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Company launches web-based airline ticket manager

Company launches web-based airline ticket manager

A Thunder Bay entrepreneur has invented an aviation management and tracking software that he hopes will take off in 2013. Paul Gibson, founder of Flightop.
First Nations prepare for the mining boom

First Nations prepare for the mining boom

Charlotte Tookenay is the new face of the mining industry.
Joint-venture poised to tackle infrastructure, labour shortages

Joint-venture poised to tackle infrastructure, labour shortages

Don Wing looks upon Wasaya Dowland Contracting as having a transformational effect in giving Aboriginal people the skills and confidence to tackle a looming labour shortage in the North.
Consultants like waterfront for new arena-convention hall

Consultants like waterfront for new arena-convention hall

The consultants behind Thunder Bay 's plan to build an arena and conference centre are recommending a downtown location near the city's waterfront.
Aviation legend charts a new course

Aviation legend charts a new course

Sitting in the modern glass-framed boardroom of the new 19,000-square-foot Pilatus Centre Canada headquarters, it would be easy for an entrepreneur like 56-year-old Frank Kelner, to rest on his laurels and start thinking about retirement.
Innovation centre jump-starts northwest business

Innovation centre jump-starts northwest business

For 11 years, the Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre has been a source of motivation and support to many first-time entrepreneurs with big ideas.
T-Bay microbrewer targets Northern Ontario

T-Bay microbrewer targets Northern Ontario

Take four long-time friends, add a passion for beer and adventure, let that ferment for a couple of years and the result is refreshing, unfiltered success.
Thunder Bay gets a lift

Thunder Bay gets a lift

The Port of Thunder Bay is now armed with some heavy-duty cargo-handling capability. Local port authority officials and dignitaries cut the ribbon on a new Liebherr LHM 320 mobile crane which arrived at Keefer Terminal over the summer.
Terrace Bay Pulp's future is in rayon

Terrace Bay Pulp's future is in rayon

The Aditya Birla Group of India is the new owner of the shuttered Terrace Bay pulp mill. The Ontario government is expected to make the announcement in Thunder Bay , July 5.
Aboriginal leader builds community legacy

Aboriginal leader builds community legacy

Pursuing a career in forestry for J.P. (Jean Paul) Gladu seemed almost preordained in following in the logging footsteps of his grandfather and father.