Tourism Winnipeg

YES! WINNIPEG 11 created a competitive edge and a point of pride for business leaders who enthusiastically promote their hometown to their colleagues around the world. Bringing business events home to Winnipeg Winnipeg's civic pride can be wielded as a promotional tool. Unlike larger centres, Winnipeg isn't a major hub for international connecting flights, meaning people won't get a chance to discover the city unless they are given reason to do so. This is where Winnipeg gets creative. Economic Development Winnipeg uses its gold-standard Bring it Home Program to work with local business leaders as champions to attract large business events and conventions to the city. The Bring it Home program helps put Winnipeg on the map for these events, bringing senior exec-utives, multinational company sponsors, and top R&D minds into our jurisdiction for multi-day meetings and allowing YES! Winnipeg to showcase the city's assets for investment and talent attraction. By creating a reason to visit Winnipeg, the Bring it Home program is a valuable tool that supports economic growth in an unconventional way and helps us promote Winnipeg to the world. Packaging it up – selling Winnipeg to the world Today, Winnipeg is a vibrant community of business, artistic, and community development, which competes with major metropolitan areas from across North America. Affordability, collaboration, a strong and diverse industry base, and a multicultural talent pool all have businesses considering Winnipeg at a premier jurisdiction for business growth. With more people talking about the city than ever before, YES! Winnipeg is ready to help businesses succeed in growing, expanding, or relocating to the city. The message being shared at an international scale is emphatic; if you want to grow your business while enjoying a high quality of life and affordable cost of doing business, come to Winnipeg. » Cargojet, Canada Post, Purolator, UPS, FedEx » James A. Richardson International Airport has 24-hour, unrestricted international airport accessible to downtown in less than 20 minutes Calgary Vancouver Los Angeles Denver Minneapolis Dallas Montreal Ottawa Halifax New York Miami Chicago Toronto Monterrey, Mexico CETA NAF T A CKFT A WINNIPEG » Below average rates due to back-haul advantage » Lower diesel fuel rates than most Canadian cities » CN, CP and BNSF » Rate advantages due to federal inter-switching regulations » Extensive networks, single-line rates Most dedicated cargo flights in Canada Only major prairie Canadian city served by three continental Class 1 railways Headquarters for two of Canada's 10 largest inter-provincial trucking companies Centre of it all Winnipeg's geographic advantage

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