New Jobs Created at Ontario Aerospace Company

Cyclone Manufacturing Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario is creating 133 jobs by investing in new technology that will help improve its products and win new business. The company makes parts for aerospace manufacturers. Their customers have included Boeing, Bombardier and Embraer. By innovating, Cyclone can use new materials to make aircraft parts that are lighter. This allows their customers to make aircraft that are more fuel efficient, lowering costs... Read more..

Made-In-Canada Ethanol Reaches 1 Billion Litre Milestone

The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association today congratulated Integrated Grain Processors Co-operative (IGPC) on the official opening of its new 150 million litre ethanol plant. “Today marks a milestone day in the production of renewable fuels in Canada. With IGPC’s new plant, Canada now produces over a billion liters of ethanol a year,” said Gordon Quaiattini, President of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association. “The farmers... Read more..

SkyPower and SunEdison Secure Financing for First Light Solar Project

SkyPower, Canada’s largest renewable energy developer and its joint venture partner, SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider, announced they have secured financing with Nord/LB for a 9 megawatt (MW) solar power project being developed by a joint venture between the two companies in Ontario. “We are proud to have completed this important milestone with Nord/LB for the First Light project” said Kerry... Read more..

AECOM Wins $20 CAD Million Contract for Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension

AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, today announced that it has been selected to provide architectural and engineering services to the Toronto Transit Commission for design of the Sheppard West and Highway 407 stations on its Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension project. The contract value for this project is estimated to... Read more..

U.S. Energy Savings Corp. Shares the Warmth in Chicago

As the cold winds of winter start to sweep in, U.S. Energy Savings Corp. announced that it is donating $15,000 to The Salvation Army Share the Warmth program. The program provides assistance to thousands of eligible gas consumers. The program originally started in 1983 and is one of the largest of its kind in the nation. “This generous donation from U.S. Energy Savings Corp. goes a long way toward helping us fulfill our mission to help some... Read more..

LAX FlyAway Wins Innovative Transportation Solutions Award

The LAX FlyAway Program received the first Innovative Transportation Solutions Award today from the Women’s Transportation Seminar – Los Angeles Chapter recognizing the program’s contributions to improving the quality of life for users and the community. Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) operates the LAX FlyAway network of non-stop buses between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and three locations: Union Station, Van Nuys... Read more..

AECL Formalizes Strategic Agreement with China to Extend Nuclear Fuel Resources

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) formalized an advanced nuclear fuel development agreement with China’s Third Qinshan Nuclear Power Co. (TQNPC), China North Nuclear Fuel Corporation and Nuclear Power Institute of China. The agreement is to jointly develop the technology for the use of uranium recovered from the spent fuel of light water reactors in China, and to be used in the CANDU reactors in China, located southwest of Shanghai. The... Read more..

V. James Sardo Named Chairman of Board of Directors of SonnenEnergy Corp.

SonnenEnergy Corp., a leading photovoltaic solar power systems integrator and solar power producer, is pleased to announce that V. James Sardo has been named Chairman of the SonnenEnergy Board of Directors. Mr. Sardo succeeds Jeff Dennis, who will continue as director of SonnenEnergy and in his role as SonnenEnergy’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Sardo is a corporate director and was interim CEO of Royal Group Technologies Limited... Read more..

Bruce Power to Conduct Environmental Assessment for Nuclear Generating Station in Haldimand-Norfolk

Bruce Power is pleased to announce it will conduct an Environmental Assessment (EA) as it considers building a nuclear generating station in the Haldimand-Norfolk region of southern Ontario. The assessment, which could take nearly three years to complete, will examine the environmental and social impacts of building two reactors to generate between 2,000 and 3,000 megawatts of low-emissions electricity. It will also consider how other clean energy... Read more..

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters: New Nuclear Option at Nanticoke Good News for Jobs, Investment and Our Environment

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) expressed support for Bruce Power’s announcement that the company was launching a planning process to consider the construction of two new nuclear units at Nanticoke. The news means the region could benefit from billions in new private investment and thousands of new jobs if the project proceeds. Ontario manufacturers could significantly benefit given the significant amount of upfront investment... Read more..