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Jan 15, 20 •
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Indigenous spirituality, communing with nature and tracking one’s food from farm to plate earned high praise at a recent tourism competition in Chatham-Kent. The three concepts also earned $3,000 each in funding from the Ontario Tourism Innovation Lab. The...
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Jan 14, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent Economic Development recently confirmed the sale of more than 4.5 acres of property in the Bloomfield Business Park. The deal, worth $240,000, will see the development of an Expressway Trucks location. Expressway Trucks is southwestern...
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Dec 31, 19 •
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Duke’s Harley-Davidson will be closing its doors after 15 years in business in Chatham-Kent. The dealership was established in 2005 by local entrepreneur and motoring enthusiast, Rob Myers. Born and raised in Chatham-Kent, Myers received an early...
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Dec 18, 19 •
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The Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors (CKAR) greeted its 2020 Board of Directors recently during a ceremony at the association’s annual holiday luncheon. New 2020 board members are Michael Gibbons, President; Steve Carroll, Past President; Laura...
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Dec 10, 19 •
0 Views • Business, Feature Story • Sarah Schofield • No Comments
At the recent Planet Fitness grand opening event, the public enjoyed a tour of the new Planet Fitness location on Grand Avenue West, as well as free food and a chance to win some Planet Fitness. Adam Willaeys, CEO of Impact Fitness, a Planet Fitness...
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Dec 10, 19 •
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The cold weather may be upon us, but home sales remain sizzling locally. In November, 99 units sold, according to the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors. That’s up more than 11 per cent from November 2018. Through the first 11 months of the year, 1,271...
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Dec 10, 19 •
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Chatham-Kent-based AgMedica is in a cash crunch. Earlier this month, the medical marijuana growing company sought and was granted protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, according to court documents. Ernst & Young Inc. (EY) is the...
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Dec 5, 19 •
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Recently, Chatham-Kent Economic Development and the Small Business Centre brought together a group of inspiring new entrepreneurs for a three-day training session as part of the Starter Company Plus program. Nineteen people attended the business boot-camp...
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Dec 4, 19 •
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Work continues in the west part of the former Target store in Chatham, the future home of a new grocery store, Mercato Fresh. Marc Romualdi, of M.R. Meats Markets in Windsor is leading the partnership to open the 15,000 square-foot Mercato Fresh in...
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Nov 28, 19 •
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The Ontario Electrical League (OEL) is revealing a new report from a survey conducted to its contractor members, showcasing the success of Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act. Introduced a year ago, one of the largest changes from Bill 47 was the...
