Local Business and Economic Development News

Manufacturing Month - October 2019

October was Manufacturing Month and the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie and community partners, including the City of Brantford and local school boards, coordinated a slate of activities to celebrate manufacturing in the area. These activities include student tours of select area companies, producing...

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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Ingenia Polymers Founder Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

John Lefas – founder of Ingenia Polymers was nominated for a CPIA Lifetime Achievement Award and accepted the award in Toronto on October 2, 2019.  He was joined by his wife Maria, two of his brothers and a group of business partners and Ingenia employees to celebrate the award.

John gave a motivational...

September 2019 Construction Numbers

The City released its September 2019 Report on Construction Activity demonstrating a construction value of $35.969 million for issued permits. The construction value attained in the month of September is higher than the values attained in the previous four years, and is above the past five year average...