January-February 2014 Issue 90

Canberra's centenary year has been both a celebration of our past and an opportunity to envision our city's future. Here in the Territory we have a very bright future. We're different - and we're different in the best of ways. From a business perspective we have unique offerings: world-class research and educational institutions, unrivalled access to government, a well connected...

The Canberra Comedy Festival returns March 4-9 with a rollicking program of laughs presented by some of the legends of comedy. "This is going to be the biggest gathering of stand-up comedians ever to hit Canberra. It is happening because of the support of the ACT Government and the local business community," says Festival Associate Director Benjamin Stevenson. B2B is...

Canberra's manufacturing sector received a welcome boost with the opening of Focus Press's new manufacturing facility at the end of 2013 in Hume by Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Andrew Barr. Up to 50 local jobs in the manufacturing sector will be created by early 2014 as well as apprenticeships and traineeships. Focus Press Managing Director, Mr David Fuller, said, "We've...