SARNIA – OWS Rail Car Inc. will receive $360,000 through Ontario’s Regional Investment Program to support a $2.4-million investment at its Sarnia facility. OWS expects to create 11 new jobs through the expansion of new services and modification of facilities. This is complementary to the $832,000 investment by FedDev Ontario announced in 2021. Read More … Read More
New facility will be first original carbon neutral distillery for Diageo in the country and supplement existing manufacturing operations in Canada March 09, 2022 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time ST. CLAIR, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global beverage alcohol leader Diageo announced plans today for a new CAD$245 million distillery to support momentum and growth ambitions for its Crown … Read More
Officials with California-based biochemical company Origin Materials say its first plant, now under construction in Sarnia, is on schedule to be completed by the end of the year. The facility, which will use biomass, such as sawdust, to make building-block chemicals for the manufacturing of plastic and other products, is being assembled in an industrial … Read More
AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bitfury Group (“Bitfury” or the “Company”), the Bitcoin mining and crypto tech pioneer, today announced the launch of a new 28MW digital asset mining data center in Sarnia, Ontario. The facility has commenced operations with expected capacity of 16MW by the end of February and an additional 12MW of capacity to be completed by … Read More
February 22, 2022 – A 20-megawatt battery system – expected to be the largest of its kind in North America when it goes into operation later this year at the Imperial Oil site in Sarnia – will be built, owned and operated by Boston-based Enel X. While Enel X will maintain control of the large … Read More
Enbridge Gas is reporting progress on $500-million in natural gas projects that are underway or planned in Sarnia-Lambton. Enbridge Gas facilities in Lambton include more than 2,300km of pipeline and the Dawn storage hub. In June, a company spokesperson told the annual meeting of the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership that more than $500 million in natural … Read More
The awards via the Sarnia-Lambton Apprenticeship Network – focused on bolstering skilled trades opportunities locally – opened for nominations earlier this month, said the network’s Mikelle Bryson-Campbell, also a senior researcher with the network-member Sarnia Lambton Workforce Development Board. Five awards are available – one each from the automotive, industrial, construction and service sectors, and … Read More
Origin Materials, the world’s leading carbon negative materials company with a mission to enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials, is pleased to announce that it has successfully lifted and installed all its previously fabricated key production modules for its first manufacturing plant in October 2021, six months ahead of schedule as announced in April … Read More
In another bid to turn college enrolment into local employment and population growth in Sarnia-Lambton, local agencies are using provincial and federal grant funding to better connect apprentices with organizations looking to hire. READ MORE
Local small businesses are being given the chance to create or boost their online presence to become more competitive. The Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership is again accepting funding applications under the popular Digital Main Street Ontario program. Read More…
