I know after Chris Vander Doelen's column in today's paper highlighting a report from Denis Desrosiers automotive think-tank this may seem like piling-on but, CIBC recently published their "Metro Monitor" report, updated to the end of the third quarter of ...

... Communities in Boom: Canada’s Top Entrepreneurial Cities October 2009 Queenie Wong, Research Analyst The 2009 rankings reveal that the majority of urban fringes outscore city cores. Select cities in Saskatchewan and Quebec show better than average performance in providing a good environment for small business development. Generally, areas outside of ...

This might be the shortest blog in Scaledown's history but I think if you haven't read Alan Halberstadt's editorial in the July/August issue of BIZ X you should. It's online here Big Splash Silver Bullet No Downtown Salvation go to page 6. Enjoy!

..Keep your friends close but keep your enemies closer! Although I don't really hate the Town of Lasalle or its residents, I do dislike the idea of sprawling suburban communities and Big Boxer development even more! With that said, I am willing to support the Town ...

Opinion: The Hamilton Spectator: The Lifeblood of our city Hamilton was built by people who came from other places. But we need more of them -- new Canadians who understand a new home is an opportunity for security and to realize dreams and ambitions, for themselves, for their children ...

...bridge maintenance staff will be kept on, hundreds out of work immediately! Claiming financial turbulence with declining truck and car traffic revenue and political interference, the Ambassador Bridge Company has decided to close the Ambassador Bridge indefinitely as soon as possible! The earliest will be today at 6:00 PM! Moroun states ...

Report: GM considering Chapter 11 filing, new company CHICAGO — — General Motors Corp [GM-N], nearing a Tuesday deadline to present a viability plan to the U.S. government, is considering as one option a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that would create a ...