Author of the article: Ronald Zajac
Publishing date: Jun 04, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 3 minute read •
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The St. Lawrence Corridor Economic Development Commission has been up to some things, and that could spell good economic news for Brockville.
But you are reading about these things in a column, not a straight-up news story, because I’m here to remind you that economic development leads are not the same as ink drying on paper. These things have plenty of moving parts, and there are all kinds of other ways these parts can move when we’re still in the twists and turns of a pandemic.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the global economy, it also taught Canadian businesses a stark lesson about the world supply chain, a lesson the region’s economic development commission won’t forget.
And the result has been local industries increasingly doing business with their neighbours, rather than with suppliers in other countries.
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As the pandemic persisted from spring into summer, the St. Lawrence Corridor Economic Development Commission formed an industrial leadership team, bringing leaders of local industries together, touring each other’s plants.