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Foot 2 . Wamloo Chonicb. WMV, my J, ttttttt ACADIAN UPHoLSTERY and INTERIOR Manon Harbcc Batt PHILLIP ST. WATEILOO ONTARIO COO-3302 / , WE offer you guaranteed workmanship " was expemnce . Very loosen-bl. PM” tree estimate: q pickup and ddivory Reupholstering Repairs _ Draperies Furniture stripping and refinishing. Economic development committee gets underway How can Waterloo best at- tract new business or the ex-' panslon od existiu business to the Waterloo area? Leave it to the Waterloo economic development committee. With a Joint membership from the City of Waterloo Chamber of Commerce. the committee held their first bi-weekly meeting during the first week of April. Members discussed how bu- siness could be attracted and/or expanded. Assess- ment growth, which consists of 60 per cent residential and 40 per cent industrial will be the barometer used to measure the economic growth of Waterloo. Progress reports will be made to city council on a quarterly basis. . The committee explored methods of accomplishing their objectives of continu- ing assessment growth. Its first challenge is to develop the most cost effective means of publicizing what the Waterloo development committee has to offer in updated intormtitioevmt the area that would be'ttf assis- tance to new or expanding industrial and commercial concerns. The committee is operat- ing on an approved city bud- get of 830,000 for the re- mainder of Ctseal 1980 and members include. Mayor Marjorie Carroll. Alderman Bob Cruise. Ki. Tyers, Pre. sident of the Waterloo Chamber at Commerce. P. Gerster of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, Chairman, RU. Kaehler, General Manager. of NCR Canada Ltd., and vice president Dr. E.L. Holmes- Director, Office of Re search Administration at the University “mama; The Committee a has ap- pointed an advisory group consisting of D.C. Schaefer, Commissioner of Finance and City Treasurer, J.D. Willis. Commissioner of Works and City Engineer, P. Dietrich, Planning Director and Jack Middlemass. manager of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce. Business . students to offer service Guelph. Their aim is to aid small businesses which wouldn't ordinarily hire pro- fessional consultants. A maximum fee of $20 per day per consultant is charged. Additional financial assis- tance comes from the On- tario ministry of industry and tourism. _ The consulting service or- iginally began with only two students. The student~coun- sellers work closely with their clients, backed by gui- dance from the WLU school of business and economics.