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…
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…
Transatlantic Opportunities: Unlocking Growth through German Investment and U.S. Regional Partnerships
(L. to R.) Aryan Zandieh, CEO of NRW Global Business North America, Gary Camarano, Whiteside County Economic Development, and Dr. Andreas Eckstein, Managing Director of Invest in Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), discuss Transatlantic opportunities between Germany and Whiteside County/Northwest Illinois. As…
Refresh Your Life … Reward Your Business
Kent County is a scenic peninsula on Maryland’s Upper Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, ideally situated less than a two-hour drive from Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Annapolis, Dover, and Northern Virginia. It is home to two Main Street communities, an…
Speculative Momentum: Rowan County’s Strategic Bet on Product Development is Paying Off
Just 30 minutes north of Charlotte along the I-85 corridor, Rowan County, North Carolina, has been quietly — and quickly — building a reputation as one of the most proactive and product-ready communities in the Southeast. Over the last several…