City of Kalispell, Montana

Economic Development
  - business expansion and site selection services -

Incentive programs, featured properties, and quick facts about the area

Overview

The City’s economic development model is straightforward: "provide an integrated approach for site selection services to new and expanding business by partnering with the local and state talent to provide assistance through one source, one contact." Our response is designed by the client "to meet their needs at their speed."

The City offers one-stop site selection services to companies considering expansion or relocation. Drawing upon our internal resources and those of our community, state and federal partners, we provide comprehensive project management services, which include:

  • Extensive regional data and demographics
  • Customized property searches
  • Customized tours of industry and the area
  • Tailored assistance to access funding and incentive packages at the local, county, and state levels

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Featured Properties

Old School Station Business Park

Old School Station Business Park is a new 55-acre business and technology park off US 93 on the southern city limits of Kalispell.

This properly planned and zoned private-public partnership offers:

  • 2 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) designations—light industrial and technology. TIF funds can be used to help property owners offset a number of development-related costs.
  • Fiber optic cable to the curb.
  • Dramatic valley and Rocky Mountain views.
  • An easy-to-find location.
  • Excellent fire and police protection.
  • Award-winning water and wastewater services.
  • Old School Station Business Park Tax Increment Finance Application

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Revolving Loan Fund

The Revolving Loan Fund Program provides gap financing in conjunction with private financing for business expansion and/or retention. Funds can be used to assist eligible recipients located in the City of Kalispell and surrounding service area and result in the creation of new jobs, or the addition of positions within an existing business, or the retention of those positions. Maximum loan assistance is $150,000.

For access to the state's financing, workforce development grants and business incentives, please click here, and for business incentives, please click here.

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Tax Structure

The City’s average property tax levy is 166.90.

Commercial Property Sample Calculation

Market Value Tax Rate Levy* Tax
$2,000,000 0.0307 0.679908 $41,746.35

*School District #75 levy is utilized for this example. There are three other school districts in Kalispell.

Special assessments exist for infrastructure categories but vary from location to location. Please contact our office for specific assessment data.

For access to the state’s overall tax structure please click here.

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Quick Facts

For Quick Facts about the area, including demographics click here (pdf).

For an overview of the community of Kalispell, click here for our Community Profile brochure (pdf).

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