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Oct 2, 13 •
1594 Views • Business, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Derek Robertson is a Chatham councilor because he wants to help people, and now he gets to use that passion in his new full-time job. Robertson has accepted a position as chief business development and supply chain officer with TransForm Shared Service...
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Sep 18, 13 •
875 Views • Business, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • 1 Comment
What do you do when you move your business to a new location and want to announce your presence? If your last name is Legacy, you donate to breast cancer research and plunk a nine-foot tall pink tire out front for a year. That’s what Mark Legacy did...
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Sep 17, 13 •
434 Views • Business, Feature Story • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Standard & Poor’s, the global credit-rating service, has bumped up the Municipality 0f Chatham-Kent’s credit rating to A+ from A. “The rating on the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, in the Province of Ontario, reflects Standard &...
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Sep 16, 13 •
448 Views • Business • Sarah Schofield • No Comments
Four year-old Ashley Ramsey, left, with a helping hand from Jeannie Buxton and Erica Robertson, got the chance to ride one of the horses provided by TJ Stables at the Owen Flooring second annual Circus Sale and BBQ event. In addition to horse rides,...
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Sep 11, 13 •
264 Views • Business, Feature Story • Chatham Voice • No Comments
After two straight months of double-digit increases, home sales in Chatham-Kent fell backward last month. House sales dropped 11% in August compared to August 2012 sales figures, according to the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors. This follows on the heels...
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Sep 10, 13 •
666 Views • Business • Chatham Voice • 1 Comment
Owen Flooring is hosting a mini-circus and barbeque on the weekend, with proceeds going to local charities. The St. Clair Street business held the event last year, and owner Kevin Owen said it made sense to bring it back. “We had such a great turnout and...
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Aug 29, 13 •
999 Views • Business, Feature Story • Sarah Schofield • No Comments
Mike Nicholson was not sure what he would end up doing after Chatham’s Navistar International truck assembly plant shut its doors for the last time in 2009. After working at the Richmond Street location for 21 years, Nicholson looked at his options and...
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Aug 28, 13 •
502 Views • Business, Feature Story • Chatham Voice • No Comments
We get to welcome two new co-workers to our family this week, Tricia Weese and Chris Courtis. Tricia, a Tupperville native, was a multi-media advertising consultant with the Chatham Daily News for the past eight years. With a post secondary education in...
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Aug 22, 13 •
593 Views • Business, Feature Story • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Responding to a multitude of requests, The Chatham Voice is now available at select locations outside Chatham. Wallaceburg residents can pick us up at Shoppers Drug Mart , 30 McNaughton Ave., or Syd Rivers Meeting Place, 750 James St. In Blenheim, The Voice...
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Aug 22, 13 •
673 Views • Business, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Municipal officials say there are companies who may be interested in running trains on the rail line Chatham-Kent will take over in just six weeks. But even if an operator is found, the line will in all likelihood be shut down, at least for a time, when the...
