Business Pulse, January, 2011

 

Niagara Tunnel Project
Dec 29, 2010
ReNew Canada's Annual Top 100 –
Canad's Biggest Infastructure Projects


The $1.6 billion Niagara Tunnel Project has ranked #9 in ReNew Canada’s Annual Top 100 – Canada’s Biggest Infrastructure Projects.   MORE
   
Countdown's on to 2012 anniversary
Jan 3, 2011
Niagara Falls Review

As they started 2011 with a bang, some Niagara officials were already gearing up for 2012 and the bicentennial of the War of 1812. MORE
   
Niagara wineries strong, owner says
Dec 30, 2010
Niagara Falls Review

A Constellation Brands Inc. spokeswoman says its Canadian operations remain healthy and have a bright future. This, after the world's largest wine company announced plans to sell off most of its Australian and U.K. businesses.  MORE
   
Niagara's Health Care System Complex
Dec 29, 2010
ReNew Canada's Annual Top 100 –
Canada's Biggest Infastructure Projects 


The $759 million Niagara Health System Health Care Complex has ranked #23 in ReNew Canada’s Annual Top 100 – Canada’s Biggest Infrastructure Projects.  MORE
   
Badawey talks brand Niagara
Dec 2, 2010
Niagara This Week

It’s all about making Niagara a brand the world can recognize.  MORE
   
Waterway defining a new Welland
Dec 30, 2010
Welland Tribune

Mark Carl says the goal from the start was to use Welland’s mid-city waterway to change the image of Welland. It's a course set out through Welland Recreational Canal Corp.'s master plan, developed after months of public consultation and research.  MORE
   
Fort Erie projects bearing fruit
Dec 29, 2010
Niagara Falls Review

Fort Erie is looking to score big next year with several large-scale projects underway. Some, including the new $7-million visitor centre at Old Fort Erie, will come to fruition in 2011, while others are expected to mark milestones.  MORE
   
Giving the local economy a literal lift
Dec 30, 2010
St. Catharines Standard

Jim Howard has a professional interest in the Garden City skyline. The owner of Skycrane Ltd. has spent more than 15 years selling, renting and operating tower cranes from his business based out of St. Catharines and Niagara-on-the-Lake.  MORE
   
New naturopathic doctor in Welland
Dec 28, 2010
Welland Tribune

The city will soon have a new primary health-care provider. And he hopes to help people in this community make some big changes in the way they live.  MORE

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Local Economic
Indicators

 

$59,189,545,475

Value of Niagara/USA Cross Border Trade
(Jan-Oct/2010)


5,468,350
# People Crossing Niagara/USA Border
(Jan-June/2010)


$218,996
Avg Housing Price
(Jan-Sept, 2010) 
 


1,080
Housing Starts
(Jan-Sept, 2010)

 


1050
Housing Completions 
(Jan-Sept, 2010)


4,783
Number of Sales 
(Jan-Sept, 2010)


$46,400,000
Value of Building Permits, Res & Non-Res
(Nov 2010)


9.5%
Unempolyment Rate
(Dec/2010 Seasonally adjusted)

 


209,500
Labour Force
(Dec/2010 Seasonally adjusted)

 


118.0
CPI, Ontario, all items (2002=100)(Nov/2010)

 Sources: Statisitcs Canada,
CMHC, U.S. Dept. of Transportation