From www.theobserver.ca The Observer Steel work is nearing completion for BioAmber’s $135-million bio-succinic acid plant under construction on Vidal Street in Sarnia. While releasing its quarterly financial results recently, the company provided a update on construction of its first production site in North America. “Sarnia in a phase of rapid progress and is beginning … Read More
From www.theobserver.ca The Observer By Paul Morden Government and private-sector funding is expected to move ahead proposal that could lead to the building of a commercial plant in Sarnia-Lambton to convert cornstalks and wheat stalks into sugar for use in the chemical industry. Murray McLaughlin, executive director of Sarnia-based Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, said approximately … Read More
From www.theobserver.ca The Observer By Paul Morden The natural gas-fired electricity plant voters in Mississauga didn’t want is taking shape on Oil Springs Line in St. Clair Township. Construction is well underway on the $360-million plant Ontario’s Liberal government announced in 2012 for Lambton County, to replace a controversial one Toronto-based Eastern Power was … Read More
Sarnia, ON – The Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park has finalized a 5-year lease with a bio medical research company for 1,500 square feet of space. Western Phytoceutica Inc. develops evidence-based, high quality, value-added natural health products from plant sources including American ginseng. It also develops alternative sourcing of plant materials for advanced processing. The company … Read More
From www.blackburnnews.com Lambton County unveiled a new community brand Thursday morning with the tag line “Discoveries That Matter.” The brand was created by a group representing organizations across Lambton County. Working with the marketing design company YFactor, the new brand had a price tag of $70,000. CEO of YFactor Anya Kodak says coming up with … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer A new logo with the tag line “Discoveries That Matter” was unveiled Thursday as part of a $70,000 branding effort for Sarnia-Lambton. A dozen groups in the community funded the research and branding exercise carried out over two years with the help of Nashville-based North Star Destination … Read More
Wyoming, ON – The County of Lambton’s credit rating, as assessed by financial research and analysis company Standard & Poor’s (S&P), has been upgraded to ‘AA-/Stable’. In a recently released research update, S&P said the County’s rating was upgraded from ‘A+/Stable’ as a result of its improved budgetary performance and gradually declining debt burden. “The … Read More
From www.thesarniajournal.ca Posted December 22, 2014 By Cathy Dobson Rarely does a community choose a marketing logo and tagline that doesn’t contain its name but, then again, Sarnia-Lambton’s new branding choice is unique in a lot of ways, says the CEO of the Toronto marketing firm that conceived it. “Normally, you’d have a geographic reference … Read More
From www.theobserver.ca The Observer By Paul Morden Methes Energies, a company with a currently idle bio-diesel plant near Sombra, stands to gain approximately $1 million from a U.S. bill that became law last Friday. President Barack Obama signed the law that cleared the Senate on Dec. 16 to re-instate a blenders tax credit for … Read More
From www.theobserver.ca The Observer Lambton College cracked the top 20 among research colleges in Canada in a recent ranking. The Sarnia school is 17th in the Research Infosource Inc., ranking of Canada’s Top 50 Research colleges, and sixth among Ontario research colleges, based on a survey and financial statements from publicly-funded colleges. “This ranking, … Read More
