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Don Fudge is extending an invitation to all of Northern Ontario to come to the racetrack in the spring of 2006.

A North Bay environmental firm is hoping an ecotourism project in the tropical rain forests of Guyana will open doors to new opportunities in Latin and South America.

Construction begins next spring on a new North Bay high-tech mall development. Anchored by Photo Metro, a locally based photo and digital imaging graphics company, the proposed 18,000-square-foot strip mall on Algonquin and Gertrude is half-occupied.

Fighting weekend traffic on Highway 11 up to North Bay just isn't going to cut it anymore for Jim Greig. The 34-year-old mining development consultant has decided to make the break from Toronto and return to his North Bay roots.

A Belgian home builder could be manufacturing upscale European-style homes and building components in North Bay by mid-2005.

North Bay community development leaders are anxiously waiting for the province to unveil its timetable for the four-laning completion of the lasting remaining stretch of the southern portion of Highway 11.

Moody's Investors Service has raised the City of North Bay's debt rating to A1 from A2. The outlook is stable.

Brian Malcolm owned and operated Malcolm Wallace Auto Mechanics for 30 years in North Bay. Today, he operates a different type of business - one that is focused on helping to prevent slips and falls by promoting non-slip floor surfaces.

North Bay city council thinks it is high time to revive the idea of establishing the city as an international air cargo hub. "I think the time is now to get ourselves on the radar screen," says Councillor Maureen Boldt.

Send them on up, there's lots of room. While southern Ontario municipalities are dealing with how to limit the amount of people settling within their borders, Temiskaming Shores Mayor James Hawken is doing just the opposite.