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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 TKG Group president Jonathon Mamakwa says the company decided to hold a showcase event because people were asking for more information. \u201cYeah, this TKG showcase was intended to show the public and our communities what our capacity is and what we\u2019re able to do, because we get numerous inquiries on what it is we do and what we can do,\u201d Mamakwa said Thursday at the Valhalla Hotel and Conference Centre, where some 20 businesses and organizations participated with information tables. \u201cWe haven\u2019t actively, promoted ourselves (before) because we\u2019re already kept busy with propositions and requests from various parties, various groups, so we\u2019re quite busy,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe wanted to have this event just so that the public can come… <\/p>\n

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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 TKG Group president Jonathon Mamakwa says the company decided to hold a showcase event because people were asking for more information. \u201cYeah, this TKG showcase was intended to show the public and our communities what our capacity is and what we\u2019re able to do, because we get numerous inquiries on what it is we do and what we can do,\u201d Mamakwa said Thursday at the Valhalla Hotel and Conference Centre, where some 20 businesses and organizations participated with information tables. \u201cWe haven\u2019t actively, promoted ourselves (before) because we\u2019re already kept busy with propositions and requests from various parties, various groups, so we\u2019re quite busy,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe wanted to have this event just so that the public can come... <\/p>\n

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