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April 2019

News in Economic Development

for Thunder Bay

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Welcome to Thunder Bay!

New to our community or thinking of moving to our community?

Learn all about our city, including housing, job searching, childcare, schools, and demographic information, in our Newcomers Guide.

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Visit the Bay & Algoma Neighbourhood website

Congratulations to the new 2019 Bay & Algoma Business Association Board of Directors:

Clark Blumberg - Sand N Sea (2019 President)
Dina Campbell - Nalu Web Design & Development (2019 Treasurer)
Dennis Leblanc – Bay Lock & Security (2019 Secretary)
Natalie Lehto – Within You (Director)
Marc Bohemier - Tea Horse (Director)

Congratulations clAIm

Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre and supporting sponsors, including the Thunder Bay & District Entrepreneur Centre (EC), were happy to announce "clAIm" took the top spot at the inaugural FinTech HackIT event.

The team of 4 came up with a working app to report claims that also would detect fraud through data sets.

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‘Meat' your Match was a success!

The Thunder Bay & District Entrepreneur Centre (EC) enjoyed sponsoring and participating in the Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy ‘Meat' Your Match event on March 18 ^th .

‘Meat' your Match was a speed networking event bringing together buyers, producers and sellers of local food products in Thunder Bay. The event promoted local food producers, processors and sellers to market themselves to a variety of buyers, retailers, distributors, restaurants, and institutions.

Social Innovation Challenge

The Thunder Bay & District Entrepreneur Centre (EC) was a proud sponsor and mentor for the Social Innovation Challenge at Thunder Bay's Trinity United Church in March.

Congratulations to Nancy Angus who will use the $1,500 in prize money to launch and promote a series of events in which seniors, many of whom live alone, can get together with others looking for social contact.

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Thunder Bay offers a wide variety of jobs, from entry level to executive management. Locals enjoy low commute times, low cost of living, incredibly beautiful landscapes and overall a lower stress lifestyle. Imagine how much time you would have with a 10 minute, stress free commute!

Due to its location, Thunder Bay is the hub of Ontario’s Northwest. Career opportunities exist in growth sectors including transportation, natural resources, mining, manufacturing, energy and aerospace. These industries employ administrative personnel, skilled trades and general labourers.

The demand for professional services and knowledge workers is also growing in the city, with firms actively seeking accountants, clerks, administrative personnel, IT and healthcare workers.

Work here, live here. Further your career (and have time for your other life) as you enjoy this vibrant city and its welcoming community. Go To Thunder Bay. For Life.

Visit our job seekers website for current job postings in Thunder Bay.

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Unexpected. Unparalleled.

This is Ontario's great Northwest…

through fresh eyes.

Go To Thunder Bay. For Life.

Explore our Go To Thunder Bay website to learn about the numerous employment and investment opportunities we have available for you.

CEDC Business Opportunities

Are you a Thunder Bay business owner looking to sell your business?

The Business Opportunities Site offers small business owners in Thunder Bay another option in selling their business. This site will assist in opening doors locally, provincially, nationally and internationally. We look forward to working with you.

Economic Snapshot

The Thunder Bay Economic Snapshot features demographic, statistics and economic information for the City of Thunder Bay.

The Economic Snapshot created by Townfolio, is a trusted community profile network used to access hard-to-find public data and discover local opportunities.