Fredericton, New Brunswick

:For the Canadian federal electoral district of the same name, see Fredericton (electoral district)

Economy

There are no major industries in the city, as the provincial government and the universities are by far the largest employers. In the 1990s the Fredericton area attracted several call centres to open. Lately, the city has also tried to entice technology firms to locate there, to mixed success.

Related Topics:
1990s - Call centres - Technology

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The City of Fredericton was recently the winner of the "Judges Innovation Award" at the 2004 C.I.P.A. (Canadian Information Productivity Awards) Awards due to their "Fred-eZone" free municipality wide WiFi network initiative. This and other innovations by the city's utelco, e-Novations, lead world leading technology company Intel to do a case study on their successes.

Related Topics:
WiFi - Utelco - Intel

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