[GSEF2016]: Technopôle angus: a urban revitalization project piloted by a Social Economy enterprise

Category: 
North America
SSE Organisation
Class: 
Urban & Rural Regeneration / Community
Governance / Eco-system

Presented at: GSEF2016 Montreal

Organisation: Société de développement Angus (SSE organization)

Date: September 8, 2016

Presenter: Mr Christian Yaccarini (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)

Contactscyaccarini@sda-angus.com

Summary

The Société de développement Angus (SDA -Angus Development Company), a social economy enterprise, acquired a 2-million-square-feet polluted plot in the heart of Montréal, following the closure of Angus Shops, in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie neighbourhood. SDA has revitalized the sector through a mobilizing and unifying project: the Technopôle Angus. Built according to the best practices of sustainable development, the site nowadays houses businesses, institutions, and organizations that employ over 2,300 workers in several dynamic sectors, such as health care, services, information technologies, multimedia as well as the social economy.