Successes!

MANUFACTURING SUCCESS STORY IN THE AREA:
Intercontinental Truck Body has worked with the Pondera Regional Port Authority, Pondera County, and other local and State agencies to expand its operations in the past three years. ITB was awarded a Federal contract to build Flightline Tow Tractors. With the local development group and the State of Montana ITB has been able to nearly double its number of employees and increase wages and benefits. The assistance from the State has been in the form of two CDBG-ED loans of $400.000 each, Workforce Investment Act grant of $150,000, WIRED grant of $300,000, and a Board of Investment Loan of $400,000. Intercontinental Truck Body currently employs approximately eighty people. Intercontinental Truck Body operates just 11 miles out of Conrad and has found that rural location to be very satisfactory.

LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM
The Pondera Regional Port Authority has a strong working relationship with State Representative, Rob Cook and State Senator, Llew Jones. They all have an established relationship with the Montana Department of Commerce as well as strong commitment from the Pondera County Commissioners, City of Conrad, Town of Valier, and Certified Regional Development Corporation-Sweetgrass Development. This relationship helps us in working with our businesses in getting the assistance they need to successfully establish in our area.