In 2002, the Great Falls Business Improvement District (BID) partnered with other organizations to develop a facility for small businesses to get started in downtown Great Falls. The purpose of the facility is provide a fiber-optic hotel and conference center for the use of businesses who are currently located downtown and for businesses looking for a small start-up facility.
The Development Center is located on the 3rd floor of the Johnson Hotel at 417 Central Avenue and provides 6,500 square feet for business development.

The center consists of following:

• Individual and private office space for business start-ups. These offices are available with a lease agreement through the BID.
• A Real Time audio and video conference room that will facilitate 25 people. A conference room for private conferences.
• Restrooms on the floor
• Additional partners that provide and operate the fiber-optic hotel are: Vision Net and iConnect. These businesses provide the computer servers and switches for multiple businesses to operate on.

The BID is currently working with the owners of the Montana Building at 503 1st Ave N.  The property owners are converting the 4th floor from commercial to seven residential condominium units.  For more information go to http://www.loftsat503.com/

Montana Building

Montana Building