More than 400 people gathered in the old Scotiabank building on King Square in Saint John on Thursday for the official opening of the MBA program that has been relocated uptown from the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus in Tucker Park.

MP Wayne Long, on hand to announce that the Atlantic Canadian Opportunities Agency contributed $750,000 to help facilitate the move, said it’s good for the city and the 93 students in this year’s class.

“The university saw the opportunity to bring the MBA program into the heart of this city – what a profound change this is going to make to our uptown core, while also creating a space that will allow spontaneous connections and ideas to come to life. This building is central to the heartbeat of economic development in Saint John,” said Long.

“Within a short walk, you have Economic Development Greater Saint John, ConnexionWorks, the Saint John Newcomers Centre, several major corporate headquarters, our tech cluster, real estate firms, and all three levels of government, not to mention being a dining, shopping and cultural hub.”

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