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The oldest grocery store in North America, J.A. Moisan, was built in 1846. The store had never been renovated, but the property’s new owner, Donna Willet, wanted to give it a fresh look. The project ended up winning the Gold in the…

Orders for manufacturing technology in August 2021 totaled $560 million, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. August 2021 showed an increase of…

For the third consecutive month, there was little change in the number of people working in goods-producing industries overall. Employment in the sector remains 93,000 below the recent high recorded in March 2021, and 3.2% (-128,000) below…

The labour underutilization rate fell to 13.8% in September, down 0.4 percentage points from August. Above and beyond the unemployment rate, this rate reflects the proportion of people in the potential labour force who are unemployed; want…

Employment rose by 157,000 (+0.8%) in September, the fourth consecutive monthly increase. The unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 6.9%. Employment gains in September were concentrated in full-time work, and among people in…

In September, employment reached its February 2020 level for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the employment rate remained 0.9 percentage points lower than in February, a reflection that…

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, wage changes have been strongly influenced by unprecedented changes in the composition of employment, including disproportionate decreases in employment in lower-paid occupations and decreases…

Flash Forest, Canada’s first and largest drone reforestation company, recently announced a seed investment of $1.4 million led by technology growth equity investor Circular Investments. Circular, along with additional funds from MFS, Lemvi…

Mereen-Johnson recently announced the launch of its newest division: 1905 Automation. Founded in 1905, Mereen-Johnson is launching 1905 Automation to broaden its reach within and beyond the wood industry.

Have you heard the terms ‘bio-economy,’ ‘bio-products,’ or perhaps’ nano-fibrillated cellulose’? The future of forestry is about diversification and innovation that uses fiber from alternative sources and second and third growth trees. Wood…

“imm cologne is returning in January 2022! It’s time for an exchange, and that’s why we, together with the interior design industry, want people to be able to experience our joint business and lifestyle platform – imm cologne – again, and…

Inscape Corporation recently announced the voting results for the election of its board of directors, which took place at the company’s 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders held on September 16, 2021.

IWF is inviting proposals for presentations at the 2022 IWF Education Conference, which will be staged in conjunction with the International Woodworking Fair, running August 23-26, 2022, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. 

A vacant lot on Robert-Boyd Street in Sherbrooke was recently purchased by Cuisine Idéale, a well-known Canadian cabinet manufacturer, to build a new industrial plant. The company, which has just celebrated its 50th anniversary, already…

The Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA) has created a new award: The CCDA Award for Excellence in Apprenticeship Education to recognize significant contributions to the Red Seal program. This is awarded on odd-numbered…