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Invest WindsorEssex A not-for-profit that advances economic development to grow and sustain prosperity in Windsor-Essex.
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โœจEnding the day with a visit to one of Windsor-Essex's most iconic destinations. Attendees experienced ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž & ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š...
06/11/2026

โœจEnding the day with a visit to one of Windsor-Essex's most iconic destinations.

Attendees experienced ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž & ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€“ ๐€ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž๐ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž at Hiram Walker, exploring the rich history of Canadian whisky production, the economic impact of the beverage industry and the role of heritage assets in tourism and placemaking.

Thank you to everyone who participated in EDCOโ€™s 2026 ๐Ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐  ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ. It was a pleasure to welcome economic development leaders from across Ontario to for two days of insightful discussions, networking and firsthand experiences showcasing our region's people, places, and opportunities.

Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) | City of Windsor - Municipal Government

The second panel of Day 2 at EDCO's ๐Ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐  ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ, moderated by Invest WindsorEssexโ€™s Ed Dawson, explor...
06/11/2026

The second panel of Day 2 at EDCO's ๐Ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐  ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ, moderated by Invest WindsorEssexโ€™s Ed Dawson, explored ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: ๐…๐ƒ๐ˆ & ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

The discussion highlighted how strategic foreign direct investment has helped position as a leader in electric vehicle manufacturing and battery production, driving supply chain growth, job creation and new investment opportunities. Panelists also shared insights on how Windsor's success can help inform investment attraction strategies across Ontario.

Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) | City of Windsor - Municipal Government | Invest Ontario | NextStar Energy

Kicking off Day 2 of EDCOโ€™s ๐Ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐  ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ with a panel discussion on ๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง...
06/11/2026

Kicking off Day 2 of EDCOโ€™s ๐Ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐  ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ with a panel discussion on ๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: ๐“๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž-๐๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ.

Municipal leaders are exploring how planning, partnerships, incentives and local context can work together to address housing needs, and support sustainable community growth, while sharing lessons learned from housing projects across a variety of communities.

Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) | Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing | City of Windsor - Municipal Government | Realty ONE Group | Building Ontario Fund

The ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐  ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ took part in the ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ & ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ โ€“ A Cruise to...
06/10/2026

The ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐  ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ took part in the ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ & ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ โ€“ A Cruise to the Gordie Howe International Bridge, gaining a unique perspective on Windsorโ€™s waterfront assets, industrial operations and cross-border infrastructure.

Special thanks to Steve Salmons, President & CEO, Windsor Port Authority and Peter Berry, VP Operations & Harbour Master, Windsor Port Authority, for sharing insights on the projects and partnerships helping shape the regionโ€™s economic future.

This tour was proudly sponsored by Invest WindsorEssex and Tourism Windsor Essex.

Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) | City of Windsor - Municipal Government | Windsor Premier Cruises

Attendees at the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐  ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ heard from Gordon Orr, CEO of Invest WindsorEssex and Touri...
06/10/2026

Attendees at the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐  ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ heard from Gordon Orr, CEO of Invest WindsorEssex and Tourism Windsor Essex, on the importance of ๐‘๐ž๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ.

From Windsorโ€™s vibrant neighbourhoods and historic districts to Essex Countyโ€™s renowned wineries, waterfronts and natural attractions, our region offers a diverse visitor experience that continues to evolve and grow.

Gordon highlighted how collaborative marketing, destination development and strong cross-sector partnerships are helping position as a unified destination, attracting visitors, investment, and talent to the region.

City of Windsor - Municipal Government | County of Essex | Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO)

Today, Invest WindsorEssex, in partnership with the City of Windsor - Municipal Government, is proud to host the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ž๐ง...
06/10/2026

Today, Invest WindsorEssex, in partnership with the City of Windsor - Municipal Government, is proud to host the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐  ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ, EDCOโ€™s Professional Development Event that brings industry leaders, city professionals and industry experts from across Ontario for two days of learning, collaboration and meaningful conversations.

Weโ€™re starting day 1 with ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ž: ๐€ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ, a panel exploring how partnerships, placemaking, public safety and community initiatives are helping build a stronger, more vibrant downtown Windsor.

Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) | Tourism Windsor Essex | Windsor Police Service | Downtown Windsor BIA | Councillor Renaldo Agostino

06/08/2026

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After 39+ years of dedication, creativity and leadership, our team at Invest WindsorEssex is celebrating the retirement ...
05/28/2026

After 39+ years of dedication, creativity and leadership, our team at Invest WindsorEssex is celebrating the retirement of Lina DeMarco Williams.

As Digital Marketing Manager, Lina has played an important role in shaping our organizationโ€™s marketing and communications efforts, helping share the story of Windsor-Essex with professionalism and passion. Her dedication and expertise have left a lasting impact on our team and community.

We are incredibly grateful for the many contributions Lina has made throughout her career and wish her all the best in this exciting new chapter. Congratulations on your retirement, Lina, thank you for everything!

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