Local Business and Economic Development News

Italian Logistics Provider Capitalizes on City’s Supply Chain Advantages

The Pacorini Group has selected Brantford for their new cocoa bulk storage and cleaning facility, leasing 230,153 sq.ft. of vacant industrial space at 46 Bosworth Court. The Brantford location will operate under Pacorini Canada Ltd., solely purposed for the bulk storage and cleaning of raw cocoa for...

Turning Your Passion Into Profit

The Brantford-Brant Business Resource Enterprise Centre held their annual Bridges to Better Business event on Thursday, October 26th at the Brantford Golf and Country Club.  Serial Entrepreneur, Patti Pokorchak, spoke to a room of nearly 70 participants about how to “Turn Your Passion into Profit.”

Patti,...

Property Highlight: 10 Abbott Court

10 Abbott Court, Building D

UNIT 402 - 12,709 sf

New first class Industrial Business Park location with prominent visibility and exposure to Highway 403 at Brantford's most easterly exit, Garden Avenue.

• Finished Office:  10%
• Shipping:  1 truck level, 1 drive-in
• Ceiling Height:  26’
• Bay size:  29’ X 95’

September 2017 Construction Numbers Up Again

A significant increase in the number of construction permits issued in the month of September puts the City of Brantford on a path to exceed construction values achieved in 2016.

The City released its September 2017 Summary Report on Construction Activity. The statistics show a construction value of...

Ferrero to Create 80 New Jobs with $90M Brantford Expansion and Provincial Investment

The Province of Ontario is investing up to $11 million in Ferrero Canada Ltd. to expand its facilities and diversify product offerings, which will boost productivity and create 80 new jobs in Brantford while retaining over 1,000 positions.

Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food and...

J.P. Bowman Launches $7.55M Expansion

Auto industry supplier J.P. Bowman Precision Tooling is embarking on a $7.55 million expansion project at its Brantford manufacturing plant.

The company, which makes tooling and dies for carmakers such as BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Volvo, GM, Ford and Chrysler, plans to buy new equipment, add new products...

Economic Development Division Update

2017 continues to exude the momentum experienced throughout 2016 from a development standpoint. While we have been working hard with both new and existing businesses to diversify and grow the local economy, we have also been adjusting to a number of staff changes.

After a storied 28 year career...

Funding Allows GreenMantra Technologies to Expand and Innovate at Brantford Facility

GreenMantra Technologies, a rapidly growing clean technology company that produces high-value polymers from waste plastics will receive $5.2 million in funding to construct a new demonstration plant and improve capacity at their Brantford manufacturing facility. In addition to these funding...

Historic Myrtleville Farmstead: Open House and Survey

The National Trust for Canada is seeking an exciting and sustainable future for the historic Myrtleville property in Brantford, Ontario.

We are consulting with the local Brantford community to better understand their needs, to solicit creative ideas for potential new uses, and to identify possible...

What’s stopping you from starting your own business?

Located at 1 Market Square in Downtown Brantford, the BRC has in recent years become the hub of small business activity in the city. Brantford was recently acknowledged by Financial Times Ltd. for being the most “business-friendly” micro-city in North America, and part of that stems from the BRC team...