Biochemical industry key to growth by 2015: SLEP Biochemical industry key to grown by 2015: SLEP By Heather Wright, www.sarniathisweek.com Sarnia This Week SARNIA-LAMBTON – By 2015 the Sarnia Lambton Economic Partnership wants to see three new bio-based energy companies build plants in the region and 250 small businesses created. That’s two of the key points … Read More
From www.theobserver.ca The Observer SARNIA – Construction has begun at the site of an $80-million BioAmber plant. Preliminary work is prepping the Vidal Street site for full-tilt construction this summer, said Mike Hartmann, BioAmber’s executive vice-president. The bio-succinic acid plant is expected to open November 2013. BioAmber held a breakfast for community and industry … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer Shell Canada is considering building a small liquified natural gas processing unit at its Corunna refinery. The company is hosting a pair of public meetings next week to outline its plans. “It think it’s quite far along the investigation stage when they go to the public,” said Steve … Read More
From www.lambtonshield.com The Lambton Shield The local real estate association says it is pleased with sales figures reflecting a “fairly consistent” performance compared with the same-month sales in the last three years. Donna Mathewson, president of the Sarnia-Lambton Real Estate Board, told reporters at a monthly review that sales in the month totalled nearly $36 … Read More
Seven enterprising Sarnia-Lambton students are preparing to open their own businesses this summer thanks to the Summer Company Program. The program provides students with a chance to create their own small businesses, become their own bosses, and develop transferable skills. By providing each student with up to $3,000, 12 hours of business training and one-on-one … Read More
From www.chok.com CHOK Radio Sarnia-Lambton is being scouted by another call centre. Sources say as many as 400 jobs could come with it. Economic Partnership General Manager George Mallay thinks we have a good chance to move to the head of the class in the on-going site selection process. The task of gathering resumes will … Read More
Sarnia-Lambton General Manager George Mallay confirmed today that a Canadian company has narrowed its search for a new contact centre location to the City of Sarnia and one other Canadian community. The as-yet-unnamed firm will be holding a job fair in the near future to gauge Sarnia-Lambton’s interest. Interviews and resumes gathered at the job … Read More
June 21, 2012, Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario – The Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership (SLEP) and the Sarnia Lambton Industrial Alliance (SLIA) are scheduled to host a group of Oil Sands development companies visiting Southwestern Ontario June 25th and 26th. The group, “In-Situ Oil Sands Alliance” (IOSA), is investigating the ability of Ontario firms to do fabrication work for … Read More
By Mashoka Maimona, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer Sarnia-Lambton’s petrochemical manufacturing industry is Ontario’s “recipe” for future success, Brad Duguid, the provincial economic development minister, said as he toured Lambton College on Monday. Duguid emphasized that the historical petrochemical industry is on the “upswing.” “Some would have said five or ten years ago this industry wasn’t … Read More
By Barbara Simpson, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer When Alexis Lord first visited Sarnia 12 years ago, it was love at first sight. The mechanic returned to Guyana knowing he wanted to bring his family to the city. He and his wife Nicole later made the brave move with their four children to a new country … Read More
