Announcements and Awards

APC Filtration Inc. Recognized with Gold Tier Supplier Award

The Award

On April 27th, Brantford’s  APC Filtration Inc. was presented the Gold Tier Award for the second consecutive year for BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems sector. This award honors suppliers for exceptional performance and contributions to supply chain success in 2019.

With over 2,200...

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Apotex Pharmachem Produces Hand Sanitizer to Support the Fight Against COVID-19

Apotex Pharmachem, Canada's largest producer of active pharmaceutical ingredients, is using its technical expertise and manufacturing capability to produce hand sanitizer in support of frontline workers who are battling the COVID-19 virus.

A division of Apotex, the facility located in Brantford, Ontario,...

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Greenmantra's Innovative Recycling Technology Attracts Further Funding

Brantford Firm Receives Funding to Reduce Plastic Waste

Greenmantra Technologies, a Brantford company, is one of three that will get $1 million each from the federal government toward developing technologies to address plastic waste from food packaging and construction industries.

Earlier this month,...

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New Electric Now Serving Brantford

New Electric has opened a new service branch location in Brantford. New Electric has been serving the area remotely for more than 40 years and now they are right in town at 71 Craig Street, Unit #1. They are proud to be able to serve the Brantford area quicker and more efficiently than ever before.

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Brantford CMA Again Secures Top on BMO Labour Market Report Card

The Bank of Montreal’s 2019 Q3 labour market report card again ranks the Brantford CMA as having the best labour market in Canada. The ranking is led by The Brantford CMA’s impressive 17.3% employment growth and complimented by a September unemployment rate of 3.6%, down 1.2% from the same period last...

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City Wins Additional 2019 Website Award

The City of Brantford has been honoured with the prestigious 2019 Web Marketing Association Best Government website award for its website redevelopment project. The annual award recognizes one city, county, provincial and/or state government across North America for their work to engage citizens online...

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Economic Development Website Wins Another Design Award

We are honoured and excited to be the recipients of another design award for our new website. The Apex Awards for Publication Excellence announced the winners for 2019. The City of Brantford’s Economic Development website was one of 11 international winners recognized in the category of website...

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Brantford CMA Secures Top Spot on BMO 2019 Q2 Labour Market Report Card

The Bank of Montreal’s most recent labour market report card ranks the Brantford CMA as having the best labour market in Canada. The ranking is led by The Brantford CMA’s impressive 17% employment growth and complimented by a June unemployment rate of 4.7%, down 1.2% from the same period last year.

BMO’s...

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Brantford Again Ranks in Top 3 Canadian Cities to Buy Real Estate

For the fourth year in a row, Brantford ranks as one of the top 3 cities to buy real estate in Canada according to MoneySense magazine. The ranking is testament to the health of the local economy, the city’s affordability compared to many surrounding urban centres, and the appeal of its unique...

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Economic Development Website Wins Prestigous Creative Award

The City of Brantford’s new Economic Development website was honoured with the prestigious 2019 Hermes Creative Award for design and development.  With many enhancements and new features, the site delivers an improved user experience and provides access to greater depths of data. 

We took a...

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