North Bay

By IAN ROSS Northern Ontario Business At least two data storage companies are interested in North Bay's soon-to-be-vacated underground air defence facility, known locally as the Hole.

The new Temiskaming Shores may not be officially a municipality yet, but those who will make up its government are already looking to the community's future prosperity.

By JOSEPH QUESNEL Northern Ontario Business A successful 18-year-old entrepreneur from New Liskeard maintains he must conceal his age from many of his wealthy international real estate clients in order to grow his online business.

By IAN ROSS Northern Ontario Business A great financing environment and an improved local economy have contributed to North Bay's home building and housing market boom, now stretching into the third year.

By IAN ROSS Northern Ontario Business Some rail shop upgrades and a multimillion-dollar car refurbishment should go a long way towards generating some future spin-off opportunities from the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC).

By IAN ROSS Northern Ontario Business A flurry of exploration activity globally and continuing high base-precious metal prices are keeping the order books full for many companies in North Bay's mining supply and manufacturing hub.

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

By Ian Ross One way or another, residents in the Tri-Towns will know by early September whether the area has secured its first major inbound call centre.

By Sari Huhtala (North Bay Report on Business Profile-09-02) New Liskeard's Dave Wight, of Belle Vallee Wools, is not quite certain where he fits into in the realm of the business domain, but he is far from being sheepish about his product, which has

BY SCOTT HUNTER HADDOW A massive surge in applications to Nipissing University's school of business and economics has the institution beaming about its program.