Manufacturing

By Clara Lincolnhol

Michigan is pouring $77 million into clean-up of contaminated abandoned real estate such as former factories. The director of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the goal is to make the cleaned-up sites safe for housing, commercial developments and other uses.

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The Free Press spoke to Vianode chief executive Burkhard Straube about the new plant that could eventually employ 1,000

When we talk about London’s future, two words dominate every conversation: housing and workforce. They’re not separate issues. They’re two sides of the same coin. And how we respond today will determine whether our city continues to grow or falls behind.   At the London Cross-Cultural Learner Centre, the Doorways to Dreams campaign is building […]

Local threat unwise The threat by Unifor Local 88 to seize the Cami plant if GM chooses to remove equipment is unwise and will likely be deemed illegal by the courts. Manufacturing in Canada is costly and burdened by needless red tape from governments. Instead of taking up a quarrel with GM, union officials should be […]

Most reefs are associated with tropical waters and colorful fish, not the Great Lakes, but Saginaw Bay was once the home of many rock reefs. Created by glacial activity, the […]

St. Thomas has landed a $2-billion manufacturing investment that will create 300 jobs and supply the region’s growing electric vehicle supply base. Vianode, a Norwegian industry that makes artificial graphite, critical in the production of electric vehicles (EV) and batteries, has already begun work on a plant slated to open in 2028, said Sean Dyke, […]

Is it a bump in a long, automotive road or the future of the industry here?

Philip Koskamp's advice is, “before you decide to milk water buffalo, you have to establish where your market is”

Drawing students from construction, manufacturing and transportation classes, the London school worked to remodel the plane.

More than 3,000 full-time jobs were added in the Bruce, Grey, Huron, Perth region in September. Those gains were partially offset by losses in part-time employment, totalling 1,400 jobs. The unemployment rate for the region served by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board fell marginally by 0.1 per cent to 4.8 per cent last […]

The industry must seek new markets to withstand tariff and trade uncertainty gripping the manufacturing sector, leaders say.

TechAlliance, the London agency supporting technology businesses, will receive the money for an initiative called Polaris.