US Cities & States of the Future and Canadian Cities & Provinces of the Future 2005/06

Published: October 03, 2005

American and Canadian political leaders and investment promotion professionals receive fDi awards fot North America's most promising locations for inward investment, at industry events in Chicago and Philadelphia.

Before addressing the International Economic Development Council’s annual conference in Chicago in September, mayor Richard M Daley accepts the city’s handful of fDi awards. In the cities division, Chicago won the categories of best economic potential, best transport, best IT and telecom infrastructure, and best FDI promotion strategy before going on to win the overall title of US City of the Future 2005/06.

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At BIO 2005 in Philadelphia, Florida governor Jeb Bush accepts his state’s award for the south-eastern regional category in the US competition. Florida also came in second place among the states for economic potential.

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Representatives of the Waterloo region, known as Canada’s Technology Triangle, celebrate their fDi awards with Joe Cordiano, Ontario’s minister of economic development and trade, at a breakfast hosted by provincial officials at the BIO conference. Pictured (left to right) are Patricia Rutter and Cathy Weiss from the City of Waterloo, Courtney Fingar of fDi, Mr Cordiano, David East of fDi, and Thom Ryan and Linda Fegan of CTT Inc. CTT Inc represents the region of Waterloo and the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo.

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# At Texas’ stand at BIO 2005, representatives from the US State of the Future 2005/06 pose with their award. Pictured with fDi’s David East and Courtney Fingar are Sally Aiello from the Office of the Governor’s economic development and tourism division, and Tom Kowalski, president of the Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute. Texas also won the individual categories of best economic potential, most cost effective (in a tie with Alabama and Iowa) and best transport.

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