrom Air Force Base, which has 1,450 military spouses who are a prime call center labor market.

* The workforce is well educated:10,000 workers have a bachelor’s degree or some college education.

Opportunities:

* Simply put, Great Falls is a fantastic place to live. We have a low-crime rate, an excellent health care system, an educational system supported on a regular basis by voters and of course, legendary outdoor opportunities. You’ll also find Montanans are just a little more friendly than mostbut when you live in such a beautiful state, theres no reason not to be friendly.

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