Economic Development

Three different cruise ships will visit Thunder Bay next year

The total economic impact of cruise ship activity in Thunder Bay this season is estimated at roughly $4 million.

Sep 21, 2022 2:08 PM Read more >

Opinion: Don’t let Laurentian University fade into obscurity, says chamber chair

'Tough pill to swallow,' but opportunity arises as restructured university prepares to exit insolvency process

Sep 13, 2022 3:00 PM Read more >

Southern Ontario investor buying up homes in the Sault

Two dozen numbered companies directed by the same businessman have purchased a combined 129 downtown properties.

Sep 7, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

The pandemic has caused a government hiring binge, says Fraser Institute

Government sector accounts for 86 per cent of new jobs in Canada since 2020

Sep 1, 2022 2:25 PM Read more >

Jobs of the Future: Burgeoning film and TV industry calling for homegrown talent

Millions are being spent, and hundreds of jobs are being created at productions across the North

Aug 31, 2022 3:00 PM Read more >

Pilot potentially a permanent source of newcomers: Minister

'Immigration will have to be a standardized recruitment platform for every single company,' says a local business

Aug 29, 2022 9:00 AM Read more >

Post-production partnership a big boost for the North's film industry

Three-company arrangement allows for more script-to-final product work to stay in the region

Aug 26, 2022 12:56 PM Read more >

Northwestern First Nation community compensated for historical flooding

Mitaanjigamiing First Nation nets $84 million in settlement claim filed in 1994

Aug 26, 2022 10:00 AM Read more >

Feds serve up $14.6 million for First Nation water treatment plant

Construction finished on plant to serve Lake Superior-area community

Aug 25, 2022 3:00 PM Read more >

Communities on the Move: Former paper mill town ready to turn the page

West Nipissing polls the public on how to repurpose ex-Weyerhaeuser site

Aug 24, 2022 3:00 PM Read more >