Last year, close to 6,000 EB-5 visas were in use nationwide. That adds up to a lot of money, as each visa requires an investment of $1 million, Sherman said.

"Our business plan goal over the next three to four years is to raise $66 million" in Montana, Sherman said.

Each million is anticipated to create at least 10 jobs in the state, he said.

Projects could involve anything from real estate to multi-use facilities and alternative energy ventures.

"The hard part is not finding the projects. The hard part is that there are only 10 million millionaires in the world. That's our target audience. We want to find 60 of them that are interested in investing in Montana," Sherman said.

The center will be based in Missoula, but will facilitate investments across the state. There could be as many as 10 full-time employees at the center when it's fully operational, Sherman said.

The office of Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., worked with the World Trade Center, where Sherman is executive director, to secure the designation.