• Successful Business Woman - Through hard work with family and friends, Monica built a highly successful Internet business, Montana Communications Network (MCN), one of the first Montana-based, local providers in the high-tech industry.

• Economic Development Trust Fund – Through hard work and discussions with businesses and communities across Montana, Monica sponsored and passed the Montana Economic Development Trust Fund. This fund provides a long-term, stable funding source that assists in economic development by creating good-paying jobs, and retaining and attracting business to Montana.

• Workforce Training – Through bipartisan efforts, Monica sponsored and passed the Primary Sector Workforce Training Act which was created to attract more good-paying jobs to Montana by providing workforce training incentives for businesses that were relocating or expanding in the state. To date, hundreds of employees have been trained for good-paying jobs as a result of this program.

• Montana Main Street – Monica sponsored this successful common sense, community driven approach to revitalizing traditional downtowns through historic preservation and economic revitalization. Since 1980, more than 1,700 communities across the U.S. have established Main Street programs. These communities have seen $18.3 billion reinvested in their Main Street communities as a result. Anaconda, Red Lodge, Polson, Stevensville, and Butte were chosen as the first pilot programs under Montana Main Street.

• Made in Montana – Monica supported reinstating the Made in Montana program to assist Montana businesses in marketing their products.

• Ease Business Tax Burden – Monica supported easing the tax burden for over 13,000 Montana businesses through support of an increased cap on business equipment.

• Committed to Economic Growth – Monica is clearly committed to economic growth and business development in Montana. Her legislative work on these issues, her role as a board member of the Big Sky Economic Development Authority, her legislative candidate endorsements by the Billings Chamber of Commerce, and her own business experience clearly demonstrate that commitment.