Business Pulse December, 2011

	Canal Days Makes Multi-Million Dollar Splash December 13, 2011 Welland Tribune Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival brought $2.1 million into Port Colborne this summer. City council Monday night was presented with findings of the festival's economic impact study. MORE

	Auto Parts Firm Opens New Location in Niagara Falls December 3, 2011 Niagara Falls Review Dozens of laid-off auto parts workers are headed back to work thanks to a company that has opened a new location in Niagara Falls. MORE

	Keyframe Digital Productions Continues to Innovate December 5, 2011 St. Catharines Standard Peggy is an irrepressible girl, with a keen eye for adventure and discovery. As created by Niagara-on-the-Lake's Keyframe Digital Productions, the character is a seven-year-old who seems to dance across an iPad screen in 3-D. MORE

	Businesses Applaud Canada-U.S. Border Deal December 8, 2011 St. Catharines Standard The details were fresh to Tom Beach's eyes. And the implications not quite clear. But news of a deal between Canada and the United States to ease the cross-border flow of people and goods while clamping down on security threats was met with his guarded approval. MORE

	Research Funding Connects Niagara College With Local Businesses December 12, 2011 Niagara College News More Niagara College students will have the opportunity to help local businesses bring innovation to the marketplace, thanks to $30,000 in funding from the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Connections Program. MORE

	Illuminaqua to get European, Australian Exposure December 1, 2011 Welland Tribune Images of past Illuminaqua concerts could soon be used to attract tourists to Canada. Welland Recreational Canal Corp. board chairman Bob Mahler spoke about the role the concert will play in a new tourism advertising campaign. MORE

	Builders Looking At Innovative Ways To Save Energy When Building New Homes December 9, 2011 Niagara Falls Review Four home builders are testing some of the most promising energy technologies available for new housing projects in Niagara. MORE

	Business Owner Recognized For Contributions to Technology December 6, 2011 Welland Tribune Howell's Family Pumpkin Farm owner and Niagara College graduate Gerry Howell has been recognized with a Premier's Award in the technology category. Howell's work in animatronics has turned his family pumpkin farm into an agri-tourism success. MORE

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