Today is a special day and an important day for the Hamilton/Burlington area and our economic future.
The third annual Bay Area Economic Summit is happening at the Royal Botanical Gardens, which straddles the two growing communities.
There was a time, not too many years ago, when the two cities looked at themselves as competitors for jobs and business growth, in spite of the fact that there is far more that binds the two cities together than separates them.
For years now, community organizations such as the YMCA, the Realtors Association and the United Way have seen the benefits of collaboration between our two cities and lately, the economic partnerships between Hamilton and Burlington have paid huge dividends.
Numerous urban planning and economic publications have designated Hamilton and Burlington as two of the best cities in which to invest and the new developments and investments by the private and public sector show that we’re making progress.
But we still have immense challenges with affordable housing and poverty and skills training for the jobs of tomorrow, to name just a few.
But we can accomplish much more together than we can separately and today’s Bay Area Economic Summit will help develop plans to face those challenges head on and chart a course for a brighter economic future for both cities.
Bill Kelly is the host of Bill Kelly Show on AM 900 CHML and a commentator for Global News.
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