EDCO Exchange | March 2018

March 2018

Innovation in Economic Development
Article Roundup

1. 6 Skills You Need to Know to Grow Your Business Internationally and How to Get Them - EDC

2. Broadband: An Investment in Innovation - SWIFT

3. Smart Cities: Good or Bad? The Review, DMZ

4. Canada's First Ridesharing Transit Partnership - Uber

5. Social Media: A Guide for Entrepreneurs - BDC

6. A Website to Attract Millennials to Move for Manufacturing - The DCI Blog

7. Examining the local value of economic development incentives - Â evidence from 4 US cities Brookings

8. Food Entrepreneurs Journey: A Guide to Food Start Ups - Agri-Food Management Institute

Notification of Release of Draft Guidance to Support Implementation of the Growth Plan

March 21, 2018 - T he Ministry of Municipal Affairs has released two draft technical guidance documents intended to help municipalities implement the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2017 (the "Growth Plan").

The documents will guide municipalities in the region when they carry out the municipal comprehensive review process, and will help them to reach the Growth Plan's intensification and density targets. This guidance will help municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe achieve complete communities, compact urban form, and efficient use of infrastructure.

View the documents and submit comments online

The consultation closes on Monday May 7, 2018.