RMH Teleservices announced today that it has selected Sarnia as the site for a new 250 seat call center which will provide over 500 full-time equivalent jobs to the area. In addition to the 500 telemarketing positions, an additional 30 management and administrative positions will be created. The Sarnia-Lambton Office of Economic Development and the … Read More
Sarnia’s new telemarketing centre will create more jobs than had originally been anticipated. RMH Teleservices will employ about 700 people at the Dow Modeland Centre, company executive vice-president Mike Scharff said Thursday. When the company first announced it would locate in the facility, it was estimated that 500 jobs would be created. Scharff said the … Read More
Effective October 1, 2000, the former Montell facility at 339 Lasalle Line in St. Clair Township is now part of Basell Canada Inc. The plant was previously owned by Shell Canada Limited prior to the formation of Montell in 1995. The plant comprises two world-scale facilities: a polypropylene plant and an isopropyl alcohol plant. Shell … Read More
In recognition of the development of ethylene styrene interpolymers, soon to be known commercially as INDEX* Interpolymers, Dow was named as a winner of R&D Magazine’s 38 th annual R&D 100 Awards. INDEX Interpolymers will be a new and novel family of then-noplastic polymers based on copolymerizing ethylene and styrene, and potentially other monomers, produced … Read More
RMH Teleservices, Inc. today announced it will be expanding its Sarnia location by 400 positions in response to its continuing success in attracting new clients. Executive Vice President, Mike Scharff, says, “The new in-bound expansion will be housed in Building 1040 of the Dow Modeland Center where the company will lease an additional 23,690 square … Read More
Century Truss Company, of Brighton, Michigan, announced today it will build a $12 million, 68,000 square foot manufacturing facility on Polymoore Drive in the St.Clair Industrial Park. Primary products from the new plant will include pre-engineered wood roof and floor trusses, light gauge steel trusses, and engineered “I” joist packages. “We selected St.Clair Township as … Read More
Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing – The Government of Ontario is investing $324,900 in a support system that will help Lambton County’s rural businesses identify and act on growth opportunities, Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Brian Coburn announced today. “This initiative gives Lambton County businesses the resources they need for success … Read More
Imperial Oil today confirmed plans to construct a 90-megawatt cogeneration facility at its Sarnia refining and petrochemical complex. The new unit, to cost about $120-million, will use natural-gas-fired turbines to simultaneously produce electricity and steam, using approximately 50 percent less energy than conventional methods. “Imperial is a strong proponent of the responsible use of energy … Read More
That was the message to about 100 business and community leaders when a new name and logo for economic development was unveiled this morning. The Sarnia-Lambton Council for Economic Renewal and the Sarnia-Lambton Office of Economic Development will now be known as the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership. “Our new identity will provide one name for economic … Read More
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE-MAR) announced today its plans to open a Worldwide Reservation Centre in Sarnia, Ontario. This will mark Marriott’s second centre in Canada and the first for Ontario. Worldwide Reservations currently operates a call centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick and has enjoyed great success there. Marriott decided to open a centre in Sarnia … Read More
