Newsletters
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August 2010
- Local entrepreneur expands yard maintenance business
- FinnFest draws thousands of visitors to the Sault
- In Memory: Duane Buchanan left a lasting legacy on Sault Ste. Marie
- 3 community advocates join EDC Board
- Column: Essar Centre helps draw the Hottest Band in the World
July 2010
- EDC restructures; new Business SSM division announced
- Major martial arts tourney coming to the Sault
- EDC releases 2009 annual report
- Business seminar teaches the importance of social media
- 2010 Summer Company Directory
- Famous tall ships dock in the Sault
June 2010
- Agawa Canyon Train Tour going digital
- Passport to Prosperity program on the rise
- Construction booming in Sault Ste. Marie
- Spanish investors eye the Sault’s green sector
- Local entrepreneur takes home Influential Woman of Northern Ont. award
- Column: AAA hockey tourney promises to be a significant tourism draw
May 2010
- Solar panel manufacturer setting up shop in the Sault
- Sault wins hosting rights for 2011 OCAA Men’s Basketball Championships
- Business consulting in the region just got easier
- Local wood products manufacturer has sights on expansion
- Column: Sault carving out niche as serious gaming technology centre
April 2010
- Provincial energy program a perfect fit for Sault Ste. Marie
- Dudley Hewitt Cup comes to Essar Centre
- Business Profile: Jeannette’s Custom Cakes
- City’s alternative energy projects inspire SMC filmmaking class
- Column: Summer Company is a great way to get entrepreneurial experience
March 2010
- Elementa changing the landscape of the garbage industry
- ECSSM and CYFB do some TCBing
- EDC staffer shares knowledge in sport tourism workshop
- Sault's alternative energy projects attract international media
- Column: Searchmont does more than attract tourists
February 2010
- 'Cool' new business offers ice go-karting
- Bruce Strapp wins Ontario's highest economic development award
- Physician Recruitment Program nets 11 doctors in 2009
- Brian Tremblay shares marketing tips with local entrepreneurs
- Invest North marketing campaign launched
- Italian mayor visits Sault Ste. Marie
January 2010
- Construction set to begin on Pod's massive solar farm in the Sault
- 2009: Year in Review
- Business Profile: Local Friendly Gaming
- Olympic torch passes through the city
- EDC responds to Northern Ontario Growth Plan
- Help SSM earn a spot on Monopoly Canada
December 2009
- New business offers durable, long-lasting decks
- Young leaders gather in the Sault
- 2010 Scotties just around the corner
- SSM Innovation Centre celebrates 10th anniversary
- Sutherland establishes new worker training program
November 2009
- The ground breaking of Ellsin's tire recycling plant
- 2009 Bridges to Better Business Awards
- Sault hosts high-tech forensic conference
- Black Loon Millworks prepares for major expansion
- Column: Small businesses that invest for learning invest for success
- Delegation from Mumbai, India comes to town
- Algoma University partners with Northern Ontario med school
October 2009
- New welcome signs now greet city visitors
- Ministry of Labour adds 10 positions to its local Provincial Claims Centre
- Enterprise Centre SSM hosts tax information session
- Sault set to be a player in the movie industry?
- Breakdown of the 2009 Tourism Sault Ste. Marie Awards
- U.S. Consul General visits the Sault
- Business Profile: Phoenix Fire Protection/General Mobile Radio
September 2009
- Local stimulus projects now total well over $100 million
- Steelers' national title also a win for local tourism
- Sault hosts delegations from Brazil; Vietnam
- Business Profile: Never Ending Games
- Movie set to shoot in the Steel City
- Nominations being accepted for Bridges to Better Business Awards
- Groundbreaking ceremonies at Sault College and Algoma University
August 2009
- Former NHL enforcer volunteers with a youth entrepreneurial program
- EDC releases 2008 annual report: Driving beyond the economic reset
- Local alternative energy projects featured in leading national magazine
- Business profile: Graystone Environmental
- A good time to expand your small business?
- High School Business Plan Competition
July 2009
- Premier McGuinty announces $2 million for Ellsin's tire recycling project
- Small businesses going Green
- Major construction projects announced
- Invasive species centre gets funding
- The summer of youth entrepreneurship
- Cruise ship docks in the Sault
- Province helps promote the enhanced train tour
June 2009
- Sault lands the biggest sporting event in its history
- Tips for small businesses during a recession
- Sault Ste. Marie featured in energy webinar
- Another stellar year for Summer Company
- Local conferences draw hundreds of visitors
- Michigan U.P. delegation passes through
- AU and Sault College get $ millions
- Snowbirds excite and attract visitors with high-flying act
May 2009
- Train Tour gets new coaches
- Sault declared 'Youth Friendly'
- Business Profile: Precise Ecomatics
- Israeli delegation visits the Sault
- New government program funds small business
- City hosts Franco-Ontario Games
April 2009
- Sault gets Greener with oilseed and fibre crop opportunities
- Top notch entertainment comes to Essar Centre
- Business Profile: Half-Pint Hooves
- Elementa Group attracts international attention
- New South Wales, Australia fancies local CQI
- EDC Staffer takes position with Ontario tourism committee
March 2009
- Western Canada Economic Development Initiative takes shape
- Small business information sessions held
- Hockey's best bantams invade the Sault
- Government releases tourism study
- Local snowmobile trails draw international attention
- Connections made between Austria and SSM
February 2009
- Market recovery on the horizon: economist
- Essar here to stay; company has long-term plans for Algoma
- Enterprise Centre builds bridges to small business community
- Football fever hits SSM; city to host national title
- Local tourism investment pays off . . . again
- International buzz surrounds Elementa Group
January 2009
- 2008: Year in Review
- City attracts newcomers with new website
- 1 semester down; many more to come at independent AU
- Ward 2 Counc. Myers joins SSMEDC Board of Directors
December 2008
- Sault gets another major event: 2010 FinnFest
- Great times had at Treetop Adventures
- Foreign visit links SSM with international market
- CQI releases Community Performance Report
- Searchmont promoted throughout Ontario and Michigan
- Minister Tony Clement makes local funding announcements
November 2008
- Sault gets 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
- SSM has competitive advantages: EDC
- Minister of Tourism attends TSSM Awards night
- U.S. diplomat vists the Sault; Likes what he sees
- Local volunteer honoured by Enterprise Centre SSM
- Bridges built between SSM and Forssa, Finland
October 2008
- Pod building on the Sault's Green identity
- Tourism Sault Ste. Marie adds to trophy case
- City to host World Ringette Championships
- EDC launches marketing campaign
- Successful summer for Cafe Natura
- High School Business Plan Competition coming to town
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