Idaho Falls– As anyone in business will attest, business cycles are hard to predict and can often be counter intuitive. So many external market forces can have a real impact on business activity from one year to the next.

The Regional Development Alliance, a regional source of alternative business financing, has experienced this ebb and flow firsthand over the years. Connie Chadwick, executive director of the RDA, explains “ We pay close attention to national, regional, and local trends in business sentiments to help us gauge what we might expect in loan activity from season to season. It’s often difficult to find a correlation between national and local trends. Even financing trends from our northwest region don’t always impact activity closer to home.” As the RDA celebrates their twenty-seventh year in business they look back on a successful 2025. Chadwick continued,” I’ve been with the RDA for twenty-five years and have pretty much seen it all…the highs and the lows. The last 12 months hasn’t been our biggest year, but it was very successful. There seems to be a renewed optimism in the region and that helps make my job more enjoyable. Alot goes into this type of work, and I’d like to thank my dedicated Board of Directors for all their help and support this year.”

The Regional Development Alliance, is a private, not-for-profit business financing company. They primarily serve seven regional counties including Bannock, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Custer, Jefferson, and Madison.