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How Manhattan Became a Rich Ghost Town

October 15, 2018 | News

October 15, 2018 | News

These days, walking through parts of Manhattan feels like occupying two worlds at the same time. In a theoretical universe, you are standing in the nation’s capital of business, commerce, and culture. In the physical universe, the …

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Digital Main Street Launches Grant Program

October 15, 2018 | News

October 15, 2018 | News

Digital Main Street Launches Grant Program Province of Ontario partners with OBIAA to provide grants to help Ontario’s “main street” businesses go online. October 15, 2018: Ottawa, Ontario. Ontario’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) …

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Passing of Mr. Alex Ling, TABIA’s Past President

September 24, 2018 | News

September 24, 2018 | News

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of TABIA’s Past President, Mr. Alex Ling. Mr. Ling, an individual known to many as a champion of BIAs not only here in Toronto but nationally and …

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REALPAC calls for smoothing of tax inequities

September 18, 2018 | News, Property Tax

September 18, 2018 | News, Property Tax

An illogical quirk in the apportionment of business education tax continues to undermine competitiveness for some of Ontario’s major cities, advocates for the commercial real estate sector maintain. REALPAC, the organization representing many of Canada’s largest real estate …

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