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HIRES FULL-TIME BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR;<span></span></span></b></p>
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UDALL RETURNS HOME TO MONTANA FOR NEW CHALLENGE<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> With an unprecedented level of investment
taking place in Downtown Missoula, the Downtown Missoula Partnership (DMP) has
added a full-time Business Development Director to its staff. Pam Udall will
commence her role as the newest employee on Monday, September 18. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Originally from Ronan, Mont., Udall
earned a B.A. in Communications from the University of Montana, and then
embarked upon a 25-year career in communications and program start-ups in
Montana, Texas and Nevada. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">She returns home to Missoula from
UNLV, where she helped launch the university’s first School of Medicine. Prior
to that Udall served for 10 years as the media and PR director for the Texas
Medical Association. She also served on the team that started the Texas Lottery
in the 1990s. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Udall will be responsible for
tracking investment and business activity in Downtown Missoula, formalizing
business recruitment strategies, strengthening connections with Missoula’s
economic development partners, deploying economic impact and community opinion
analyses, and managing the Downtown business and property inventories. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">“Investing in a more robust business
development program has been a primary goal of Downtown Missoula leadership,”
said Linda McCarthy, Executive Director of the Downtown Missoula Partnership,
“and the ability to attract a UM alumni with a significant history of start-up
experience is a real benefit for our Downtown and our organization.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Udall will provide business
recruitment and retention services, work with developer and property owners to
fill vacant spaces, target locally-owned and regional retail and food &
beverage businesses, as well as technology start-ups and office tenants for all
the new development taking place. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Currently Downtown Missoula is
seeing a significant investment in commercial and residential development, as
well as public infrastructure and services expansions. More than $850 million
dollars of public, private and transportation investments are taking place in
the heart of Missoula, thanks to the implementation of the Downtown Master
Plan. <span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">For
more information on business development or to meet up with the DMP’s newest
employee, visit the office at 218 East Main, or call 406-543-4238.</span><div><font face="Century Gothic, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></font><div><font face="Century Gothic, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><br clear="all"></span></font><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Kalina Wickham</b></font></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Customer Service Coordinator</span></font></b><br></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0px"><b style="font-size:12.8px"><font size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><img src="http://www.missouladowntown.com/wp-content/uploads/dmpsquarembossedpetite.jpg" width="96" height="47"></font></b></p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">Downtown Missoula Partnership </span></p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">218 E Main | Missoula, MT </span></p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:0px"><a value="+14065434238" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">406.543.4238 | </a><a href="http://www.missouladowntown.com/" title="http://www.missouladowntown.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">missouladowntown.com</a></p><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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