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Business Engagement and COVID-19 Impact Survey

The City of Hamilton’s Economic Development Division has partnered with Workforce Planning Hamilton to launch an enhanced Employer One survey to understand the needs of Hamilton based businesses and organizations over the next year and quantify the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In collaboration…

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Hamilton exceeding goals and expectations!

Over the last five years the Economic Development team has been working on exceeding stretch targets and goals that were outlined in the last Economic Development Action Plan. The Economic Development team has worked to entice Amazon to set up in the city, encouraged…

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Hamilton’s Style Shift: How the apparel industry is experiencing not just a fashion moment, but a steady movement

PHOTO CREDIT FOR FEATURED IMAGE: THRIFTY DESIGNER – STYLE GROUP CO By Emma Reilly

Opening February 2021, Hamilton’s First Soundstage!

Aeon Studios Group Inc. (AEON) announced today that they aim to build Hamilton into an international hub for film, television and digital media production. Aeon Bayfront Studios will be located at 243 Queen Street North and will be comprised of 80,000 square feet on…

Penta Properties Inc and Sierra Supply Chain Services invest in Red Hill Business Park

Penta Properties has broken ground on a new $80 million investment in the city’s Red Hill Business Park. Penta Properties and Sierra Cold Storage have made a significant multi-million dollar investment in Hamilton. Sierra Supply Chain Services will expand their “Cold as a Service”…

TownePlace Suites opens in Hamilton

Hamilton has a new suite hotel! 125 Suite Hotel announces its doors are opening; welcoming guests to Hamilton and the surrounding region. TownePlace Suites by Marriott Hamilton are proud to officially announce they’ve opened their doors on Tuesday, November 17th. This new 125-suite hotel…

New partnership between CCRM and MIP on Biomanufacturing Campus

CCRM, a leader in developing and commercializing regenerative medicine have partnered with McMaster Innovation Park (MIP) to develop a biomanufacturing campus. CCRM and MIP have formalized their intent to co-develop a business case around the construction and operation of Canada’s largest and most advanced…

Hamilton’s Pipeline Studios set to receive significant funding from Federal Government

Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault announced that $2.7 million in funding will go to five Ontario companies including Hamilton’s Pipeline Studios (Pipeline Studios’ CEO Luis Lopez pictured) Pipeline Studios is set to receive up to $840,000 in funding through the Creative Export Canada…

HT Productions Inc. will receive $3.9 million and create nearly 50 new jobs

Hamilton-based packaging manufacturer and supplier HT Productions Inc. will receive federal funding and create 50 new skilled jobs in the city. The $3.9 million investment was announced on Tuesday November 10th by FedDev Ontario. Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly said that the company will…

Hamilton’s Heddle Shipyards secures Federal Government contract creating 50 jobs

Hamilton’s Heddle Shipyards will be the primary supplier for ladders, gratings and hand rails for Vancouver-based Seaspan Shipyards that is expected to create 50 jobs and tens of millions of dollars in economic activity. A new agreement between shipyards in Hamilton and Vancouver is…

Hamilton named one of three Foreign Trade Zone Points in Ontario

Local and international businesses can now access information about importing, exporting, and related tariff and tax exemptions through Hamilton’s Foreign Trade Zone Point. The Federal government has identified that Hamilton is an international hub for trade. This designation means that local businesses can access…

Musicians and music businesses love Hamilton

Why musicians and business move and stay here in Hamilton. Hamilton is recognised as seventh in the world for independent musicians per capita.

Hamilton’s VoxNeuro receives investment

Bay Area Health Trust is investing in VoxNeuro’s national expansion VoxNeuro has been dubbed as one of Hamilton’s “startups to watch” from leaders across Canada. For Bay Area Health Trust, investing in VoxNeuro will extend beyond the region and make it an investment that…

McMaster launches The Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats

As part of the global effort to fight COVID-19, McMaster University has created a new initiative. The McMaster University Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats will act to ensure Canada and the world are better able to manage the human and economic devastation…

Reliq Health announces partnership with iDocsWeb

Reliq Health Technologies, Inc. Announces Strategic Alliance with iDocsWeb to Offer its iUGO Care platform to iDocsWeb’s 200 Skilled Nursing Facility Clients across the United States Reliq Health Technologies Inc is focused on developing innovative mobile health (mHealth) and telemedicine solutions for Community-Based Healthcare.…

Stakeholder Engagement Survey for EDAP 2021-2026

Economic Development Action Plan – Stakeholder Engagement Survey

2021-2025 Economic Development Action Plan The City of Hamilton’s Economic Development Division and Tourism & Culture Division are working together to create the City’s 2021-2025 Economic Development Action Plan (EDAP). We want to gather the thoughts, ideas, opinions and priorities of our various stakeholders,…

Review of Downtown & Community Renewal Community Improvement Plan

The City of Hamilton’s Economic Development Division is undertaking a review of existing financial incentive programs. They are seeking feedback and input through their survey.

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Mohawk College offers a new Bachelor of Digital Health Degree program

New Bachelor of Digital Health (Honours) degree established to train students in design and development of IT healthcare solutions Mohawk College announced today that they have established their first stand-alone degree program, the new Bachelor of Digital Health (Honours). It’s a four-year degree that…

Site Selection Names Top Territories for Infrastructure

Contact: Adam BrunsManaging Editor, Site SelectionMobile: (404) 482-9785adam.bruns@siteselection.com 6625 The Corners Parkway, Suite 200Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 • USASite Selection Online Site Selection Names Top Territories for Infrastructure, Top U.S. Utilities in Economic Development and Canada’s Best Locations Atlanta, September 8, 2020: The United…

WELCOME AMAZON

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 9, 2020 City welcomes Amazon Canada to Hamilton HAMILTON, ON – Today, Amazon Canada announced their intent to create a fulfilment centre and delivery station in Hamilton. The fulfilment centre represents one of the largest local investments in terms…