{"id":189252,"date":"2025-02-05T20:22:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T01:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=189252"},"modified":"2025-02-05T20:22:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T01:22:49","slug":"statewide-ford-donates-to-bdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/02\/05\/statewide-ford-donates-to-bdc\/","title":{"rendered":"Statewide Ford donates to BDC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Business Development Corporation of Van Wert County (BDC) has announced a generous donation from Statewide Ford which supports the organization&#8217;s mission to foster economic growth within the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Statewide Ford is proud to support the BDC&#8217;s efforts to strengthen our local economy,&#8221; said Brad Greve, VP\/Owner. &#8220;We believe in investing in the future of Van Wert, and the BDC plays a crucial role in attracting new businesses, supporting existing ones, and creating a thriving community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Statewide-Ford-BDC-Donor-Photo-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189253\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictured from left to right are Andy Czajkowski, Statewide Ford Dealer Principal; John White, BDC Capital Campaign Manager, and Brad Greve, Statewide Ford VP\/Owner.<em> Photo submitted<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The BDC utilizes its resources to attract new businesses to the region, assist existing businesses in expanding their operations, and foster a robust business environment. This support from Statewide Ford will enable the BDC to continue supporting entrepreneurship, attracting new businesses and assisting existing businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This generous donation will have a direct and positive impact on the economic vitality of Van Wert County, said John White, Capital Campaign Manager at the BDC. \u201cWe are grateful for Statewide Ford&#8217;s partnership and their belief in our shared vision for a prosperous future.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Business Development Corporation of Van Wert County (BDC) is a non-profit organization that fosters economic growth and development in Van Wert County. The BDC attracts and retains businesses through strategic initiatives and partnerships, creates jobs, and enhances the community&#8217;s well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information The Business Development Corporation of Van Wert County (BDC) has announced a generous donation from Statewide Ford which supports the organization&#8217;s mission to foster economic growth within the community. &#8220;Statewide Ford is proud to support the BDC&#8217;s efforts to strengthen our local economy,&#8221; said Brad Greve, VP\/Owner. &#8220;We believe in investing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-04 15:15:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189252"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":189254,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189252\/revisions\/189254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}