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KEDCO Update: Week Ending May 11, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT PROGRESS & ACTIVITIES Business Development Jeff Garrah, CEO, John-Paul Shearer Director of Business Development attended the SIAL Canada (Salon International de l’Alimentation) International Food Expo in Montreal, Quebec from May 9-11. The SIAL Canada show is one of the food processing industry’s most important meeting places for North America, hosting close to [...]
KEDCO Update: Week Ending May 4, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT PROGRESS & ACTIVITIES Business Development Knorr Brake Ltd., part of the German based Knorr-Bremse Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles, has received support through the provincial Eastern Ontario Development Fund for expansion of their Kingston facility and the creation of 18 new jobs. The Eastern [...]
KEDCO Update: Week Ending April 27, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT PROGRESS & ACTIVITIES Business Development The Entrepreneurship Centre at KEDCO is seeking local business professionals interested in supporting the next generation of local business owners in Kingston. The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) provides start-up financing to young entrepreneurs aged 18-34. In addition, CYBF provides mentoring from experienced business professionals to help [...]
KEDCO Update: Week Ending April 20, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT PROGRESS & ACTIVITIES Business Development Christa Wallbridge, Project Manager – Business Development and Rita Byvelds, Senior Program Advisor with the Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation have been conducting meetings with local companies to promote the benefits of the Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) program. The program supports projects that create and [...]
Rave Reviews from Bryan Adams Audiences in Advance of Kingston Concert
Since Kingston-born Bryan Adams began the Canadian leg of his world tour one week ago, it’s not only the traditional media who have been writing rave reviews – concert goers are singing his praise as well. A search on Twitter reveals unanimous thumbs up throughout the week by audiences from his first shows in Newfoundland, [...]
Kingston City Hall 2012 Tour Dates Announced
Complimentary Tours Of City Hall Begins On May 14 Kingston’s City Hall Ambassadors are about to get very busy sharing the exciting history of the Limestone City with visitors and residents alike. City Hall tours will commence on May 14 and continue through the summer to September 30, 2012. This very popular program features approximately [...]
KEDCO Update: Week Ending April 13, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT PROGRESS & ACTIVITIES Business Development John Paul Shearer, Director of Business Development presented on the Building Sustainable Economies panel at the 2012 Economic Revitalization Conference on April 11. The Conference, organized by the Queen’s School of Business Monieson Centre was themed Sustainable Economies, Sustainable Communities and connected academics, policymakers, community leaders, and [...]
KEDCO Update: Week Ending April 6, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT PROGRESS & ACTIVITIES Business Development KEDCO has fielded a number of enquires related to the 2012 Provincial Budget announcement of the Ontario, Northern Ontario and Eastern Ontario Development Corporations dissolution as part of the province’s agency reduction strategy. This will have no impact on KEDCO or other regional economic development organizations as [...]
KEDCO Update: Week Ending March 30, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT PROGRESS & ACTIVITIES Business Development On March 28, John-Paul Shearer, Director of Business Development and Donna Gillespie, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications attended the annual Kingston Housing Industry Roundtable hosted by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Topics at the roundtable included reviewing the Kingston economy, resale market trends, rental [...]
KEDCO Update: Week Ending March 23, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT PROGRESS & ACTIVITIES Business Development Christa Wallbridge, Project Manager – Business Development attended the SWITCH Green Profit Conference on March 18 and 19 at the Four Points by Sheraton in Kingston. The conference featured topics including sustainable energy innovations, best practices and how they can be applied to businesses, municipalities, home, and [...]
