Today, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce released a report that advocates the need to invest in trade-enabling infrastructure in order to maintain our competitiveness in global markets. In The Infrastructure that Matters Most, which was produced in cooperation with the Canada West Foundation, the CCC makes five recommendations to the federal government:

1. Make trade infrastructure an equal priority in the $120-billion Federal Infrastructure Plan
2. Make trade infrastructure investment decisions using merit-based criteria
3. Renew the federal commitment to Canada’s trade corridors
4. Partner with industry to develop a national trade infrastructure committee
5. Consider the proposed federal infrastructure bank to enhance trade infrastructure investment

For our export-based economy, trade-enabling infrastructure is the category of infrastructure that has the strongest connection to our long-term global competitiveness and economic well-being.

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Hamilton, ON, May 31, 2016: Today,  the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) released a new report, Prescription for Partnership, which points to the need for health care stakeholders, both public and private, to put patients first. This report takes a closer look at the role commissioning can play in re-orienting a system that too often operates in response to budgetary pressure.

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The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce and Innovation Factory are excited to announce the five Lions for the 2016 LiON’S LAIR Pitch Competition. For the first time, the panel features three women – including two well-known Hamilton entrepreneurs. Four Lions from the 2015 contest are returning: Mario Paron (KPMG), Michael Macaluso (CARSTAR), Cheri Chevalier (Microsoft) and Tonia Jahshan(Steeped Tea).

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The City of Hamilton announced today a new temporary licensing option that will allow entrepreneurs to test drive their new business ideas before fully committing to the costly start-up process.

The concept gives entrepreneurs, under certain circumstances, the ability to test the market and build a business case for potential lenders .

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Hamilton, ON, May 2nd, 2016: The Ontario Chamber of Commerce had it’s annual general meeting on April 28th to 30th in Oakville. The annual meeting is an opportunity for Chambers across Ontario to hear about the progress of the organization, hear from leaders of all three provincial parties, build networks and share best practices with other Chambers and lastly set priorities through the policy resolution process.

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Hamilton, ON, April 21, 2016: Today, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), released the report, Breaking Barriers: Ontario’s Scale Up Challenge, which identifies the major roadblocks preventing Ontario businesses from expanding and presents recommendations to best support business owners in taking their ventures to the next stage of growth.

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Hamilton, March 29, 2015 – The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Morriston Bypass Business and Economic Development Coalition, applauds the Government of Ontario’s decision to invest in the region’s transportation infrastructure by constructing a Highway 6 Bypass around the Village of Morriston, ON beginning in 2019.

“This project was a critical priority to the connectivity of businesses in Hamilton within an important trade corridor between the GTHA, Southern Ontario and the United States affecting over ten million vehicles and hundreds of millions of value in commercial goods,” said Keanin Loomis, President & CEO, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.

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Hamilton, ON, March 9th – The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Outstanding Business Achievement announced at a sold-out gala dinner on March 8^th, 2016 at Carmen’s Banquet Centre.

Click here for an audio recording of the event.
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Small/Medium/Large Business of the Year: These awards were presented to a profit-centred private business organization, whose business achievement made an outstanding contribution to Hamilton in 2015.

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