Hamilton Economic Development Wins National Award
The Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC) is Canada's national association of economic development professionals, representing every province and territory across Canada with 1,000+ members.
Each year EDAC presents its Marketing Canada Awards, and this year Hamilton Economic Development was awarded one Marketing Canada Award First Place for the Investinhamilton.ca Site Selector App.
To download this app, go to www.investinhamilton.cacand scroll to the bottom of the homepage to choose your app store.
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Investments Big and Small in Recent Days
Stackpole - 80,000 square foot auto-parts manufacturing facility; investment value between $7-8 million (learn more here)
Steeped Tea - 20,000 square foot manufacturing/warehouse expansion, featuring CBC Dragon's Den investors Jim Treliving and David Chilton. (learn more here)
The Works Gourmet Burger Restaurant opens its doors in Downtown Hamilton - helping to add to the numerous food choices in the core.
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New Investment Lure Video Released
For the first time in decades, the Hamilton Economic Development Office released an investment lure video. Breaking the mold of the standard investment lure videos, the piece was produced in collaboration with local video firms Low Key Studios and Colourblind Productions. You can view the new piece here.
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New Mentorship Program in Hamilton
The Hamilton Immigrant Mentoring Partnership (HIMP), matches internationally trained professionals (mentees) with established professionals (mentors) based on their professional background and work experiences. Mentors will assist mentees in overcoming many of the employment barriers they face, in order to find suitable employment in their profession.
A commitment of 18 hours over 3 months can make a significant impact on an internationally trained professional.
To find out more about this program, please contact Oliver Pryce at 905-521-5777 ext. 25, or by email at: [email protected].
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investinhamilton.ca Gets a Refresh
Over the Summer and Fall of this year, the Hamilton Economic Development Office worked on revamping the investinhamilton.ca site. Working with local Downtown Hamilton firms 2Gen.net and Banko Media, the site has been streamlined to allow users to find information faster, and some of the most popular topics now have their own "buttons" to assist users and reducing search times. To view the new site, visit: www.investinhamilton.ca.
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