Metro Toronto's Durham Wants EcoDev PR
Fri., May 7, 2021
By Kevin McCauley
Durham, a regional municipality of 700K people that is part of Greater Toronto, wants a firm to handle economic development and tourism.
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Durham, a regional municipality of 700K people that is part of Greater Toronto, wants a firm to handle economic development and tourism.
India, which has been ravaged by COVID-19, has signed Ferox Strategies for outreach on Capitol Hill.
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Stagwell Group reported a 1.8 percent dip in Q1 revenues to $181.2M and a 63.2 percent decline in net income to $4.6M due to a tough comparison to a political year and the continued impact of COVID-19 on operations.
Madison County Transit is looking for a firm to develop a strategic marketing campaign for its RideFinders commuter rideshare service that operates in metropolitan St. Louis.
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