Wells County Economic Development
In Wells County, Indiana, humans matter. With its collective values firmly rooted in the health and well-being of its 29,800-strong population, this lovely, burgeoning region is creating its own...
Hightowers Petroleum
Despite his many success stories, Steve Hightower remains modest about his business achievements. Founder and CEO of Middletown, Ohio-based Hightowers Petroleum Co., Steve is a different breed of...
Boone County, Indiana
In a time of needed economic growth to create sustainable futures for citizens, Boone County stands out as the prime location for an all-encompassing work, play, live environment. Boone County...
American Petroleum Institute (API)
API standards provide stability, confidence, and common ground across oil and natural gas operations. Warming a home on a cold morning can feel effortless, but it involves an intricate system most...
Hancock County Economic Development
Hancock County, Indiana, founded in 1828 and one of many American counties named to honor American founding father John Hancock, is drawing ever closer to its 200th anniversary. The Hancock Economic...
Quality Polly Pig Ltd.
If you have never heard of a pipeline pig, you are in good company. These unassuming devices rarely make headlines, yet they are quietly essential to the infrastructure that moves oil, gas, water,...
Geosource Energy
Imagine a world where values and approaches align, where people and the environment are prioritized through strategic investments in energy infrastructure and technology that improve building...
Indiana Economic Development Association
“At its core, IEDA is about people—bringing together professionals who are passionate about building stronger communities and giving them the tools, connectivity, and voice to make that happen,”...
Estone Technology
In today’s manufacturing, medical, industrial, robotics, and autonomous systems markets, many companies have a product vision but not the full engineering, manufacturing, compliance, and lifecycle...
Flex Technologies
Last year, Flex Technologies of Midvale, Ohio reached the half-century mark as a thermoplastics powerhouse. This one-stop shop handles all aspects of production, from compounding to manufacturing...
Trumbull County Planning Commission
In Trumbull County, people are known for their work ethic and common-sense approach to resilience. For Nicholas Coggins, Director of Economic Development at Trumbull County Planning Commission, the...
Williams County, Ohio
In the northwest corner of Ohio, where state lines converge and rural landscapes stretch between thriving communities, Williams County is quietly building a powerful case for itself as a destination...
Carroll County, Ohio
Some communities grow for growth’s sake, but the people of Carroll County, Ohio have an unusual awareness of the type of community they live in, the kind of community they want to be, and the path...
The Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA)
Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA) represents 10 counties—Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Muskingum, and Tuscarawas—in the east portion...
GROW Licking County
In recent years, the word ‘reshoring’ has been on the lips of many a business owner. Referring to the movement to bring manufacturing and services back to America from other countries, the reshoring...
Buckeye Hills Regional Council
Located in Southeast Ohio, the Buckeye Hills region comprises a large geographic area—3,600 square miles—made up of eight counties: Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, and...
Greene County, Ohio
Greene County, Ohio, is a community where there is both a strong sense of pride around the agricultural history and legacy of the region, but also where growth and development are welcomed and...
Codonics
For more than four decades, Codonics has built its reputation on a simple but disciplined principle: technology should solve real-world problems in healthcare. Founded in 1982 by Owner, President...
Grotnes
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...
Michigan 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...
PTG 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...
Atlas 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...
Symbiote
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....
City 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...
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...
City 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...
CSM 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...
Greater 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...
Eastern 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,...
Envision 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...
Covered 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...
Upper 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...
Northumberland 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...
Central 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...
City 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...
Confederation 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...
The 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...
Edmundston 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...
Knight 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...
Town 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,...
Village of Oak Park, Illinois
With plenty of growth opportunities, a rich history, vibrant streets, great restaurants and nightlife, striking architecture, and much more, it’s no wonder flocks of visitors and businesses like...
Village of Hanover Park, Illinois
Rod Craig, Mayor of the Village of Hanover Park, has a message to convey: Hanover Park is transitioning from “a very quiet, humble community to one that’s dynamic. We’re on our toes, we’ve got...
World Business Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan, is a charming, verdant, and towering place with a rich and colorful history. Today, the kaleidoscopic metropolis and its surroundings,...
MineConnect
Marla Tremblay is someone who isn’t afraid of challenges; in fact, she embraces them. Entering her fifth year as Executive Director of MineConnect Canada, Tremblay reflects on the association’s...
JEBCO
Where would we be without welding? What would get built? What tools would we have? How many industries would not even be around without it? Consider the impacts of welding on mining alone. “A lot of...
STG Mining
In the world of mining, laboratories are the unsung heroes. Every ounce of ore, every mineral extraction, and every investment decision relies on the data generated within. And for the past decade,...
Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED)
On June 1, 2025, Jennifer Lindley officially assumed the presidency of the Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED). From the start, she and CEO Katie Hurst have been laying the...
Pima County, Arizona
Pima County is a sun-drenched region in southern Arizona boasting a strong economy, a long history, leading academic institutions, a wide array of outdoor recreational opportunities, and an...
City of Maricopa, Arizona
In the vast desert landscape south of Phoenix, one of Arizona’s youngest cities is making an outsized impression in the world of economic development. The City of Maricopa, officially incorporated...
City of Prescott, Arizona
160 years after his death, Abraham Lincoln is remembered as a humanitarian, a visionary, and one of the most forward-thinking politicians in American history. The 16th President of the United States...