Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) is Southeastern Vermont’s private, nonprofit rural Economic Development Organization (EDO). We work to ensure that people, businesses, and communities thrive across our region, which includes Windham County and the towns of Readsboro, Searsburg, Weston, and Winhall.
OUR MISSION: The primary objective of the BDCC is to invest in the drivers of the regional economy so that people, businesses, and communities in Southern Vermont can thrive.
OUR VISION: People who love Southern Vermont have opportunities to thrive here.
With a can-do mindset and a deep understanding of rural realities, BDCC serves as a catalyst for economic success:
Our nationally recognized, data-driven approach strengthens the regional economy and builds lasting prosperity for Southeastern Vermont. BDCC supports a thriving future for Southeastern Vermont, where people live, work, and do business successfully.
Under its recent strategic reorganization, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) has established two dedicated entities to strengthen and streamline regional economic and community development efforts. The new entities, Brattleboro Development Community Corporation (Community Corp) and the Rural Investment Center (RIC), were intentionally created to focus on distinct areas of BDCC’s work: delivering targeted Regional Development Corporation (RDC) services and expanding access-to-capital programs, respectively. Through formalized service agreements, both Community Corp and RIC benefit from BDCC’s established operational infrastructure, administrative expertise, staffing support, and industry relationships. This realignment allows each new entity to enhance its specialized impact, improve operational clarity, manage resources more effectively, and respond more swiftly to emerging opportunities and needs, ultimately amplifying their collective contributions to Southern Vermont’s economic growth and community resilience.
Community Corp is a nonprofit economic development entity specifically created through a strategic reorganization process led by BDCC. This reorganization aimed to streamline operations, enhance sustainability, and clearly delineate roles within BDCC’s broader enterprise structure. As a result, Community Corp now exclusively houses the Regional Development Corporation (RDC) functions, focused on promoting industrial and commercial growth across Windham County and nearby communities.
To ensure efficient execution and continuity of service delivery, BDCC provides staffing, operational support, and management resources to Community Corp under a formal service agreement. This agreement allows Community Corp to leverage BDCC’s established expertise and administrative capabilities, enabling seamless fulfillment of RDC responsibilities such as comprehensive business support, workforce training programs, access to capital, grant management, and infrastructure development initiatives.
The collaborative structure between Community Corp and BDCC ensures a robust approach to regional economic development, strategically positioning Southern Vermont for sustained economic resilience and growth. This model strengthens organizational accountability and transparency, clearly aligning resources and expertise to effectively meet the economic needs and opportunities of the region.
The Windham Region Economic Data Dashboard is an interactive tool developed by Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation that provides real-time, localized economic data for the Windham Region of Vermont. It offers insights into key indicators such as employment trends, industry performance, demographics, and workforce development, helping community leaders, businesses, and policymakers make informed decisions.
View reports on Job Trends, Forecasts, and Labor Force Participation Rates.
View reports on Industries, job distribution by sector and more.
View reports on Gross Regional Product (GRP) by Industry Sector and more.
The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation condemns racism and welcomes all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, age, or disability, and wants everyone to feel safe and welcome in our community.
As a Regional Development Corporation, we formally condemn all discrimination in all of its forms, commit to fair and equal treatment of everyone in our community, and will strive to ensure all of our actions, policies, and operating procedures reflect this commitment.
The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation has and will continue to be a place where individuals can live freely and express their opinions.
-By the Board of Trustees on March 8th, 2022.
BDCC is Southeastern Vermont’s private, nonprofit, rural Economic Development Organization that serves as a catalyst for economic success so the people, businesses, and communities here can thrive.
