Sudbury

By Kelly Louiseize It has been a mixed bag for the tourism industry this summer as numbers start filtering in through business industries directly linked to the market.

By Kelly Louiseize The air terminal building at Greater Sudbury Airport will undergo a $6.34-million expansion and renovation project with the intent to encourage economic development in Northern Ontario.

By Ian Ross Exploration activity in the Sudbury region remains in high gear with more than 20 junior mining companies in various stages of the hunt for platinum and palladium in the historic nickel belt area.

By Robert Allard The City of Greater Sudbury has taken another significant step forward in its quest to develop a wind farm. City council passed a motion in July authorizing staff to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with REpower Wind Corp.

By Frank Scarcello New home construction in the Greater Sudbury area for July continues to be strong with a 50 per cent increase over the same period last year, according to figures released by Canada Mortgage and Housing (CMHC).

By Frank Scarcello The Greater Sudbury Development Corp.

By Ian Ross A German-Canadian wind turbine joint venture may herald the first phase of an emerging eco-industrialism sector in Sudbury.

By Ian Ross The proponents behind a wood fibre mill for Lake Huron’s North Shore communities are talking with two major North American forestry players in an attempt to strike a partnership deal and secure a lead equity investor to move the $105-mill

The City of Greater Sudbury is one of four communities in Ontario selected to host the 2002 Ontario Global Traders Awards regional ceremonies.

A 128-bed long-term care facility providing 150 jobs opened in Sudbury in early September. The $8-million for-profit Elizabeth Centre in Valley East is owned by Erna Baniulis and Alexander Jarlette, who operate 12 other nursing homes in Ontario.