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Sustainable Cities Presentation November 25, 2010. SUSTAINABILITY DEFINITION. SUSTAINABILITY is the capacity to endure. It interfaces with economics through the social and ecological consequences of economic activity. Source: Wikipedia. SUSTAINABLE CITIES.
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SUSTAINABILITY DEFINITION SUSTAINABILITY is the capacity to endure. It interfaces with economics through the social and ecological consequences of economic activity.Source: Wikipedia
SUSTAINABLE CITIES HOW DO WE MAKE HAMILTON’S ECONOMY SUSTAINABLE
HAMILTON’S 2015 ECONOMY An economy that is led by Innovation & Entrepreneurship A Diversified Economic Base Sustainability built on Collaboration, Integration & Public Engagement
HAMILTON’S FUTURE DIVERSICATION equals SUSTAINABILITY
KEY INDUSTRY SECTORS Advanced Manufacturing Agriculture & Food Processing Goods Movement Life Sciences Creative Industries Clean-Tech Industries
MANUFACTURING HIGHLIGHTS Arcelor-Mittal Dofasco - $100M Expansion Max Aicher - 933K s.f. Mill Upgrades New Hamilton Specialty Bar - 193 jobs New Burlington Automation - 38K s.f. New Bar Hydraulics - 30K s.f. Expansion Janco Steel - 70K s.f. Expansion Hooper Welding - 26K s.f. Expansion
MANUFACTURING HIGHLIGHTS Sling Choker – 65k s.f. Consolidation Eveley Manufacturing – 75K s.f. New Cambridge Pro-Fab – 75K s.f. New Superior Boilerworks – 88k s.f. Expansion Jayne Industries – 30K s.f. Expansion Liburdi Engineering – 20K s.f. Expansion
AG & FOOD HIGHLIGHTS Canada Bread – 388K s.f. New TDL – 80K s.f. New Parrish & Heimbecker – 120K s.f New Cadbury - $14 M Expansion Karma Kandy - 250K s.f. New Andea Chocolates – 11K s.f. Expansion Scharinga Greenhouses – 40K s.f. Expansion Pan Am Nurseries – 102K s.f. Expansion
GOODS MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS Cargo-Jet – 75K s.f. Expansion Metro Freightliner – 140K s.f. Expansion Earl Paddock Tran. – 130K S.f. Expansion Customized Global Logistics 150K s.f. New DHL Express 40K s.f. New Seven Star Express Line – 15K s.f. New Latitude Aeronautical – 4K s.f.New
LIFE SCIENCES HIGHLIGHTS Juravinski Hospital – 425K s.f. New Juravinski Research Tower – 10 storey New Braley Cardio–Vascular Center 197K s.f. New Regional Rehabilitation Center – 106K s.f. New St. Joseph’s Perioperative – 51K s.f. New
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES HIGHLIGHTS +10,000 people in Creative Industries James Street North Arts District Film Office includes Creative Industries Music, Digital Media & Film Small Business Growth (Independent Film, Media, Gaming) Creative Catalyst
CLEAN-TECH HIGHLIGHTS 2009 & 2010 - Emerging sector Hamilton’s Strategic Energy Alliance consortium for the advancement of energy initiatives & economic development. The Port of Hamilton -Experience shipping Clean-Tech cargo such a wind blades. Available land for staging & storage of blades. Ontario Clean Technology Alliance (OCTA) - Making Hamilton and its growing supply chain investment ready for Clean-Tech JNE Consulting Inc. -Solar Panel Assembly Plant300 jobs (joint venture with Chinese-based Daqo Group Co. Ltd ) BIOX - Canada's largest bio-diesel producer with one Hamilton operation now working on a second location here.
HAMILTON’S SUCCESS HAS THIS APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY WORKED ?
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES 2nd Quarter 2008 – 2nd Quarter 2010 Unemployment Rates Seasonally Adjusted (3 month moving average)
BUILDING PERMIT COMPARISON 2009 Building Permits – Industrial & Commercial
BUILDING PERMIT COMPARISON 2009 Building Permits - Industrial
BUILDING PERMITS 2010* estimated $1Billion
THANK YOU Neil Everson Director Economic Development & Real Estate Division Planning & Economic Development Department City of Hamilton Tel: (905) 546-2424 x2359 Email: Neil.Everson@hamilton.ca