First COVID-19 business survey offers insight to guide recovery

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments arts, business, buy-local campaign, construction, COVID-19, economic impact of COVID-19, economic recovery, government support programs, health and safety, hospitality sector, Ian Murdoch, Kingston, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Economic Recovery Team, layoffs, local business survey, local businesses, manufacturing, services, tax deferral

Nearly 60 percent of Kingston businesses in the arts, services and hospitality sector have indicated that on-going mandatory closures or

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Kingston economic and tourism sectors expecting tourists this summer

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Dr. Kieran Moore, Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce, hotels, Kingston, Kingston Accommodation Partners, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), provincial framework for reopening, re-opening, restaurants, Stage 2 of reopening, tourism, tourism and hospitality, Tourism Kingston, tourists

As Stage 2 of re-opening Ontario grants many of Kingston’s businesses and restaurants to open before some other regions of

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COVID-19 causing ‘very different kind of downturn’ in Ontario

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, Craig Desjardins, economic development, economic recovery, job loss, Kingston, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), labour force, Ontario, pandemic, post-secondary students, Statistics Canada, unemployment rate

The City’s Director of the Office of Strategy, Innovation and Partnerships, Craig Desjardins, says the COVID-19 pandemic has presented the

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Webinar aims to help business owners navigate government programs

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments City of Kingston, coronavirus, COVID-19, Desiree Kennedy, economic recovery, government funding, government programs, government subsidies, Jonathan Warren, Kingston, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), KPMG LLP, local businesses, Lori Huber, medium businesses, pandemic, small businesses, webinar

The City of Kingston, in partnership with the Kingston Economic Development Corporation and KPMG LLP, will be conducting a webinar

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The plans and people behind the Kingston Economic Recovery Team

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Aba Mortley, Bhavana Varma, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dan Corcoran, Doug Ritchie, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Dr. Kieran Moore, economic impact of COVID-19, economy, Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce, Karen Cross, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Economic Development, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Economic Recovery Team, Lanie Hurdle, local economic impact of COVID-19, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Megan Knott, Sean Billing, Susan St. Clair, Tim Pater, Tourism Kingston, Tricia Baldwin

Mayor Bryan Paterson has now shared the details of the new ‘Kingston Economic Recovery Team’ (KERT) he announced on April

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Campaign aims to show love to local businesses during pandemic

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Avenue Strategy, Backcountry Branding, business, buy local, City of Kingston, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dave Rossborough, Donna Gillespie, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), economic loss, Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce, Jon Allison, Kathleen Vollebregt, Kingston, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Lightbody Marketing, local economic impact of COVID-19, Love Kingston, Make Hay Media, pandemic, shop local, Tourism Kingston

Without doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected every person in our community, leaving many with feelings of uncertainty. But as

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Hall Monitor: Response recovery

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Conacher Drive, coronavirus, COVID-19, delegations, Donna Gillespie, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, Kingston Economic Development, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Economic Recovery Team, local economic impact of COVID-19, Mayor Bryan Paterson, public delegations, shop local, townhouses, ygkc

Kingston City Council sat virtually for meeting 15-2020 (Agenda) on Tuesday, May 6, 2020. Though this was another meeting with

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Mayor Paterson announces Kingston Economic Recovery Team

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment City of Kingston, COVID-19, economic recovery, Kingston, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Economic Recovery Team, local economic impact of COVID-19, Mayor Bryan Paterson, stakeholders, strategies and planning

Mayor Bryan Paterson has announced that he will start and lead the Kingston Economic Recovery Team in an effort to

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Hall Monitor: Economic Enforcement

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments bylaw enforcement, bylaw enforement, Councillor Jeff McLaren, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Simon Chapelle, COVID-19, emergency response, hall monitor, Kingston, Kingston Accommodation Partners, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, Kingston Economic Development, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Tourism Kingston, ygkc

Kingston City Council sat for another virtual meeting, holding meeting 13-2020 (agenda) on Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2020. Council kept a

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Council gives preliminary approval to $400 million budget, 2.5 per cent tax increase

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Tommy Vallier 1 Comment 2.5 per cent tax increase, budget, budget deliberations, Councillor Jeff McLaren, Councillor Lisa Osanic, Councillor Rob Hutchison, Councillor Robert Kiley, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Mayor Bryan Paterson, property tax

Kingston City Council has put its preliminary stamp of approval on a $400,267,000 million budget for 2020, approving a tax

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Queen’s program hopes to solve the work-experience paradox for grads

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Alan Rottenberg, apprenticeship, Arts and Sciences, business, Donna Gillespie, employment, Kingston Economic Development, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), local business, qcak, Queen's Career Apprenticeship: Kingston Program, Queen's student, Queen's University, students, Tom Hewitt, workforce, workforce development

It has long been a paradox — employers want experience in a candidate before they’ll hire, but how does a

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Hall Monitor: Climate Camp

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments active transportation, camping, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA), climate action, climate emergency, Grand Theatre, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, Kingston Economic Development, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Lake Ontario Park, Working Group on Climate Action, ygkc

On Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 Kingston City Council sat for meeting number 25-2019 (Agenda) during which they, among other items,

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