Sault Ste. Marie

By IAN ROSS Border tie-ups due to truck inspections, homeland security issues and increased trade are costing the North American economy millions of dollars and are crippling border communities. Sault Ste.

By IAN ROSS Pull into a Mr. Lube franchise somewhere in Canada and chances are there is a Sault Ste. Marie connection.

By IAN ROSS The provincial Tories' Smart Growth initiative to plan the North's economic future has come and gone. With a new Liberal government in place, Sault Ste.

Sault Ste. Marie could soon boast a cogeneration facility fuelled by bio oil. A group of private and public sector groups led by the Sault Ste. Marie Public Utilities Commission Services Inc., DynaMotive Energy Systems of Vancouver, B.C.

Danieli Corus Inc. is downsizing its Sault Ste. Marie engineering office and moving most of its staff to southern Ontario.

The City of Sault Ste. Marie has secured big-league management as the future operator of its proposed new multi-use arena project, and is approaching the government for more money.

By IAN ROSS Northern Ontario Business If you're a homesick Sault Ste. Marie ex-pat teaching English overseas or a local news junkie wondering what's happening at city hall, SooToday.com has become the preferred choice for information.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Northern Ontario Business Algoma Tubes, once a subsidiary business of Algoma Steel, has risen from the ashes after being moth balled and later sold to Tenaris Group, a multi-national seamless tubing operation.

With the increasing need of more qualified people in the rail industry, Sault College will be offering a new course this fall.

By RICK HOULE Tom Stephenson, café manager at Sault Ste. Marie's Hidden Bay Café, has recognized the growing trend in laptop computer use and has added a wireless Internet connection to his establishment.