Have a good day Susan

Easily the economic highlight of this council's term. Mayor Ruttan deserves high praise for delivering a professional approach to Economic Development. It promises to provide substance to our good intentions. A trained & experienced economic focus can only serve to add weight in issues like the current residential building height debate.

The new CEO starts on the job Oct 17, the very day that council is scheduled to pass final reading on the residential building height reduction bylaw amendment.

There are few real tools available for a city to promote itself, to compete with and to stand out.

Losing a competitive residential building height limit will hurt, it will send out a poor message.

Nanaimo claims to support its OCP. Will it fail at this chance to actually do so?

It will be a good day - welcome to Nanaimo Susan

City Log: Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation hires its first chief

City Log: Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation hires its first chief

Derek Spalding, The Daily News

Published: Saturday, September 03, 2011

Susan Cudahy of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities will take over as CEO of the newly formed Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation.

Interim board members of this quasi-independent group selected Cudahy for the crucial position and made their announcement Friday.

Cudahy takes on the position Oct. 17, at which time she will work on branding the corporation and forming a permanent board of directors. Interim co-chairwoman Moira Jenkins applauded the board's decision.

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Cudahy is the senior manager of client services for the national programs division of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. She held the offices of inaugural president and CEO of the Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation and general manager of the Waterloo Regional Marketing Corporation.

Her private sector resume includes senior management experience within the automotive alternative fuels market and the natural gas utility sectors. Her experience with economic development and tourism marketing is extensive.

"The board of directors is very excited that we are able to attract a high-calibre individual like Susan to help us achieve success," Jenkins said. "We're looking forward to her joining our team."

The NED Corporation will take on all aspects of economic development and tourism marketing as Nanaimo gets ready for new investors.