Eastern Ontario

A proposal for a 52,000-square-foot downtown conference centre in Kingston is moving forward as city council seeks developers for the new facility.

Roxborough Group, an Eastern Ontario passenger transportation company, has acquired Foley Bus Lines motorcoach division, the company announced Wednesday. 

As it prepares for increased spending in the military industry and the launch of new products, a Hawkesbury defence and security manufacturer has added retired Maj.-Gen. David Fraser to its advisory board.

Kingston-based MetalCraft Marine was recently honoured with a prestigious award at the International WorkBoat Show for its Monjed 2, a patrol, rescue and fireboat that it built for the Kuwait Fire Force.

Securing foreign workers to help ease the labour shortage in Eastern Ontario is one challenge, keeping those workers in smaller communities is another.

Constantin Mugenga started a business that would enable him to hire immigrants, give them positions of responsibility as well as training, and expose them to leadership skills while offering them Canadian experience.

The two companies said they will continue to operate independently and maintain their current branding, while “benefiting jointly from combined operating scale and scope.”

During the pandemic, most restaurant owners were lucky just to survive. In Kingston, Gokhan Cifci saw an opportunity to open his second dining establishment.

Ross Video’s drive toward sustainability with its new facility in Iroquois has already had an unexpected benefit: a home for an employee in need.

What started as an effort to stay afloat during the pandemic has opened doors for a local distillery that could see millions of dollars in revenue over the next decade.