[markbarbera]

The type of jobs directly related to a hub strategy is not exclusive to warehousing and shipping. In fact, logistics plays a key role, for which a large contingent of IT support will be required. The secondary jobs that spin off from a hub include all levels of manufacturing, most notably among them electronic goods manufacturing.

It's also important to note how this strategy is meant to coincide with other strategies ecdev has or will be developing. In fact, a hub is meant to support and encourage additional strategies. It dovetails nicely into the innovation park strategy as well as creating an opportunity to repurpose brownfields.

Since when is the potential for 60,000 jobs created over a 20-year period a bad thing? Again, misinformation is taking over this debate and the factual information presented on this topic is completely overlooked. The editorial in today's Spec referenced what I consider to be Hamilton's worst enemy - "Hamilton's hyperactive grumbling class". So many opportunities are delayed and killed in this city because of ill-informed knee-jerk grumbling.

editorial note: when I refer to ecdev I am referring to Hamilton's Economic Development department, not the tagline of any forum participants. Apologies for any confusion.