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Hamilton’s Business and Workforce Needs Survey is Live.

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COVID-19 Small Business Relief Grant

Up to date information on accessing Ontario’s COVID-19 Small Business Relief Grant

December 2021 Invest in Hamilton Newsletter

The Invest in Hamilton Newsletter for December 2021 is now live!

Cup and Char is King at Hamilton’s Venetian Meats

Hamilton’s Venetian Meats expands business and tastes with cup and char pepperoni

Hamilton Hits Historic $2 Billion in Building Permits

The City of Hamilton hits historic $2 billion in building permit values, shattering all past records

Ontario announces new agri-food supply chain funding

Ontario invests $25 million over three years to support food production and the agri-food supply chain

New Funding Available for Ontario’s Meat Processors

Funding from the Government of Canada and Ontario will add $7 million to increase Ontario’s meat processing capacity.

L3Harris Cuts the Ribbon on new Canadian Head Office in Hamilton

L3Harris’ Waterdown facility supports local advanced manufacturing and employs 1,250 people

Hamilton’s Allarta Life Science is Positioned to Revolutionize Diabetes Care

Allarta Life Science explores cell-based therapy as a possible diabetes cure

McMaster Innovation Park Scales-Up to the National Stage

McMaster Innovation Park Scales-up and creates the North America Life Sciences Capital Markets Advisory Council

New programs invest in Ontario’s agri-food and agriculture sectors

The Government of Ontario has announced three new funding programs to support Ontario’s agri-food and agriculture sectors.

Mayor Fred Eisenberger On Exciting Times for Hamilton Economic Development

Mayor Fred Eisenberger Speaks with the Hamilton Spectator about Hamilton’s Record Setting Investment Year During a recent interview with the Hamilton Spectator, Mayor Fred Eisenberger highlighted some of the economic development activities that led to nearly $2 billion of investments in 2021. The Mayor…

Now Live: Hamilton’s 2021-25 Economic Development Action Plan

Our new economic Development Action Plan is live Hamilton City Council has approved the 2021-2025 Economic Development Action Plan (EDAP). This document will now serve as the blueprint for our economic development activities in Hamilton over the next five years. We established six priorities…

Heddle Shipyards to Build $3.3-million Ferry

Hamilton’s Heddle Shipyards will build a $3.3-million ferry for the Township of Frontenac Hamilton’s Heddle Shipyards, which operates at Pier 14 on Hillyard Street, has secured a contract with the Township of Frontenac to build a new $3.3-million ferry. The project is expected to…

DHL Opens the Doors on its New John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport Site

DHL’s new $100 million facility is four times larger than its old footprint at the Hamilton International Airport

Hamilton’s Life Sciences Series: In Conversation with Alex Muggah

Synapse Life Science’s Alex Muggah spoke with TheFutureEconomy.ca about Hamilton’s capacity for medical research and innovation.

Hamilton’s Life Sciences Series: In Conversation with Ty Shattuck

McMaster Innovation Park’s Ty J. Shattuck spoke with TheFutureEconomy.ca about talent in Hamilton’s life sciences sector

Hamilton’s Life Sciences Series: In Conversation with Dr. Sheila Singh

Dr. Sheila Singh, Neurosurgeon and Founder of Empirica Therapeutics, speaks with TheFutureEconomy.ca about commercialization and research in Hamilton’s life sciences sector

Hamilton’s Life Sciences Series: In Conversation with Dr. Karen Mossman

Dr. Karen Mossman spoke with TheFutureEconomy.ca about how Hamilton’s collaboration and research partnerships support growth in the life sciences sector.

Hamilton’s Life Sciences: In Conversation with Mayor Fred Eisenberger

Hamilton’s Mayor Fred Eisenberger speaks with TheFutureEconomy.ca about Hamilton’s life sciences sector.

Hamilton Honoured as one of Canada’s Best Locations to Invest in 2021

Hamilton honoured as one of Canada’s best places to invest.

BLK-Owned Hamilton’s Social Media and Business Success

BLK-Owned Hamilton and the Montague Sisters are shining a spotlight on Hamilton’s Black-owned businesses.

Hamilton Investor Buys Retail Giant Toys “R” Us

Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us operate 81 stores, employing more than 5,000 people across Canada. Ancaster’s Putman Investments is about to add Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us Canada to its growing roster of retail brands. The purchase of Toys “R”…

Commercial Real Estate poised for growth

Hamilton’s downtown is poised for a post-pandemic growth as much of the commercial core appears to be on the mend. During the pandemic there were approximately 10 percent storefront vacancies in the downtown core. This is roughly the same rate reported in 2019. Judy…