By The BDO Zone Initiative Not long ago, Vegreville, Alberta was just another rural region with good biomass resources but little traction when it came to attracting serious development interest. Today, it’s on the radar of multiple project developers and…
August 2025
Why Rural Communities Are Leveraging BDO Zone Ratings to Attract Biobased Investment
By The BDO Zone Initiative Picture this: A multinational company announces plans for a $2.5 billion biofuels facility. Their team reviews dozens of potential sites across North America—each one offering the promise of hundreds of millions in local economic impact,…
Montgomery’s Got Momentum
Montgomery is more than a city steeped in history—it’s a capital of growth, strategy, and investment. In 2024 alone, Montgomery ranked #1 in Alabama for capital investment in new projects and #2 overall, attracting more than $1.1 billion in new…
Governor Ivey Announces Over $25.9 Million in Growing Alabama Allocations to Drive Statewide Economic Growth
Governor Kay Ivey a keynote speech to the 2025 EDAA Summer Conference Governor’s Luncheon at The Grand Hotel July 28, 2025 in Point Clear, Ala. (Governor’s Office /Hal Yeager) Governor Kay Ivey, on Monday following a speech to the Economic…
Crusoe and Tallgrass Announce AI Data Center in Wyoming
1.8-Gigawatt campus expands Crusoe’s 20+ gigawatt pipeline of projects Crusoe, the industry’s first vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider, recently announced a strategic partnership with Tallgrass to develop a 1.8 gigawatt (GW) AI data center campus located in southeast Wyoming. Designed…