Kingston cleantech startup gets $3.6M funding boost from feds
The funding is part of a $68.2-million package announced by the federal government for 17 Canadian cleantech companies earlier this year.
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Hershey Drive facility already generating interest, Smiths Falls officials say
With a lack of industrial space in the region, town officials in Smiths Falls say they’re already fielding calls about the 600,000-square-foot Canopy Growth facility.
Feds sprinkle millions of dollars throughout Eastern Ontario to support manufacturing
Three companies in Eastern Ontario have received almost $12 million to expand their production capabilities as part of a $16.5-million package.
UPDATED: Cannabis firm Canopy Growth to lay off 800, close Smiths Falls HQ
The Smiths Falls-based cannabis company said Thursday that the layoff will impact 35 per cent of its workforce and take place over the next several
Local logistics firm invests in warehousing facilities in Ingleside to tap into Hwy. 401 corridor
Wills Transfer, a warehousing and logistics firm with headquarters in Smiths Falls, has completed construction of a 155,000-square-foot warehouse in Ingleside, south of Hwy. 401.
What a trip: Westport B&B owner appeals to the ‘cannabis curious’
Nancy Sendell didn’t set out to become a “pot-positive” entrepreneur. “I moved to Westport from Toronto back in 2019 with the brilliant idea of buying
Candle-making business brings light into the life of navy veteran
For Chad Kendall, starting up J.P. Waxington, a candle-making business in Pembroke, wasn’t about lighting up the world so much as making his own world
New brand to promote ‘the agrifood culture that defines us’ in Eastern Ontario
SavourEastON is a “public-focused” brand that will promote food that reflects the culture and values of the region, organizers say.
Winners of Date My County are keen to put down roots in SDG
Thanks to a unique marketing campaign called Date My County that garnered worldwide attention, the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry have found their
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