Mission West Awarded $3 Million National Grant to Launch Montana Local Food Financing Fund Partnership
The Montana Local Food Financing Fund Partnership will promote food hub development to expand food access for communities across Montana. …
Head Over Heels
When owners Jessica and Jason Edwards had to close Head Over Heels due to COVID in 2020, they didn’t give…
X’LNT Tire – Employee to Owner
Don’t you love it when an employee of a business becomes the owner? We do, and we’ve recently helped make…
Tabletree Cherry Juice Wins SFA Award
Tabletree Cherry Juice has won the silver award in the Juices and Beverages category as part of the Specialty Food…
Success is Second Nature to Bobbie Goldberg
When Bobbie Goldberg opened Second Nature Gifts and Goods on Main Street in Polson in November 2018, her goal was to purchase the building within two years. But two years later . . . well, it was 2020.
Ronan Cooperative Brewery: Proposal to Pint
Wouldn’t it be great to own a brewery? That’s what a group of people in Ronan Montana thought, too.
Plains Montana Affordable Housing
Affordable housing is one of the biggest challenges facing rural Montana communities. Mission West worked with the Sanders County Community Housing Organization to bring affordable housing to Plains
Skyline Drive and Lake County Connectivity Project
This project was initiated by Mission West in 2010 in partnership with Lake County and the city of Polson to reconstruct Skyline Drive in Polson. Mission West wrote a grant to the US Department of Transportation through their first Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER)program for $16 million and received an award of $12 million.
Kvichak Fish: From Alaska to Montana
This client collaborates with fishing boats in Bristol Bay and freezes salmon and halibut in Alaska and ships it to Montana to our large freezer facility.
handMADE Montana
A formerly empty space on Main Street in downtown Polson is now filled with artwork, handcrafted products, and clothing made from upcycled materials.