Business Pulse October, 2011

	Enercon Selects Niagara Canada To Expand Its Operations September 29, 2011 Niagara Economic Development Corp. Niagara is celebrating another win in its burgeoning green energy sector - a partnership that will bring two wind energy manufacturing plants to the Region Niagara Region Wind Corporation has selected ENERCON to supply and maintain 230 MW of wind turbines for its Niagara wind farm. MORE

	Niagara Named Cultural Capital of Canada for 2012 October 14, 2011 Niagara This Week It's official: Niagara has been named a Cultural Capital of Canada for 2012. The announcement came from Justice Minister and Niagara Falls MP Rob Nicholson, on behalf of Heritage Minister James Moore, on Friday morning. MORE

	NEDC Wins Another International Award For Its Corporate Website September 27, 2011 Niagara Economic Development Corp. The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has presented the Niagara Economic Development Corporation (NEDC) with an Excellence in Economic Development Award for their corporate website, www.niagaracanada.com. MORE

	Business-School Partnerships Rewarded By Government Funding October 1, 2011 St. Catharines Standard The sound of a jolt of federal cash was music to Terry Mactaggart's ears. MORE

	Tawse Tops The Wine List Again October 5, 2011 Hamilton Spectator Moray Tawse is convinced that it's his organic principals of making wine that have brought him to the pinnacle of Canadian wine awards, Winery of the Year. Not once, but twice. The organic wine is made with a method called biodynamics MORE

	Food Network's Eat St. Films In Garden City October 4, 2011 Welland Tribune A local gourmet food truck turned a downtown St. Catharines street into Eat St. Monday. El Gastronomo, owned by chef Adam Hynam-Smith and his partner Tamara Jensen, will be featured on the third season of the Food Network show Eat St.. MORE

	Celebrating Niagara's Enterprising Women October 5, 2011 Welland Tribune Tooting one's horn is a jarring proposition for Nicolette Novak. Novak, owner of The Good Earth Food and Wine Co. in Beamsville, isn't one to trumpet her business accomplishments. MORE

	Regional Transit Buses Rolling Up The Ridership October 7, 2011 Niagara Falls Review Niagara Region transit has rolled past the big 2,000. In its first 17 days of life, the new inter-municipal transit system has exceeded 2,000 riders, said Regional Chair Gary Burroughs. That's better than the Region expected, he said, and it had him hopeful for more. MORE