RBC invests in Greater Halifax
Just as great gardens require care, attention and planning,
so do great cities. All across North America, business and
government partnerships are springing up to ensure the long-term
economic growth and sustainability of communities and cities.
For example, in Nova Scotia, the Greater Halifax Partnership
(GHP) comprises more than 130 private sector companies, three
levels of government and skilled business professionals, and
is founded on the principle that a collective community response
is more powerful than individual efforts.
The GHP has an aggressive mandate: to engage the community
in the growth of Greater Halifax's economy, create new investment
and high-quality jobs, secure the region's long-term fiscal
health and enhance business confidence.
And it's making tremendous strides. In 2005, for example,
it launched SmartBusiness, to help retain and grow the region's
businesses. GHP met with nearly 500 business owners to explore
issues impeding their growth — and discovered that these businesses
alone had the potential to generate 3,700 new jobs and $1
billion in new sales. So GHP assembled an Action Team to find
individual solutions for each firm and began looking for ways
to address issues at the community level.
RBC Financial Group strongly believes in public/private sector
partnerships, and has been a member of the Greater Halifax
Partnership since its inception in 1996. In fact, RBC is one
of four sponsors for the Building our Future speaking
series that provides reliable, up to the minute information
on emerging issues and trends to local businesses.
In 2004, KPMG named Greater Halifax as the most cost-competitive
mid-sized city in North America.
RBC also supports other public/private partnerships to secure
economic development in Atlantic Canada, like Enterprise
Greater Moncton.
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