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Dec 30, 13 •
685 Views • Business, Feature Story • Blair Andrews • No Comments
Kelsey Zimmer and Ally Thomas display the products developed by their student companies in the local Junior Achievement program. The two teams competed in “Pitch It,” an event in which the students pitched their product ideas to a panel of judges. The...
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Dec 30, 13 •
287 Views • Business • Chatham Voice • No Comments
The Business Social Network, a recently formed network of business stakeholders and owners, recently completed its 2,013 goal for 2013. The network, comprised of business stakeholders and owners who feel strongly about giving back to the Chatham-Kent...
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Dec 23, 13 •
440 Views • Business, Feature Story • Jim Blake • No Comments
Entegrus may be increasing its regional energy stewardship with an offer to purchase a minority stake in the Essex Power Corporation. The town of Amherstburg, which owns 14% of Essex Power, has approved a valuation study that will include an offer to...
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Dec 18, 13 •
862 Views • Business • Third Party • No Comments
By Jeff Carter, Special to The Chatham Voice A giant crane now working at a wind farm development just south of Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent is the only one of its kind in North America. According to the CEO of Surespan Wind Energy Services, the Liebherr LG...
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Dec 18, 13 •
422 Views • Business, Feature Story • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Unsold Christmas trees from the local Scouts won’t go to waste. Leon’s Chatham will once again pick up the tab on those trees and donate them to families in the community in need, according to the Scouts. Each year, the Scout troop sets up its tree shop...
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Dec 18, 13 •
1166 Views • Business, Feature Story • Blair Andrews • 5 Comments
Bill and Earl Elgie have teamed up to earn the Outstanding Farmer of the Year Award from the Kent Soil and Crop Improvement Association. The honour was presented during the association’s annual meeting at the Links of Kent recently. The Elgies, who farm...
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Dec 17, 13 •
405 Views • Business, Feature Story • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Ray-Mac Auto Parts has just completed a three-month, $150,000 upgrade to its Richmond Street location to provide customers with a new showroom. Ryan Nead, one of three partners, said the project, which began in late August, is the largest since the business...
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Dec 16, 13 •
242 Views • Business • Chatham Voice • No Comments
The Chatham-Kent Wellness for the Philippines campaign has raised 89% of its $5,000 goal so far. Genie Wigle, spearheaded the efforts with a special benefit yoga class for Philippine relief efforts at Perfect Harmony Yoga Studio, which netted $1,200 to assist...
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Dec 4, 13 •
2049 Views • Business, Feature Story • Jim Blake • 3 Comments
Mike Kilby doesn’t have as much time for lunch with his Dajcor team as he used to but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “We try to have lunches with everyone biweekly, but it’s getting more difficult because we’re so busy right now,” he said as...
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Nov 27, 13 •
1244 Views • Business, Feature Story • Mary Beth Corcoran • 3 Comments
When you win six awards during your first year in business, you must be doing something right. For locally owned and family-operated Early Acres Estate Winery, doing it right translates to making good wine. Mike and Sue Korpan, with children Kristen and...
