what their employees are skilled at there has been some interest 1 has gone to – – giant tiger one to tweed in smiths falls working with EEC reverse database – – – – will remain with EEC to help employers in the future working with a real estate – team have not started marketing the site yet but will be working on that in the – next several months working with the province MPP Clark meeting with the – – – province to see what they can do to help Brockville with the exit communities in – transition fund local community hit with an economic funds are available – – – provincial program around site certification Where do I see the office going in the future business retention and expansion – – enganging local employers how do yu support them to expand their businesses – – meet with 100 companies over the next year Investment attraction St. Lawrence economic commission 7 municipalities along – – the st Lawrence river plan to attract new manufacturing and investment to the – area make sure there is land available and a receptive audience Ontario East – – Development Commission CAO wants to see Robert out into the international community Small business developemtn Wendy is here from her program just as important – – to look after small businesses Angel Network mentorship programs – – Tourism very important part of the local economy contract is coming up in 2018 – – he wants to look at it more holistically where does it fit in what are the key – – – issues and how do we support Marketing and communications need to use this - Kendra Lorner economic – – development co-ordinator already doing some analytics has some great ideas – – how to use social media PEC did a presentation at the Ontario municipal – – conference - on how to attract new businesses Prince Edward County – Real Estate what is available employment lands in north west of city this has – – – now passed through council they are looking at getting certified sites 19 – – currently in Ontario giant tiger site was a certified site getting investment ready – – sites Entrepreneurship innovation and commitment – Grow and incubate new ideas Immigration partnerships what have we done where do we want to go – – – Robert is hoping that council will pass his action plan and then they can move forward
what their employees are skilled at – there has been some interest – 1 has gone to giant tiger – one to tweed in smiths falls – working with EEC – reverse database – will remain with EEC to help employers in the future – working with a real estate team – have not started marketing the site yet but will be working on that in the next several months – working with the province – MPP Clark – meeting with the province to see what they can do to help Brockville with the exit – communities in transition fund – local community hit with an economic – funds are available – provincial program around site certification Where do I see the office going in the future – business retention and expansion – enganging local employers – how do yu support them to expand their businesses – meet with 100 companies over the next year Investment attraction – St. Lawrence economic commission – 7 municipalities along the st Lawrence river – plan to attract new manufacturing and investment to the area – make sure there is land available and a receptive audience – Ontario East Development Commission CAO wants to see Robert out into the international community Small business developemtn – Wendy is here from her program – just as important to look after small businesses – Angel Network – mentorship programs Tourism – very important part of the local economy – contract is coming up in 2018 – he wants to look at it more holistically – where does it fit in – what are the key issues and how do we support Marketing and communications – need to use this - Kendra Lorner – economic development co-ordinator – already doing some analytics – has some great ideas how to use social media – PEC – did a presentation at the Ontario municipal conference - on how to attract new businesses – Prince Edward County Real Estate – what is available – employment lands in north west of city – this has now passed through council – they are looking at getting certified sites – 19 currently in Ontario – giant tiger site was a certified site – getting investment ready sites Entrepreneurship – innovation and commitment Grow and incubate new ideas Immigration – partnerships – what have we done – where do we want to go Robert is hoping that council will pass his action plan and then they can move forward