Sault Ste. Marie

Editor’s Note: The original version of this story appeared on SooToday.com . Essar Steel Algoma said it has spent $140 million on environmental controls since 2003 to clean the air in Sault Ste.

Sault Ste. Marie’s newest small-business incubator will be located at Mill Square, the former St. Marys Paper site. Developed by the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC), Millworks will be located in the Machine Shop building.

The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC) has established a Youth Development Team to engage Sault Ste. Marie youth who are interested in entrepreneurship.

Algoma’s annual sustainability event will emerge for its seventh year with a new name and a new focus. The Sustain Algoma Expo — formerly the Green Expo — will be held Saturday, July 25, form 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Desbarats.

The northeastern Ontario winners of the 2015 Influential Women Awards were named on Monday night in Sault Ste. Marie.

The next phase of the redevelopment of the Canadian plaza at the International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie will go ahead in June. In a news release, the Federal Bridge Corporation Ltd.

The Goulais Bay Wind Farm, an 11-turbine, 25-megawatt project located north of Sault Ste. Marie, has now been commissioned. The wind farm was developed by Capstone Infrastructure Corp.

Soo Mill & Lumber Company Ltd. – one of Sault Ste. Marie’s oldest and most successful locally owned businesses – is celebrating its 100th anniversary by donating $100,000 to innovative community projects that improve the lives of others.

More than 150 jobs will be up for grabs in Sault Ste. Marie when Agero Inc. conducts a hiring blitz in 2015. In a news release, the company said it requires more people because of increasing demand for its roadside assistance services.

The Rural Agri-Innovation Network in Sault Ste. Marie will host a networking event geared towards stakeholders in the food and agriculture industry.