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120 corporate media articles $7.75 million value In 2018, significant articles included: "Winnipeg balanced on four pillars of real estate" Western Investor Calling the city "one of Canada's most consistently reliable commercial real estate environments", the Western Investor highlighted some of the new developments dotting Winnipeg's skyline, as well as refurbished buildings ready for new investments. "Sharks players make the mistake of badmouthing city of Winnipeg" Deadspin In one of the year's most original news cycles, Dayna Spiring, EDW President and CEO, pushed back against negative comments by members of the San Jose Sharks NHL team towards. Online sports blog Deadspin noted that, "Dayna is here to deliver the facts", touting the city's strengths and advantages, while welcoming players from San Jose to come watch a Jets playoff game after the Sharks were eliminated. "For longshot cities, bidding on Amazon HQ was never really about Amazon" Macleans Writing about Canadian cities whose HQ2 bid did not make Amazon's shortlist, Macleans interviewed Dayna Spiring and noted that, "Winnipeg's little flirtation with Alexa landed it on the front page of the Seattle Times, and brought 70,000 visits to the development agency's website." "City holds its own in tech sector" Winnipeg Free Press Reporting on CBRE's 2018 Scoring Canadian Tech Talent report, the Winnipeg Free Press highlighted that Winnipeg's tech sector continues to grow in size and reputation, recording the second-highest growth rate in new tech jobs from 2012- 2017 among Canadian mid-sized cities. Media Relations 38 2018 Annual Report