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Home Depot development underway in Thunder Bay (7/02)

Home Depot formally announced it is putting down roots in Thunder Bay having acquired 11 acres from Camrose Developments to begin construction on a store this summer at the Thunder Bay Centre. The completion date is fall, 2003.

Call centre proposed for Thunder Bay (7/02)

An American company is considering opening a call centre in Thunder Bay that would employ a potential 450 people. The company, Young America, is looking to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.

Lakehead's business program offered through videoconferencing (7/02)

Thunder Bay's Lakehead University now offers its business leadership program to outlying communities through videoconferencing technology.

First Nations side with U.S.-imposed tariffs (7/02)

By Ian Ross With their long-standing complaints on Canada’s forestry policy having fallen on deaf ears, the Nishnawbe Aski Nations (NAN) has joined with British Columbia Aboriginals in taking a controversial stand in the ongoing Canada-U.S.

Forum for business leaders at summit (7/02)

By Gwen Merchant The voice of the natural resource industry is slowly being drowned out by the noise of innovation, and people are listening.

Business book series launched (7/02)

By Gwen Merchant Thinking of opening your own business? Need some help? Read on. Thunder Bay’s Confederation College has partnered with Productive Publications to publish a series of books dealing with entrepreneurship and small business development.

Platinum-palladium potential explored in northwest (7/02)

Houston Lake Mining Inc. in Val Caron, in the City of Greater Sudbury, and Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. have formed a partnership in an exploration project on Houston’s Tib Lake property in search of platinum groups, nickel, and copper minerals.

Increased surveillance affects tourism (7/02)

Increased surveillance at border crossings is having an adverse effect on tourism in communities across the northwestern region, according to a coalition of representatives from chambers of commerce, town officials and travel associations.

First Nations communities adopt build-with-wood resolution (7/02)

More than 40 Aboriginal communities in Ontario have pledged to use wood as the main construction product when designing new housing and administrative buildings.

Kenora maps out its future (7/02)

Kenora city managers are huddling with consultants this month to map out a long-term plan of action to produce jobs and diversify the community's economy.