Thunder Bay

"Adapting," the theme of this year's Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada's (PAPTAC) conference, will build upon the successful formula the association used over the years to offer a meeting that focuses

By Dianne Gouliquer An e-commerce survey commissioned earlier this year by the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce has produced "impressive" results, chamber of commerce president Mary Long-Irwin says.

By Dianne Gouliquer Officials at Dryden Regional Airport are hoping an upcoming study of the airport will offer new ideas for marketing and business opportunities.

A second long-term care facility planned for the City of Dryden is pressing ahead. Announced on June 1, 2000, the Central Care Corp. building will add 64 long-term care beds to the area.

By Dianne Gouliquer Thunder Bay's waterfront development initiative remains at a standstill while the city and the developer hammer out a development agreement.

By Dianne Gouliquer Upgrades to Thunder Bay's aging infrastructure are pressing ahead as planned, city engineer Doug Scott says.

By Dianne Gouliquer An estimated $2 million will be spent on a new commercial tire centre in Thunder Bay later this year when Fountain Tire amalgamates its two existing facilities.

By Dianne Gouliquer Modelled after a similar attraction in Toronto, Thunder Bay's Northern Knights Feast is the city's newest tourism draw, and officials say the medieval-style dinner theatre is already attracting between 200 and 30

By Dianne Gouliquer Thunder Bay is seeing its fair share of new business startups in all sectors, the local chamber of commerce reports, and the result is a steady growth of new job opportunities.

By Dianne Gouliquer Networking is possibly the most valuable management tool available to everyone, a top official with the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) says.