Business Pulse June, 2011

	Business leaders flock to Niagara Innovation: 2011 June 5, 2011 Niagara Economic Development Corporation Innovation. It was the one word that kept coming up at a major networking event for Niagara's business leaders in emerging industry clusters last week. MORE

	College celebrates $80 million rebirth May 26, 2011 Niagara This Week Niagara College is celebrating more than a facelift. The college celebrated the grand opening of the $40-million Applied Health Institute (AHI) on Friday, capping off a two-year $80-million transformation of the school's Welland campus. MORE

	Tourism sector takes stock at season start May 28, 2011 Niagara Falls Review With new tourism-related services, and the potential for more in the coming years, officials see a bright future for the No. 1 industry in Niagara Falls. MORE

	New Foods Classics trains for second shift May 20, 2011 St. Catharines Standard A meat production facility in St. Catharines is up and running, and could be doubling its work force by next year. MORE

	Niagara Week 2011 June, 2011 Niagara Original eNewsletter Regional council and staff were at Queen's Park in early May to make the case for several Niagara Region issues and concerns. MORE

	Farmers' markets a mainstay in Niagara June 11, 2011 Welland Tribune Niagara is undoubtedly one of the top producers of fresh produce in the province. Its reputation as a food growing region has been cradled by farmers' markets since the St. Catharines Farmers' Market was launched in the 1860s. MORE

	Lakeside Steel sees a turnaround in profits June 13, 2011 News Talk 610 CKTB A turnaround for Lakeside Steel in Welland. The steelmaker says it earned a fourth quarter profit of $1.3-million, reversing a $4.2-million loss from a year ago. MORE

	The new pear on the block - the Harovin Sundown May 25, 2011 St. Catharines Standard It's a pear with attitude. It dares to show a little rosiness, is more juicy than its cousins and makes a valiant effort to resist the diseases that try to take it down. MORE

	Port Dalhousie tower project kicks into high gear June 9, 2011 Welland Tribune Bulldozers could be rolling into Port Dalhousie this summer, with the news that Port Dalhousie Vitalization Corp.'s owners have sold Port Place to a development team with a track record in major reconstruction. MORE