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Real Peace, True ProgressCanton Township, Michigan
With a rich history dating back to a time when Henry Ford built small factories and dormitories to employ and house war veterans, respectively, Canton Township in Wayne County, Michigan is an...
Driving Growth in Northwest Alberta: The County of Grande Prairie AdvantageThe County of Grande Prairie No. 1, Alberta
For those seeking the comforts of a small-town, rural lifestyle with access to urban amenities, the County of Grande Prairie offers a unique balance. With a population of over 26,000, a wide range...
Inclusivity, Cooperation, Communication: Building a Bright Future in Southeastern New BrunswickSoutheast Regional Service Commission – Economic Development (EDE)
Designed to drive Southeast New Brunswick’s development and make the region a top spot in which to live, work, and prosper, the Southeast Regional Service Commission (Southeast RSC) serves to shape...
Family Businesses, Tested and ResilientNavigating Today’s Economic Storm
Across North America, family-owned and operated businesses are facing challenges unlike any others in recent history. Recessions are not new, with companies experiencing the aftershock from the...
Teaming Up for Success Since 1987Team Industries
When it comes to the timely delivery of high-quality shop fabricated pipe spools, tanks, and vessels, Team Industries, Inc. leads North America’s fabrication industry. With fabrication facilities in...
Making the Machines that Run IndustryGrotnes
Over the past two years, Grotnes (pronounced ‘Grote-ness’) has launched a series of initiatives based around artificial intelligence (AI), customer service, and its product line. Headquartered in...
A Best-Kept Secret No LongerMichigan Manufacturing Technology Center
The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC) continues its 30-plus-year mission to provide its home state’s manufacturers with the tools and knowhow they need to succeed in today’s...
From Hand Assembly to High-Tech ManufacturingPTG Electronics
In an era when global supply chains are being reshaped and advanced manufacturing technologies are rapidly evolving, few companies embody the modern manufacturing renaissance quite like PTG...
Learning from History, Leading with InnovationAtlas Technologies
With thousands of die change installations globally, pressroom automation leader Atlas Technologies celebrated its 60th anniversary last year. Following several years of upgrades to its knowledge...
Workplace Solutions that WorkSymbiote
Symbiote is a manufacturer of specialized laboratory, technical, and healthcare furniture who, alongside its partners, seeks to elevate its clients’ spaces and the work that can be done within them....
Thoughtful, Intentional, WelcomingCity of Kalamazoo, Michigan
Located in Michigan’s southwest, the City of Kalamazoo is pursuing thoughtful, intentional growth that has positioned the community as a welcoming and attractive destination. Home to Western...
A Midwest County Proud to “Punch Above Its Weight”Mason County, Michigan
Mason County, Michigan is “a community that has a small-town feel but has much to offer that isn’t characteristic of a lot of rural communities,” states Kristi Lucas-Zimmerman, Economic Development...
On the Grow AgainCity of Warren, Michigan
The City of Warren, the third largest in Michigan and Detroit’s largest suburb, boasts not only a diversified population and tax base—with major businesses including General Motors, Chrysler, Macomb...
Helping Businesses Grow, Thrive, and SucceedIgnite (Fredericton and the Capital Region)
When businesses need specialized mentoring, opportunities for skill development, and access to a network of resources, Ignite provides a path from launch to success. Based in Fredericton, New...
When Good Habits Pay OffSelf-Care for Self-Starters
It is not an overstatement to say that small business is the lifeblood of the economy. Beyond producing and delivering goods in their local communities, these businesses are the primary engine of...
Cherishing the Beauty, Nurturing the EconomyPrince Edward County, Virginia
Dating back to the mid-1700s, Prince Edward County is neatly—and prettily—nestled in the south-central Piedmont region of Virginia, USA. Sharing its county seat, the Town of Farmville, with the...
Delivering What Others Can’t: Inside CSM Group’s Approach to Complex ConstructionCSM Group
Like most successful organizations, Michigan-based project management specialist CSM Group has shown it can evolve and adapt to the largest of economic ebbs and flows, while remaining competitive in...
Energy Beyond Industry: Building a More Vibrant, Connected FutureCity of Estevan, Saskatchewan
Estevan, Saskatchewan has long been known as the Energy City. It is a community shaped by resilience and an unwavering spirit of collaboration, and these qualities are now driving one of the most...
Resilience in a Shifting EconomySmall Businesses Weathering an Economic Storm
Conflict comes in many forms and whether we like to admit it or not, the world is currently at war on many fronts. While some countries are fighting conventionally with weapons, others are defending...
America’s Design-Build LeaderARCO Design/Build
In the construction industry, experience counts, and few companies realize this more than ARCO Design/Build. Building its reputation over three decades, ARCO is known today as America’s leading...
Making ConnectionsGreater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce
For more than a century, the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce has been a cornerstone of Prince Edward Island’s business community. Incorporated in the late 1800s, it stands as one of...
A Holistic Approach to Community DevelopmentEastern Maine Development Corporation
Lee Umphrey likes to live in the present, not the past. President and CEO of Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC), Umphrey prefers to discuss the organization’s many initiatives, programs,...
Rooted in the PastConsiderations for Cold Storage
From old-fashioned cellars to today’s refrigerated transportation and massive temperature-controlled warehouses, keeping things cool is a multi-billion-dollar business steeped in technology and...
The Four Pillars to Grow a RegionEnvision Saint John: The Regional Growth Agency
Envision Saint is well-positioned to steward the growth of the Saint John Region as it enters its sixth year of operations. Launched as a new model for economic development in 2021, the agency...
A New Chapter Built on Resilience and InnovationCovered Bridge Potato Chip Company
When you think of potato chips, the image that often comes to mind is a bag sitting on a supermarket shelf, crisp and ready for snacking. But behind every bag is a story, and for Covered Bridge...
Where Two States Meet to ProsperUpper Valley Business Alliance
The Upper Valley, an area home to over 200,000 people spanning the states of Vermont and New Hampshire in the Northeastern United States, is as unusual as it is interesting. An organically defined...
Expansion Focused on the Ultimate CustomerNorthumberland Properties
The towns of Amherst and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia have been home to local Real Estate Development company Northumberland Properties for over 15 years now. Since we previously highlighted the firm in...
A Conduit for Economic StrengthCentral Connecticut Chambers of Commerce
True economic development will never occur in silos, and nowhere is that more evident than in Central Connecticut. Here, strength is in unity, collaboration, and a legacy of working together to...
On the MoveCity of New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut has always been a picture-postcard city with a population that understands celebrating life. Following its creative and proactive response to the economic pressures of...
Becoming a Bucket List LocationConfederation Centre of the Arts
The Confederation Centre of the Arts has been a cultural and artistic hub for both the province of Prince Edward Island and Canada at large, for more than 60 years. Such a considerable lifespan...
Where Leaders Gather: A Place To Refocus, Restore, Rebuild, and ReconnectThe Shires of Southwestern Vermont
When it comes to choosing an exclusive location for a mass corporate getaway, the United States has no shortage of enticing options. But when organizations set out to plan a targeted leadership...
Where “Going the Extra Mile” Means “Getting Closer to Your Customer”Galco
While much of the industrial sector wrestled with disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, Galco emerged stronger. Since 2019, the company has doubled in size and sales by redefining what industrial...
A Borderland on the Rise: How Edmundston Madawaska Is Building a Four-Season FutureEdmundston Madawaska Tourism Office
At the northern edge of New Brunswick, meeting up with both Quebec and the United States, the Edmundston–Madawaska region has long occupied a unique place on the map. A gateway community shaped by...
The Business of Affordable Housing: Community Care Begins at HomeKnight Growth Strategies
“People think that all rental housing providers do is simply collect rent, but we’re actually continually navigating a really complex system,” says Amanda R. Knight, founder of Knight Growth...
A New VisionTown of East Hartford, Connecticut
For decades, East Hartford, Connecticut, existed in the shadow of its larger neighbor across the river. Known as a blue-collar industrial community with a high mill rate and modest income levels,...
Making Waves in HydraulicsAustin Hose
Austin Hose, a Texas-based hose, fittings, and accessories supplier, began operations in 1966 as Austin-Davies Distributing Corporation. Initially operating from a garage in the city of Earth,...
From Watchdogs to Smart BollardsThe Evolution of Home Security
Fear of burglars and home invasions is driving interest in residential security systems, ranging from high-tech door cameras and alarms to the car-blocking posts known as bollards. Ironically, this...
Buyer BewareAvoiding the Greenwashing Trap
When homeowners and businesses put trash and recyclables on the curb, we tend to lose track of what actually happens to our waste. We trust that our garbage goes to landfill, vegetable peelings and...
A Sun-Splashed Community with a Pro-Business MindsetPueblo County, Colorado
Pueblo County, Colorado offers plentiful sunshine, generous incentives for businesses, and a pro-manufacturing mindset. Based in the southeastern part of the state, Pueblo County aims to attract new...
Building a Perfect Balance: Live, Work, Learn, Play in BrightonBrighton Economic Development Corporation
Brighton, Colorado, wouldn’t be the city it is without its amazing residents, thriving businesses, abundant attractions, and the Brighton Economic Development Corporation, which strives to make the...
Snow, Sunshine, Parks, and Trails: Investing in the Great OutdoorsCity of Durango, Colorado
A vibrant, multigenerational, and diverse community tucked away in the San Juan Mountains, the City of Durango, Colorado, offers a stunning array of natural beauty, outdoor activities, restaurants,...
Celebrating 50 Years of Economic Development by Getting Back to BasicsEconomic Development Council of Colorado (EDCC)
Behind any vibrant, flourishing community is the work of economic development teams who tirelessly strive to strengthen and diversify the economy through job creation, business attraction, expansion...
Sustainable Growth to Support an Enviable Way of LifeTown of Windsor, Colorado
The Town of Windsor, Colorado, is a community admired for its residents’ quality of life, which also draws tourists from near and far. This attraction is part of the reason Windsor has grown so...
Changing with the TimesKin Canada
When Hal Rogers founded Kin Canada, it is unlikely he could have realized the incredible legacy he was creating. Helping to enrich the lives of countless Canadians over the years, Kin Canada...
The Bigger PictureJefferson County, Colorado
Many counties across the United States are named in honor of former presidents and prominent Americans like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson is no exception. Famous for...
Thriving in the Heart of the ValleysCity of Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Long before Glenwood Springs became a hub for tourists and businesses, the Ute people used the mineral-rich hot springs known as “Yampah,” or “big medicine” for their spiritual and healing...
Strength in StrategyCity of Fountain, Colorado
Sitting at the gateway between Colorado Springs and Pueblo, the City of Fountain has emerged as one of southern Colorado’s most dynamic communities for new business growth and strategic...
Where Heritage Meets InnovationCañon City, Colorado
Cañon City, Colorado may not sit directly on the bustling I-25 corridor, but the city’s history and strategic vision have positioned it as a unique and increasingly attractive community for growth,...
Robust, Charming, Relaxing: Take a Trip to Morgan CountyMorgan County Economic Development Corporation
The public/private non-profit Morgan County Economic Development Corporation is deeply committed to handling the retention and expansion of business in Morgan County, Colorado. From diversifying the...

















































