Co-Host Montana Manufacturing Extension Center (MMEC) – Helping manufacturers to succeed, this statewide manufacturing outreach & assistance center is staffed by full-time professionals with degrees in engineering and extensive experience in manufacturing and business in a variety of industries. MMEC assistance is embellished by a great nationwide network of specialists in the NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to assist small & mid-size manufacturers to be more competitive & profitable. 

 

Co-Host Montana State Chamber of Commerce/Manufacturing Council/ Chamber Choices – within the Chamber is a developing group of manufacturing businesses joining together to improve the environment in which manufacturing conducts business and enhancing the economic viability of Montana. It is a cooperative effort of the Montana Chamber of Commerce, Associated Employers and the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center. Chamber members with an interest in manufacturing can become members of the Council at no extra fee. The Chamber works to keep members informed and with local and national affiliates such as the US Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Manufacturers to develop unity and strength. NEW! Montana Chamber Choices, health insurance options, are now available to small employers with 2 to 99 employees who are members of the State Chamber and/or participating local chambers who are members.  

Montana Department of Commerce - Business Resources Division -- Offering resources and tools aimed at improving, enhancing, and diversifying Montana's economic and business climate. Working with its many partners, its primary objective is to enhance the economic base of Montana through business creation, expansion, and retention efforts by delivering information, technical assistance, and financial resources to businesses & communities in Montana, resulting in the development and prosperity of our state. 

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Unishippers of Montana -- provides a full range of transportation services to small and medium-size Montana companies. These include LTL (less than truckload), motor freight & truckload freight throughout the USA and Canada; international air and ocean shipping. Locally owned and operated by peter.saunders@unishippers.com, 406-261-4224. Unishippers provides very competitive pricing, through a wide selection of carriers. Toll free 1-800-506-5535.

Port of Montana -- Your one-stop source for transload shipping and intermodal logistics services, through Montana by rail and truck. Whether an import, export, or domestic move, we can arrange the door-to-door delivery and advise you on documentation, loading configurations and equipment requirements, and any combination of carriers needed to ensure the most economical transit time. We are strategically located at the only rail interline of the BNSF and Union Pacific Railroads in Montana, and the intersection of two major interstates: I-15 North-South and I-90 East-West. The Port’s Intermodal Hub is ideally positioned to serve all shippers through the Montana corridor.

Since 1904, the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce has been a leading voice in strengthening our community and the business climate in order to make Kalispell and the Flathead Valley an ideal location to live and work. The Chamber consists of 700 businesses and organizations employing over half of the workforce in Flathead County. The Chamber enhances and leverages the talents and resources of its members to improve economic opportunities and serves as an advocate for its broad and diverse member businesses, creating a climate of growth and success. Connecting members to important community issues.