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Economic Development Winnipeg Annual Report 2019

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Media relations In 2019, 83 corporate media articles were generated with an earned media value of $4.6 million. Significant articles included: Winnipeg's S.H.E.D. district accelerating Western Investor Highlighted the initial vision of a Winnipeg's sports, hospitality, entertainment district (S.H.E.D.) with the expansion including improvements to RBC Convetion Centre, Bell MTS Place and Burton Cummings Theatre, and how it was pushing development elsewhere including 330 Portage Avenue, where $8 million in exterior and interior upgrades were starting. Winnipeg on list of top cities to invest Site Selection Magazine Prominent U.S. publication Site Selection Magazine, named Winnipeg one of the top 20 cities in Canada in which to invest. The rankings pulled investment and job creation data from April 2018 to March 2019, which saw Winnipeg create 2,000 new and projected jobs, and $1.5 billion in corporate capital investment. Winnipeg's skyline and economy heading higher Western Producer Wrote how Winnipeg's "go-for-it attitude" was making it one of the most robust economies in Western Canada for tech, housing, retail and industrial investment. The magazine interviewed Dayna about how the $160 million, 40-storey, 400-apartment building at Portage & Main would help propel the city's growth further by capitalizing on the increased demand for residential housing in the heart of vibrant downtown. How a 160-year-old Canadian farming company is embracing food innovation Maclean's Canada's national weekly current affairs and news magazine reported on the development of a 62,000 sq. ft., $30 million food innovation centre in Winnipeg by global agribusiness giant, Richardson International. In it, Chuck Cohen, the company's senior VP of technology reflected on the company's growth and celebrated the city in which it would be built, saying, "We decided to build a showcase building right in the heart of downtown. We want to make a statement about where we're at and where we're going." 34 2019 Annual Report

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