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Bug battle prompts new idea for entrepreneur (7/03)

By KELLY LOUISEIZE It takes a certain entrepreneurial spirit to visualize opportunity out of mayhem. That is what Maurice Bedard of Kenora has done.

Training centre to be developed (7/03)

BY SCOTT HUNTER HADDOW The City of Dryden and the surrounding area is about to reap the benefits of the will and determination of community members melding together to create a new, state-of-the-art Training and Cultural Auditorium Centre.

Seminar draws ideas of value (7/03)

By IAN ROSS Canadians have manufactured a centuries-old reputation as hewers of wood and drawers of water, exporting rail-car loads and ship loads of raw material for someone else to process into consumer goods. But the ongoing Canada-U.S.

Cancer detection focus of study (6/03)

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Scientists at Genesis Genomics are studying over 300 prostate cancer patients for the purpose of targeting non-nuclear DNA for early detection of cancer.

IT firm spreads wings after incubator program (5/03)

By ANDREW WAREING A fledgling IT company in Thunder Bay recently graduated from the incubator stage to its own store front.

Northwest opts out of pan-northern cluster approach (5/03)

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Thunder Bay and the northwestern Ontario region are urging the government to support the development of two biotechnology clusters in the North, while northeastern proponents are suggesting a pan-northern approach be pursued.

Chamber recognizes business excellence (5/03)

The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce recognized business leaders and businesses on April 5 at its 2003 Business Awards.

Thunder Bay on solid footing (5/03)

By LIVIO DI MATTEO The 1990s were unkind to Thunder Bay, but the early 21st century has witnessed a stabilization of its economy and there are now prospects for solid future growth and development.

Trade success linked to relationships (5/03)

By LORNA OLSON Face-to-face meetings with prospective clients, even if it means traveling across the border to the United States from time to time, has allowed Bob Tomlinson to penetrate the U.S.

Competition, state of industry pose challenge for air charter service (5/03)

By IAN ROSS If you have ever sustained a serious injury at a remote work site or needed emergency surgery and had to be air-lifted to a medical centre in Toronto or London, chances are it was aboard a Thunder Airlines aircraft. Thunder Airlines Ltd.