I was happy to participate at the Wurth Canada Limited Groundbreaking ceremony today. These are my speaking notes for the event:  I am very happy to be here today!  Welcome Mr. Ernie Sweeny, President and CEO of Wurth Canada Limited, and your entire team to Guelph.  We are very proud to be welcoming a division […]

Congratulations to Hitachi Construction Truck Manufacturing Ltd. on their grand opening today. Herewith my speaking notes at the event: • I am thrilled to be here today! I am pleased to welcome to Guelph Mr. Michijiro Kikawa, Chairman and Director of Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. (parent company) • And Mr. Eiji Yamamoto, Consul General of […]

According to a  survey which ranks North American Cities for new business investment, Guelph was ranked number five  within the category of small cities having positive economic potential and is the only Canadian city within the top 10.  It also ranks number 10 in the category of business friendliness.  Read more here.  A theme that […]

I was impressed with the facilitation at our recent Economic Summit that had been arranged by the Planning Committee.  It certainly contributed to a successful event and the notes are quickly being assembled to develop next steps. Here are my introductory remarks along with some of the visuals that were presented for those unable to […]

What a great Economic Summit we just had! I was impressed to see leaders from our business community and local government come together to discuss the City of Guelph and County of Wellington’s economic development plans.  It was true cross-section of representation from small to medium businesses, manufacturing, arts and culture, tourism, agriculture, to academic, […]

 We are starting the year on a high note with an Economic Summit to discuss the City of Guelph and County of Wellington’s economic development plans for the coming years. The inaugural Economic Summit will be held on January 15, 2013.  This is a great opportunity to look back and see where we are with […]

Transforming the Way the City Does Business: Citizen-focused Service Delivery This morning, I delivered my annual State of the City address to a packed audience. Thanks to the Guelph Chamber of Commerce for once again hosting this event. This year, I spoke about what we are doing to transform how we do business as a […]

The Guelph Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual State of the City breakfast this morning – a time for me to offer my thoughts on Guelph’s progress and where we are headed. You can read my speech here and read the news release here. We’ve all seen the headlines about Guelph – lowest unemployment rate; most […]