[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 197 (Monday, December 19, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S7310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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             RECOGNIZING MONTANA WEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

 Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, today I have the distinct honor of 
recognizing and congratulating Montana West Economic Development for 
its 25 years of service to the communities of northwest Montana. As a 
small, private nonprofit, MWED has spent the last quarter century 
working to attract, launch, and grow businesses.
  From their launch in the late 1990s, MWED has worked to help 
diversify local economies and attract capital investment. Their vision 
has always been the long-term health of the northwest Montana economy. 
From maintaining and growing economic drivers such as rail and timber, 
to growing new businesses in the manufacturing, tech, and service 
sectors, their work has provided substantial support and opportunities 
to grow northwest Montana's economy. They have also provided loans and 
services to launch dozens of local small businesses and run the Montana 
Procurement Technical Assistance Center to help local companies with 
the government contracting process.
  I have had the pleasure of working with MWED on a number of projects 
including the construction of the Kalispell Bypass and the Kalispell 
CORE and Rail project. They believe in their community and advocate 
strongly for its needs. Despite facing obstacles, MWED staff always 
maintains a can-do attitude and works to find solutions while 
maintaining the trust of community leaders.
  Congratulations to Montana West on their 25th anniversary. I look 
forward to working with them on more projects for years to 
come.

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