Wit Ventures: Sarnia Eighth Among Business-Friendly Micro-Cities: Financial Times Intelligence Report.

Sunday 16 April 2017

Sarnia Eighth Among Business-Friendly Micro-Cities: Financial Times Intelligence Report.

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Sarnia has earned a nod for business friendliness, appearing on the latest American Cities of the Future report.

The report, by FDi, a division of Financial Times Limited, puts the city of 70,000 eighth for business friendliness in the micro-city category.

“Anytime you get on a list and it gets wide circulation is good promotion whether you come first or come 10th, said George Mallay, head of the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership (SLEP).

The agency promotes business investment in Sarnia and Lambton County.

“It puts you under consideration,” he said about the ranking.

Sarnia’s strong points include a college and university research park that are business friendly and research-focused, along with a good development approval process within the city, and a good corporate tax rate in the province, said Mallay.

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