2024 Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum Event Recap

The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) hosted its annual Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum, formerly the Great Lakes Economic Forum, from June 25-27th in Toronto! The forum’s name change reflects CGLR’s new strategic direction and focus on solving for sustainability and creating the first sustainable region in the world. This year, a partnership […]
Combatting Opioid Crisis: 2018 Canada-U.S. Roundtable Outcomes

On September 24, 2018, over 100 senior level participants from governments, health care, civil society, academia and industry met in Washington, D.C. for the inaugural Canada-U.S. Roundtable on Strategies to Combat the Opioid Crisis. The event exchanged best practices in innovation to address problematic opioid use, including prevention, treatment and recovery, and identified opportunities for […]
Council of the Great Lakes Region To Host Business Roundtable In Buffalo with the Buffalo Niagara Partnership

If it were a country, the Great Lakes Region would be the third largest economy in the world.
Council of the Great Lakes Region To Host Business Roundtables In Minnesota with the Consulate General of Canada

If it were a country, the Great Lakes Region would be the third largest economy in the world.
Mark Fisher to speak at the International Marina and Boatyard Conference

Mark Fisher, President and CEO of CGLR, to speak at the International Marina and Boatyard Conference (IMBC). IMBC is the leading marina and boatyard conference.
Mark Fisher to Speak at the Moving Freight Forward: Preparing Michigan for 2025 Workshop

Hosted by Michigan State University’s Center for Community and Economic Development and the Shipping Alliance of Michigan, this innovative workshop will be held December 4, 2014.
Mark Fisher to speak at the first ever Northern Ontario Tourism Summit

The purpose of the Summit, which takes place in Thunder Bay, Ontario, from November 17-19, is to help the tourism industry in Northern Ontario continue to grow and prosper.