Sudbury

Six Laurentian University researchers were awarded research funding from the Ontario Innovation Trust (OIT) in late February.

Industry Canada committed more than $1.1 million to Sudbury's Laurentian University to support indirect costs associated with federally sponsored research.

With sights set on forging ahead with an aggressive exploration campaign on its River Valley property, Pacific Northwest Captial Corp. has plans to seek a budget increase of $3 million from Anglo Platinum, a South African platinum giant.

Economic development is expected to heat up in the Sudbury and Nickel Belt regions following the announcement of over $4 million in funding for innovation, e-commerce, tourism and youth employment projects.

Fort Knox Resources Inc. inked a $30-million exploration and development deal with Dynatec Corp. to search for minerals in five abandoned mines in the Sudbury region.

E-sudbury.com, the City of Greater Sudbury's Community Development Corp. technology wing, launched a redesigned Web site ( www.e-sudbury.com ) in March featuring new online consulting services for small- and medium-sized business.

Sudbury's Neureka Research Inc. is receiving $237,000 in FedNor funding to develop a market-ready diagnostic test kit to identify a virus that causes gastroenteritis.

A city-owned call centre may be purchased and reopened by a private operator in the near future. Capreol Connex, owned by the City of Greater Sudbury, closed its doors in December due to loss of business.

By Sari Huhtala Northerners have talked enough about ecotourism, now is the time to forge ahead and turn the talk into action.

By Ian Ross Timberock Innovations Ltd. intends to set the gold standard with an emerging interactive software program for creating electronic parts books.