A lot was said at the Hamilton Economic Summit. Here are some of the participants' comments: "People have to enjoy the experience of riding, whether it's light rail or a bus." -Councillor Judi Partridge "I think if people want to make change, I've got a ton of volunteer activities they could do. There are a lot of … [Read more...]
It's time to focus on Innovation — the art of the possible Richard Koroscil, interim president and CEO of Hamilton Chamber of Commerce On May 9, 200 of Hamilton's community leaders will gather for the sixth Hamilton Economic Summit. This is the only forum where such a broad cross-section of leaders … [Read more...]
High hopes abound for a café opening in a former bank building on Barton Street East that will offer philanthropy, empowerment and cappuccino By Jon Wells, The Hamilton Spectator The vaults are empty, the thick steel doors removed. A couple of old wooden wickets remain, and so too does the smooth terrazzo floor, on … [Read more...]
A new study predicts economic growth in Hamilton will increase slightly over the next five years but the city’s ranking as a growth centre will fall. The latest edition of the Conference Board of Canada’s Metropolitan Outlook report says Hamilton was among the top 10 areas for economic growth in 2012 but it will slip … [Read more...]
The birthplace of the Buffalo wing will open its first location in Canada right here in Hamilton. The Anchor Bar will officially open its doors Friday at 11:30 a.m. Check out the chicken handles on the doors from King Street. The restaurant is beside the Sheraton Hotel in the former Waltz. They've chosen to publicly … [Read more...]
Kirk LaPointe, former editor-in-chief of The Hamilton Spectator, has launched a new blog called the media manager which offers some thought-provoking insights into the ever-shifting media landscape. Check out Tuesday's blog on the Washington Post's experiment with Truthteller - an automatic fact-checking device for … [Read more...]
When Walmart came to Canada in 1994, Canadians held the company to account for its buying policy. Shoppers were excited to have the U.S. discount retailer come north of the 49th, but not at any price. Walmart was pressured to buy Canadian, and has often been pressured to buy American. In fact, Walmart CEO Bill Simon … [Read more...]
The future of Atari - one of the originators of video games - filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday. Atari was a key player in the video game market in the late '70s and early '80s with its consoles and Pong. Or do you remember Centipede? Pretty heady stuff at a time when most of us were still … [Read more...]
Dr. Leonard Waverman has started in his new role as dean of the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster. He comes to the city by way of the University of Calgary where he was dean of the Haskayne School of Business as well as a professor of strategy. In his message to student and faculty he wrote: "Over the course of … [Read more...]
Facebook announced a new search tool Tuesday that is designed to keep users within the massive social hub while searching for good restaurants, jobs, dates, or their social network friends’ best recommendation for an anniversary gift. Facebook is calling it “Graph Search” – perhaps not the catchiest name ever. Of … [Read more...]
