FEB 26, 2013 PROGRAM:
Leveraging the Green Line to Improve Economic Competitiveness and Create Living Wage Jobs in

Posted by Sherry Howe

on Feb 26, 2013

In 2010, our region started construction of one of the largest infrastructure projects in its history. Chris Ferguson will outline the Business Resources Collaborative's plan to leverage the GreenLine to create 14,000 living wage jobs. In addition, Chris will discuss the efforts to mitigate the construction impact on the more than 700 business along the construction path.

Ferguson is the president and CEO of Bywater Business Solutions. He founded Bywater in 2009 with the mission of improving the competitiveness of businesses and governments to create American jobs and giving back to the community. Adhering to Bywater’s mantra “Evaluate—Innovate—Execute”, Chris

provides advisory and business services to his clients. The foundation of our work is an understanding of how you create value for your customers and stakeholders. We design and implement custom solutions to help you achieve your goals through our three-step process: Evaluate, Innovate, Execute.

Prior to founding Bywater, Chris held management positions in finance, sales and operations in companies ranging in size from startup to Fortune 500. Chris worked Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto, New York investment bank, Newcourt Capital and ADC Telecommunications and medical device startup EPIEN Medical in Minneapolis. He has built an understanding of international business by working on transactions in more than 15 countries and managing a team on 4 continents.

Chris has an MBA in Finance from Schulich School of Business in Toronto, a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering and Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.