Sault Ste. Marie

The visual fine arts program at Algoma University will take up residence at the Machine Shop in Sault Ste. Marie, located on the former St. Marys Paper property that’s being transformed by Riversedge Developments into a multi-use property.

Sault Ste. Marie is hoping to further cement its title as the alternative energy capital of North America when it hosts its inaugural green-energy conference next month. The Energy Opportunities Conference: Making Things Happen! will take place Nov.

Leaders in industry in Sault Ste. Marie have been recognized by the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce . Awards were given out during the chamber’s 125th annual general meeting on Oct. 23. A list of winners follows.

Sault Ste. Marie’s Community Development Corporation has received $300,000 in FedNor funding to support small business development, growth and job creation in the city.

Original story provided by Dave Helwig at Sootoday.com . Elementa Group Inc. has closed a land deal with the City of Sault Ste. Marie, acquiring 15 acres of property to build its long-awaited energy-from-waste commercial plant.

Essar Steel Algoma announced in late July it secured US $100 million in short-term financing from its parent company, Essar Global Fund Ltd., as the money-losing Sault Ste. Marie steelmaker restructures to tackle a debt of more than $1 billion.

Funding has been secured for the Goulais Wind Farm currently under construction north of Sault Ste. Marie. Capstone Infrastructure Corp.

The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre has launched the Business Accelerator Series, a sequence of workshops aimed at helping business owners and entrepreneurs at various stages of their ventures. The series kicks off on Oct.

More than 400 business leaders from across the North celebrated the 28th Annual Northern Ontario Business Awards on Thursday September 25th, 2014 at the Comfort Suites and Quattro Conference Centre in Sault Ste. Marie .

Essar Steel Algoma has received final approval for its refinancing plan. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved Essar’s Plan of Arrangement, deeming it fair under the Canada Business Corporations Act.