Economic Development

Minimum wage going up this fall

Increase of 3.9 per cent will bring new hourly rate to $17.20 per hour.

Mar 28, 2024 3:00 PM Read more >

Iroquois Falls names new CAO

There's also a new deputy CAO/director of growth and infrastructure

Mar 27, 2024 3:00 PM Read more >

Province’s economic developers gathering in North Bay

Economic Developers Council of Ontario event this June will focus on film industry

Mar 26, 2024 3:00 PM Read more >

Mining the Northwest: 'Times are changing' as Red Rock preps for lithium refinery

Rock Tech Lithium expects to break ground on lithium conversion plant in 2025

Mar 20, 2024 3:00 PM Read more >

One-day summit to focus on immigration in Sudbury

Event is presented by the Local Immigration Partnership

Mar 20, 2024 1:00 PM Read more >

Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat getting a refresh

Funding will help Cochrane tourist attraction rejuvenate decade-old exhibits

Mar 20, 2024 9:00 AM Read more >

Productivity must be a priority in province's spring budget, says Ontario chamber

Ontario Chamber urges investments in skills, infrastructure and building healthy communities

Mar 15, 2024 11:00 AM Read more >

'Tons of jobs but no people,' says northwestern Ontario workforce planning board

As population ages, opportunities are plenty for working-age northerners in the northwest

Mar 13, 2024 11:00 AM Read more >

Hotel construction ahead in Dryden

Developers plan two new hotels for Government Street; dozens of apartments are in the works elsewhere in the city.

Mar 11, 2024 3:00 PM Read more >

Feds make long-sought move to make immigration pilot permanent

Immigration minister Marc Miller describes the program as supporting ‘economic migration’ for its host communities

Mar 7, 2024 4:00 PM Read more >