Sudbury

By CRAIG GILBERT A new $20-million “corporate alliance” with a major medical technology provider will have the Sudbury Regional Hospital (SRH) haggling no more.

By CRAIG GILBERT It seems setting up a pita joint in Northern Ontario is an excellent way to fill a trophy case.

By ADELLE LARMOUR There is no time for grass to grow under the feet of Espanola’s new economic development officer.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE A hydroponic vegetable operation within the walls of the Thessalon First Nation’s Bio Centre is gaining momentum as the community examines ways of diversifying.

By MARIE CLARKE Greater Sudbury - Keeping students in Sudbury is crucial to engineering firm Bestech.

By MARIE CLARKE Greater Sudbury – Within a company that relies on crime within the city to exist, there is a crew of compassionate, concerned citizens. The staff at True Steel Security is involved in the community and good deeds do not go unnoticed.

By CRAIG GILBERT Greater Sudbury – It seems red tape at City Hall and a shortage of skilled labour and trades workers are the main issues concerning business owners in Greater Sudbury.

By CRAIG GILBERT Greater Sudbury – The first-ever Learning Together Conference ended with a lot of talk of having to start somewhere. The event was designed to act as an invitation from First Nations to the mining industry.

Editor’s Note: The two-day Learning Together 2006 Conference, hosted by the Missanabie Cree First Nation and sponsored by FedNor, Industry Canada, the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, SAMSSA and the City of Greater Sudbury, was to act as a first invit

By IAN ROSS A change in FedNor’s trade export strategy for Northern Ontario has resulted in the regional development agency disbanding its Team Northern Ontario (TNO) network and laying off their trade advisors.