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

Category: 
Norteamérica
ESS Organizaciones
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)

Contacts: cyaccarini@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 Neighborhood SDA has revitalized the sector through a mobilizing and unifying project: the Technopole Angus. Built according to the best practices of sustainable development, the website 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.