

The Old West Regional Commission is a Federal-State 

 partnership designed to solve regional economic 

 problems and stimulate orderly economic growth in 

 the states of Montana. Nebraska. North Dakota, 

 South Dakota and Wyoming Established in 1972 

 under the Public Works and Economic Development 

 Act of 1965. it is one of seven identical commissions 

 throughout the country engaged in formulating and 

 carrying out coordinated action plans for regional 

 economic development. 



COMMISSION MEMBERS 



State Cochairman 

 Gov. Thomas L. Judge of Montana 

 Alternate: Dean Hart 



Federal Cochairman 

 George D. McCarthy 



State Members 



Gov. Edgar J. Herschler of Wyoming 



Alternate: Steve F. Freudenthal 

 Gov. J. James Exon of Nebraska 



Alternate: Jon H. Oberg 

 Gov. Arthur A. Link of North Dakota 



Alternate: Woody Gagnon 

 Gov. Richard F. Kneip of South Dakota 



Alternate: Theodore R. Muenster 



COflMISSION OFFICES 



1730 K Street, N. W. 

 Suite 426 



Washington, D. C. 20006 

 202/967-3491 



201 Main Street 



Suite D 



Rapid City, South Dakota 57701 



605/348-6310 



Suite 228 



Heddon-Empire Building 

 Billings, Montana 59101 

 406/657-6665 



