Downtown Action Alliance
Downtown Action Alliance
Downtown Action Alliance is a new network of organizations committed to keeping recent momentum going in Downtown Great Falls.
GFDA formed the Alliance with the Great Falls Business Improvement District, Downtown Great Falls Association, Great Falls Chamber of Commerce, City of Great Falls, NeighborWorks Great Falls, Neighborhood Council 7 and others.
The Alliance entered into a Downtown Memorandum of Understanding, which outlines the group’s common vision and each organization’s responsibility for its part in realizing the vision. GFDA committed to and created a new loan fund for downtown projects. Another GFDA commitment is to create marketing materials to help attract private investments downtown.
Sheila Rice, Executive Director of NeighborWorks, commented on the effort. “At the first meeting of the Downtown Alliance, the GFDA emphasized the importance of every organization contributing their core competency to the group, and many of the groups responded immediately. The GFDA’s organizing instincts and collaborative nature have served not only downtown, but the entire region, very well.”
Two members of the Downtown Action Alliance – GFDA and the City – are working to secure funding for the City’s master plan for downtown. According to City Manager Greg Doyon, “GFDA is an integral part of revitalizing the city’s downtown core. The City and GFDA are actively partnered to facilitate new business development and the revitalization of historic buildings in Great Falls.”
The Downtown Action Alliance meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month at NeighborWorks, 509 1st Ave. S., beginning at 9am.
September 2011
The Great Falls Development Authority and Its partners in the Great Falls Brand Alliance have recently launched an exciting research project on behalf of the entire community that will ultimately be used to help define the city's "marketing brand." For this venture, the Great Falls Development Authority is working with North Star Destination Strategies, an industry leader in community branding. Stay tuned for surveys to help put your "mark" on the new brand for Great Falls!
