Thunder Bay

A $50,000-economic development report for the city of Kenora highlighted the type of industries suited for the area. The report recommends wood products as being the best possible industry for the city.

A 21-hour bargaining session was needed to avoid a labour disruption at Thunder Bay’s Bombardier plant. The union representing the plant's 640 workers says the three-year deal includes increases in wages, pensions and other benefits.

By Frank Scarcello Manufacturers of pressure-treated wood who use chromated copper arsenate (CCA) are operating under another kind of pressure as wood treaters have agreed to make a transition away from the use of CCA in treated lumber by Dec.

Thunder Bay officials will head south in mid-August in an attempt to secure a conditional deal to bring a former Great Lakes passenger steamer to the North as a tourist attraction.

It is relatively rare that businesses operating in small communities and rural locations get the chance to participate in a major business study, especially one designed to enable government and other parties to better identify the needs of those sam

Canadian National Railway re-established its line between Thunder Bay and Fort Frances in late June after severe flooding washed out some sections.

Synfuel Technologies is in the process of doing some environmental testing to assess whether to build a petroleum-coke power plant in Thunder Bay. An independent company has begun burning different ratios of chemicals in Tulsa, Okla.

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.

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.

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