Global interest sparked.The rising price of nickel, combined with a booming Chinese economy, has kept base metal prices soaring and Sudbury's mining supply companies have had an "opportunity to shine." A marketing effort to brand Sudbury's name as a world mining capital, and the organization of its mining supply cluster of companies into a 50-member association, Sudbury Area Mining Supply and Service Association, has produced results. "We have noticed a significant increase in (international) companies looking to set up Canadian operations in Sudbury," says Helen Mulc, City of Greater Sudbury Greater Sudbury (2006 census population 157,857) is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada. Greater Sudbury was created in 2001 by amalgamating the cities and towns of the former Regional Municipality of Sudbury, along with several previously unincorporated geographic townships. manager of business development at the Regional Business Centre. The recent launch of a trade journal, Sudbury Mining Solutions, has allowed companies to promote their accomplishments and projects to a worldwide audience. Exploration and mining investment are on the upswing, with major developments underway. Sudbury's standing as a northern leader in biotechnology and health research should get an economic boost with the opening of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is a medical school created through a partnership between Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario and Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. and expansions at the Northeastern Ontario Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of Lakes Superior and Huron. Northeastern Ontario consists of Algoma District, Sudbury District, Cochrane District, Timiskaming District, Nipissing District, Manitoulin Regional Cancer Centre The Regional Cancer Centre(RCC), was established in 1981 by the Government of Kerala and Government of India at Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum), the capital of Kerala. The RCC deals with the treatment of Cancer in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. and clinical testing lab Neureka. The city's green-energy sector will expand when a proposed biodiesel production Biodiesel production is the process of synthesizing biodiesel. Biodiesel is a liquid fuel source largely compatible with petroleum based diesel fuel. The most common method for its manufacture is synthesis by reacting a glyceride-containing plant oil with a short chain alcohol such plant fed by regionally grown canola and soy goes into operation by mid-2005. Topia Energy wants to open RELATED ARTICLE: City of Greater Sudbury Quick facts * Population -- 155,219 www.greatersudbury.ca * Location -- 421 kilometres north of Toronto * Main industry -- Mining Target growth areas * IT telecommunications product development * Medical, mining, environmental technology research * Tourism Developments for 2005 * Feasibility stage of $30-M advanced exploration by FNX Mining FNX Mining Company Inc. TSX: FNX is a Toronto, Ontario based company that produces and explores for nickel, copper, platinum, palladium, gold and cobalt in the Sudbury Basin, Ontario, Canada. and Dynatec on former Inco properties * Potential biodiesel plant * Sudbury Regional Hospital Sudbury Regional Hospital (SRH) is a hospital located in the city of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The SRH was established in the 1990s as part of provincial health care restructuring program by the Mike Harris government. construction plans to be completed Taxes--2004 municipal tax rates * commercial occupied -- 4.700739 * industrial occupied -- 6.578388 Real estate * Average cost of 4-bedroom executive house -- $175,000 Top 5 employers * Inco Ltd., mining, 4,652 employees * Falconbridge Ltd., mining, 1,358 employees * TeleTech, call centre, 1,200 employees * Omega Direct Response, call centre, 1,100 employees * Canadian Tire, retail, 450 employees Source: Statistics Canada, www.2ontario.com, Sudbury EDC EDC See: Export Development Corp. |
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