At BDCC, we don’t just support economic development—we build it. Whether you’re launching a new venture, expanding your footprint, or looking for a strategic location, we’re here to help you find the right fit. From site selection or construction, to fitup and connections with business development resources and workforce solutions, we offer more than just a location—we offer a path to scale and succeed. Interested in renting? Contact Owen for help today.
We own and manage a diverse portfolio of properties—from industrial and commercial spaces to innovation hubs and light industrial campuses—strategically located to serve companies of every size. Our tenants range from sole proprietors to major employers with over 100 staff, and we’re proud to play a role in their success. Our team works directly with businesses to match them with space that supports their operational needs and future growth—whether that’s industrial, manufacturing, or flexible-use environments. With over 600,000 square feet of industrial and commercial real estate under management, BDCC develops, owns, and operates space that fuels business growth and anchors key sectors across Southeastern Vermont.
BDCC provides comprehensive development services for businesses, nonprofits, and communities throughout Southeastern Vermont. From predevelopment and financing to site selection and construction, we support a wide range of projects including community facilities, infrastructure, environmental cleanup, and commercial development. Our team helps projects succeed from concept to completion. Many of BDCC’s services are delivered by connecting employers, communities, and entrepreneurs with regional, state, and federal programs—including direct support for initiatives such as the Vermont Training Program (VTP), Vermont Employment Growth Incentive (VEGI), and other economic development tools. These services are often provided at no cost as part of our mission-driven efforts to expand access to public resources. However, more complex or customized project development services—such as strategic planning, site control, permitting support, or multi-party project coordination—may fall under a pay-to-play model. These services increase local capacity and engagement, allowing projects to move forward more efficiently and with greater impact.
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BDCC’s Development Solutions help businesses and nonprofits locate, expand, acquire, or redevelop facilities across Southeastern Vermont. These services are central to our mission of advancing economic resilience by enabling strategic investments in infrastructure, employment, and revitalization.
We offer support throughout the full development lifecycle—including site selection, feasibility analysis, brownfield remediation, permitting, capital stack assembly, and construction coordination. Whether facilitating private expansion or community redevelopment, BDCC brings together the expertise and partners needed to move complex projects forward.
Recent projects have included:
These services are often the critical link between vision and execution, enabling projects to succeed where capacity or capital would otherwise be a barrier.
Mocha Joe’s, a cornerstone of Brattleboro’s downtown, is expanding its impact beyond coffee. Learn how a strategic partnership with BDCC and support from WCEDP helped relocalize operations and revitalize a key site.
Long Falls Paperboard Acquisition Project Summary
Preserving Industrial Capacity and Regional Employment through Strategic Real Estate and Financial Engineering. In the final quarter of 2018, Neenah Paper announced it would shut down its Brattleboro facility, terminating 100 jobs and liquidating a fully equipped 219,000 sq. ft. paperboard plant. As the region’s designated RDC (Regional Development Corporation), Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) swiftly intervened. The LFP deal required a novel structure to separate real estate ownership from operational assets. BDCC acquired the land and buildings for $1 million while LFP purchased all equipment and inventory separately. This structure preserved the operating business, avoided a fire-sale liquidation, and maintained the integrity of a 100-job manufacturing operation.
BDCC’s Project Management services help municipalities, nonprofits, and businesses complete complex development projects—efficiently, compliantly, and successfully. These services are essential to our mission of increasing local capacity and advancing economic and community outcomes across Southeastern Vermont.
We support projects from concept to completion, offering expertise in:
Our team helps navigate permitting, timelines, stakeholder engagement, and multi-layered funding—ensuring projects stay on track, unlock public and private investment, and deliver long-term regional benefits.
Town of Whitingham – Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades. The Town of Whitingham undertook critical upgrades to its two wastewater treatment systems serving the villages of Whitingham and Jacksonville. With funding from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and federal CDS support, the project included energy efficiency upgrades, safety enhancements, collection system repairs, building improvements, and compliance-driven equipment replacements—including backup generators now required by the State of Vermont and influent metering infrastructure to meet NPDES permit obligations. Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) provided comprehensive grant administration and management services for the Town, ensuring compliance with complex federal, state, and regional funding requirements. BDCC worked closely with Town Administrator Gig Zboray throughout the process to coordinate reporting, documentation, and tracking of eligible expenditures.
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The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) has emerged as a trusted and capable steward of New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing in rural Southeastern Vermont. BDCC obtained federally certified Community Development Entity (CDE) designation in 2017, repeatedly demonstrating the ability to structure, secure, and implement NMTC deals that catalyze transformative investments in low-income communities across the region.
GS Precision
Facing the potential loss of over 300 high-wage precision manufacturing jobs, BDCC coordinated a $17 million expansion to retain and grow GSP’s operations in Vermont. BDCC brought together Vermont Rural Ventures, MHIC, and TD Bank to secure $5.3 million in NMTC investment—providing the pivotal capital necessary to proceed. The result: retention of 300 jobs, the addition of 100 new positions, and preservation of the company’s headquarters in the Exit One Industrial Park.
Community infrastructure—particularly water, wastewater, and public facilities—is the foundation of economic and community development. In Windham County, many towns and villages face significant barriers to maintaining or upgrading critical infrastructure due to aging systems, small tax bases, limited staff capacity, and complex regulatory or funding environments. As Vermont’s designated Regional Development Corporation (RDC) for the region, the BDCC plays a vital role in bridging these gaps.
Town of Brattleboro Exit 1 Water Wastewater
Learn more about how Brattleboro is strengthening its infrastructure to support business growth and attract new investment. This Opportunity Zone project at Exit One will deliver essential upgrades to water and wastewater systems, helping fuel long-term economic development. Explore how federal, local, and private partnerships are transforming this key industrial area — and what it means for our region’s future.
Brownfield sites—contaminated or abandoned properties—are often too risky or complex to redevelop without help. BDCC works with public and private partners to unlock funding, navigate environmental challenges, and turn these liabilities into productive community assets. Learn more about BDCC’s role in Vermont’s Brownfield Redevelopment Framework.
Long Falls Paperboard EPA
Governor Phil Scott held his weekly press conference yesterday at the Long Falls Paperboard (LFP) plant in Brattleboro, to celebrate the company’s recent purchase of the business formerly owned and operated by Neenah Paper, Inc. On December 31, 2018 LFP acquired Neenah Paper through a collaboration led by BDCC to avert the loss of 100 jobs. As part of the transaction, BDCC acquired the building and lands to facilitate a Brownfields assessment, cleanup and monitoring.
As an official NBRC Local Development District, BDCC supports regional grant recipients with technical assistance that includes project execution and grant compliance qualified projects with federal funding. Click here to learn more about LDDs and NBRC.
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Interested in learning more or need assistance with our development services?
Contact Adam Grinold for expert guidance and support.
