Locating to Hamilton

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The Real Estate Investment Network lists Hamilton as the number 1 place in invest in Ontario, and number 3 in all of Canada.

Hamilton tops another list of best places to invest. Neil Everson, director of economic development for the city, said the recent cascade of glowing reports on Hamilton's potential will help the ongoing effort to sell the city as a location for businesses and jobs.

Hamilton is second only to Toronto among Canadian cities in attracting new corporate investment over the past year.

Extensions of Ontario's commuter lanes into Burlington, GO Transit's vision to have all-day, two-way train service between Toronto and Hamilton by 2013, the introduction of short-sea shipping between Hamilton and Montreal and the formation of the McMaster Institute for Transportation Logistics and TransHub Ontario are all steps along the journey to ease congestion and make the city a transportation gateway.

Canadian Urban Institute Study "Building Momentum" featured in Hamilton Spectator and On CHCH TV.

Extensions of Ontario's commuter lanes into Burlington, GO Transit's vision to have all-day, two-way train service between Toronto and Hamilton by 2013, the introduction of short-sea shipping between Hamilton and Montreal and the formation of the McMaster Institute for Transportation Logistics and TransHub Ontario are all steps along the journey to ease congestion and make the city a transportation gateway.

Hamilton's economic development department was also named among Canada's best 10 for the second year in a row.