Around the North

Sudbury -based construction company TESC has appointed Stephen Scott as director of projects, effective June 4.

The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund and its chairman, Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci, were very good with grants to 17 Sudbury area businesses to create 28 new jobs. Hair salons and bakeries did particularly well.

Thunder Bay International Airport has installed new equipment in its terminal building to improve the 4G network performance of mobile voice and data customers of Tbaytel.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy is the new Ontario Regional Chief. Elected to the post at the All Ontario Chiefs Conference in Toronto on June 27, Beardy will be the voice of 133 First Nation communities across the province.

Debbi Nicholson, president of the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce , has received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her service to the community, province and country.

Sudbury ’s Cambrian College is introducing a new course this fall that will focus on skills in carpentry.

Small business owners in Thunder Bay are feeling good about the health of their firms and the local economy. Thunder Bay Ventures released its 15th annual Small Business Opinion Survey this month.

The Conference Board of Canada is forecasting solid economic growth for Thunder Bay and Sudbury .

Funds are being set up to assist people affected by the roof collapse at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake.

The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) is appealing to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to keep funding flowing to a world-renowned national freshwater and fisheries research facility.