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Oct 3, 14 •
905 Views • Business, Feature Story • Jim Blake • 2 Comments
An official with Brightenview Development International said concerns that his firm may not be able to complete a $45-million, 680,000-square-foot facility in Blenheim are groundless. Lorne Nystrom, Brightenview’s vice-president of public affairs and...
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Sep 26, 14 •
2859 Views • Business, Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • 11 Comments
In one fell swoop, the municipality suddenly ran out of industrial land in Blenheim, and the South Kent community will soon be home to a massive industrial condominium project. Municipal economic development staff say there is nothing like it in the...
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Sep 24, 14 •
847 Views • Business, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Dresden’s Dave Depencier will take his construction savvy to cottage country – and the airwaves – next year. Depencier will host Reno Rescue on Cottage Life Network. It is expected to begin airing in the spring sometime. Depencier, of Depencier...
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Sep 18, 14 •
267 Views • Business • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
The Ground Floor’s Annual General Meeting is set for Sept. 25 at the Retro Suites’ conference centre. The event kicks off at 4 p.m. with a cocktail reception. Please RSVP to hello@groundfloorck.com by Sept. ...
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Sep 17, 14 •
308 Views • Business, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
August has given way to September, but that hasn’t stopped the operators of the local Jiffy Lube/Suds Car Wash from hitting the gas on their Drive Hope campaign. Drive Hope raises money for the Canadian Cancer Society’s Wheels of Hope operation, where...
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Sep 9, 14 •
570 Views • Business, Feature Story • Chatham Voice • No Comments
The Chatham-Kent Etsy Team is hosting a unique Etsy: Made in Canada craft show at the King Street Commons at the Downtown Chatham Centre on Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This craft market event will feature artists and crafters from across Southwestern...
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Sep 5, 14 •
599 Views • Business, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • 4 Comments
It’s a family affair at Early Acres Estate Winery, put together by a family blessed with great patience. The winery opened in 2012 on Pioneer Line just east of Prince Albert Road, and was named feature business of the month for September by the Chatham-Kent...
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Aug 28, 14 •
591 Views • Business • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Bill Loucks, who heads up the Chatham-Kent office of Collins Barrow, has been appointed to the board of a B.C. aggregate exploration and development company. Loucks, the managing partner for the local Collins Barrow office, will sit on the board of Highbank...
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Aug 26, 14 •
1806 Views • Business, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • 3 Comments
A new local seed corn production company is putting down roots in Chatham-Kent. Well, it’s essentially extending the root structures of families that have been farming here for generations. C&L Seed Production Inc. plans to be in operation in time for...
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Aug 14, 14 •
450 Views • Business, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Municipal staff and council members aren’t saying much about Wednesday’s closed session of council. Council met to receive an update on negotiations to sell the former CSX Rail line that runs from Chatham to just north of Wallaceburg. The municipality...
