Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay will be hosting representative from 100 municipalities this week at the spring meeting of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).

The Thunder Bay inventor of an innovative piece of footwear has sold her company to an American maker of personal protective equipment. Nicole Reid, president of Yuleys Protective Footwear announced Feb.

Thunder Bay ’s plan to build a new downtown and waterfront arena and convention hall received a $1.1 million boost from Ottawa and Queen’s Park. FedNor Minister Greg Rickford and Northern Development Minister Michael Gravelle announced Feb.

Michael Coffey is the new chief financial officer for Tbaytel. A Thunder Bay resident, he’ll handle the company’s financial and accounting divisions and now fills the role previously held by president and CEO Dan Topatigh.

The City of Thunder Bay wants the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce to “set the record straight” after the chamber released a report critical of the way the municipality handles taxpayer dollars.

The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce said the City of Thunder Bay needs to rein in spending to keep property taxes from skyrocketing. The chamber released a report prepared by Lakehead University’s Small Business Consulting Services on Jan. 17.

The owners of the Winnipeg Jets are part of a development consortium that could help Thunder Bay build a new waterfront arena and convention centre. The city announced Jan.

Thunder Bay International Airport reached an all-time high in passenger volumes in 2013. The authority reported that 779,634 passed through the terminal last year, up by 2.4 per cent from 2012.

Wally Bannon isn't one to let opportunity slip away. Fort William First Nation's economic development officer knows having a skilled workforce is key for Aboriginal people to maximize the benefits from resource development.

Doug Murray isn't promoting himself as the new guy with all the answers. But the CEO of the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) is searching for some good ones in casting a wide net across the community.