7 HE SAID/SHE SAID: The news and views of area executives on pertinent business issues of the day.
16 CORPORATISM: Jim Blasingame says seeking efficiencies will lead to the best strategies for your business.
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ASSEMBLING A former event space in an old Chatham church, The Kent, was purchased again. By Ron Stang
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AT A GLANCE A look at how much Canadian households can comfortably afford for housing.
10 PRIME HOME A look at recent residential property sales in Windsor and Essex County.
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CROSSWORD Take a coffee break from work and challenge yourself with our crossword.
12 BUILDING PERMITS A compilation of construction activity in the Windsor and area market.
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ESSEX ECONOMICS A series of guest columns by business executives on various trends in the region.
13 WORLD OF WORK: A career advice column by two workplace consultants and career coaches.
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PRIME PROPERTY A look at recent commercial property transfers in the city of Windsor.
14 START UPS Newly incorporated firms launched in Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent.
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he building that housed The Kent, an elegant banquet and event hall near downtown Chatham, has been purchased for $1.125 million for an undisclosed purpose. Originally the Chatham Baptist Church, built in 1874, The Kent opened in 2015 to great fanfare by Stephen and Stephanie Keating and Michael and Melanie Fry. The two women are sisters. Stephen Keating was a Toronto-based developer, according to a Chatham press report at the time. Attempts to reach either couple were unsuccessful, and an attempt to reach the new owner, Gurjit Kaur, was also unsuccessful. The seller was an Ontario numbered company based at a Chatham residential address, and Kaur is listed as being located at the former The Kent’s address of 124 William Street South. The sale was completed in November. Continued on page 4