By Richard Smith / Independent Newsmedia
Mayor Sharon Wolcott’s 2017 State of the City Address afternoon focused on recent watershed developments in education and transportation.
Just below big-ticket items like Ottawa University Arizona, the West-MEC Northwest campus and the completion of the Bell/Grand interchange is the city’s new moniker for its business strategy — dubbed Surprise International.
For several years, the city has courted foreign companies.
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Economic Development Director Jeanine Jerkovic said Surprise International was formalized more than a year ago when the department began more deeply understanding how to interact with strategic international markets through its Toronto relationships.