Economic Development News

Intelligent community certification signals recognition for quality of life, investment readiness

Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region has been recognized as a fully certified intelligent community by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), a designation provided to communities that are poised for investment, and set to succeed economically, socially and culturally.

Intelligent Community Certification is an economic development credential based on the ICF’s Community Accelerator Strategy and analytic methods. Meeting ICF’s Certification standard provides objective validation that Durham Region has...

E-Commerce Experts: geekspeak Thrives in Durham Region

Written by Abigail Guevara, Senior Content Writer, Freelance

Some may still not be familiar with the term e-commerce, although they engage in it regularly. By definition, e-commerce is a commercial transaction done electronically through the Internet. One example of e-commerce, from a consumer perspective, is online shopping, which accounts for over 20 per cent of retail sales and billions of dollars worldwide.

geekspeak Commerce is an e-commerce content development agency that has been in business...

Growing the local music scene with Durham Music Industry Forum—Make your voice heard.

Whitby, Ontario – Invest Durham in collaboration with the Biltmore Theatre, St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts and Culture and The Second Wedge Brewery Co., is hosting an event series—a forum to generate and crowd-source great ideas for creating future programs, projects, and initiatives that are tailored to the unique needs of Durham’s music industry, to support and enable its growth, and create great local jobs through building the arts community.

Durham’s music industry has a strong...

Business Advisory Centre Durham Joins Invest Durham

Whitby, Ontario – The Business Advisory Centre Durham (BACD) has moved into the Regional Municipality of Durham's Economic Development and Tourism Division (Invest Durham). This will create a more integrated approach to helping start-up businesses and entrepreneurs and help support and grow Durham's innovation community.

Being a core funder of BACD for many years, the Region of Durham sees the joining of these teams as a natural evolution. The integration of BACD with Invest Durham will bring...

Durham Region Welcomes Palais Noir: A Dream Realized

By Abigail Guevara, Senior Writer, Freelance

Ajax and the surrounding area have a new gem to celebrate, Palais Noir Events Inc.—a boutique wedding and event venue. Sandra Colaire is Executive Director and CEO. A proud mother of four and a dedicated entrepreneur, Sandra’s journey from an Accredited Decorator and Certified Wedding Planner to owning her own space in the events arena has been challenging and extremely gratifying.

“Establishing Palais Noir is my dream come true, second only to my...