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LED maker among Welland's bright lightsJanuary 31, 2012WELLAND — The lights shine brightly down the lighting aisle at any Canadian Tire store. Corner shelves are stocked full of Energizer brand A19 60-watt light bulbs containing products created in Niagara’s Rose City. While the bulbs bear the name of the American-based battery company, the product was actually the brainchild of Welland-based CRS Electronics, which created the LED (light-emitting diode) product. Small business services extended to WellandJanuary 24, 2012The City of St. Catharines’ Enterprise Centre is partnering with the Welland Development Commission and Welland Job Gym to provide seminars and one-on-one business consultation services in the Rose City. Seminars and consultation with an Enterprise Centre representative will happen the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Job Gym at 225 East Main St. The services are free but an appointment is required for consultations, which will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis. Pre-registration is also required to attend seminars. The sky is the limit for CEO LacaveraJanuary 24, 2012WELLAND — At 12,000 feet, Anthony Lacavera is alone, and at peace. Other than the humming sound of his Cessna 400, the world is silent. His BlackBerry isn’t ringing. His laptop isn’t being flooded with new emails. The everyday concerns of running an up- and-coming telecom company was left back on the runway of Toronto Island Airport. What’s down the road for Hwy. 406January 20, 2012WELLAND — Drivers and passersby may have noticed an abundance of construction signs popping up recently to inform of coming work on the Hwy. 406 expansion. The provincial government’s $100-million highway widening project stretches from just south of Port Robinson Rd. to East Main St. But what exactly does it entail? CRS energizing Canadian Tire store shelvesJanuary 14, 2012WELLAND — CRS Electronics will soon be lighting up shelves of Canadian Tire stores across the country. The Welland company that develops and manufactures LED lighting announced Friday that Canadian Tire has jumped on board as the first major retailer in North America to launch the Energizer-branded line of LED products manufactured exclusively by CRS. Welland's Dan Girardi an NHL All-StarJanuary 14, 2012NEW YORK — Welland's Dan Girardi is turning heads in the NHL. The New York Rangers defenceman has been named to the All-Stars. And the best record in the Eastern Conference at the 41-game midpoint of the season comes with privileges for the Rangers, including John Tortorella being named one of the coaches for the Jan. 29 All-Star Game in Ottawa. Local solar panel manufacturer breaks into international marketJanuary 13, 2012WELLAND — The sun is shining brightly on OSM Solar Corp. The solar panel manufacturer has inked a deal with LDK Solar Co., the world's largest producer of solar wafers, to produce 20-megawatt solar modules at its north Welland manufacturing facility. The partnership also includes a non-exclusive distribution agreement for OSM to manufacture and distribute LDK modules. CTFS property just what the doctor orderedDecember 23, 2011WELLAND — The first patients should be walking through the door of the new Welland McMaster Family Health Team office in two months — to be set up in temporary offices within the former Canadian Tire Financial Services building on Prince Charles Dr. "On the first of March we are moving over from the Northtown Medical Associates just around the corner," said Dr. Hendrik Alberts, one of a group of five physicians planning to move in once minimal renovations are completed. Unprecedented gift to WellandDecember 23, 2011WELLAND — It's the biggest gift the City of Welland has ever received. And the donation of the Canadian Tire Financial Services building at 555 Prince Charles Dr. will leave a legacy that will serve the people of Welland for generations. LDK Solar Signs Agreement with OSM Solarform Corp.December 2, 2011Toronto, Ontario, December 2, 2011– LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (“LDK Solar”; NYSE: LDK), a leading, vertically-integrated, manufacturer of PV products and OSM Solarform Corp. (“OSM”), an Ontario local PV module manufacturer, have reached a cooperation agreement. Under terms of the agreement, approximately 20 megawatts (MW) of LDK certificated solar modules with LDK warranty will be made on the manufacturing line of OSM in Ontario. LDK and OSM will also enter into a non-exclusive distribution agreement for OSM to manufacture and distribute LDK modules. Fill, hill and no billDecember 2, 2011WELLAND — It looks like a mountain rising from the earth along the side of Woodlawn Rd. Nonhazardous contaminated soil and construction debris have been piled there for months, trucked in from brownfield cleanup projects throughout southern Ontario. It's primarily soil removed from old industrial sites where fuel or oil spills are being cleaned up, as well as construction debris. ASW Steel forging successNovember 24, 2011It's the approach Tim Clutterbuck takes for his company, ASW Steel Inc., when it comes to growing its operations in the Rose City. "You have to operate at a controlled cost while allowing for a market to develop," Clutterbuck says. "You want to build a customer base that will get behind your product." WIND Mobile blows into NiagaraNovember 23, 2011ST. CATHARINES Welland native Anthony Lacavera returned to home turf in the latest rollout of his mobile phone service. On Wednesday, WIND Mobile officially marked its regional launch at its kiosk in the St. Catharines Pen Centre. "It's very emotional for me coming home" said Lacavera, chairman and CEO of WIND, at the ribbon cutting. "And I feel really great about what we're doing. OSM Solar Corp. is industry’s bright futureNovember 23, 2011WELLAND — It sounds like a construction site within the walls of OSM Solar Corp. off Hansler Rd. But it's nothing unusual for the Welland-based solar panel manufacturing company. In one room workers are busy fusing together solar power cells together one a large sheet of glass. On the other side of the room in a tarped-off corner electricians are busy installing light fixtures on this Tuesday afternoon. Dream taking shape on River Rd.November 1, 2011WELLAND — It's been more than three years since the dream of a new mutli-sport complex on River Rd. was first proposed. Monday morning that dream began to take shape when Mayor Barry Sharpe and representatives of the city's partners in the project, put shovels into the earth for an official ground breaking ceremony for the $15.8-million facility. Niagara company relocating to Frito-Lay warehouseOctober 28, 2011WELLAND — An empty snack-food warehouse will soon be home to a Niagara business. Joe DeMan from Olde Town Properties has purchased the former Frito-Lay building on Atlas Ave., with plans of moving one of his existing companies there. That company will be bringing 100 jobs to the city when it relocates here, said Dan Degazio, the city's economic development officer. Atlas dump remediation garners accoladeOctober 8, 2011WELLAND — It didn't win a Brownie. Rose City making switch to bright ideaSeptember 22, 2011WELLAND — The city's street lights will glow a little brighter and cost a lot less.
$3M Goodwill centre rising on PlymouthSeptember 21, 2011Just two metres longer than a football field, the newest building quickly sprouting on the corner of Plymouth Rd. and Churchill Ave. has caught the attention of many passersby. Wellness complex a symbol of communitySeptember 21, 2011WELLAND — Claire Pym used to be the program co-ordinator at the Rose City Seniors Activity Centre.
Welland LED maker energized to hireAugust 24, 2011WELLAND - When opportunity arrived at the door of CRS Electronics, it didn't knock. It banged a drum. Early last fall, Energizer — the company with a mechanical drum-pounding bunny for a mascot — gave CRS management a call with an "exciting opportunity," said Al Hussey, the company's chief operating officer. Energizer, the Missouri-based company known for making batteries that "keep going and going and going," wanted to expand its home LED lighting business, and the company wanted the best LED light manufacturer it could find.
Nice guys finish firstJune 17, 2011WELLAND — That elusive brass ring turned out to be shiny, silver and spectacular when Dan Paille finally was able to grab it, lifting the Stanley Cup high above his head. An NHL championship following his second season with the Boston Bruins will go a way to ease the Welland native's disappointment of settling for back-to-back silver medals at the world junior hockey championships, the sting of falling short of a Memorial Cup in four seasons with the Guelph Storm and that Game 7 loss in overtime to St. Catharines in his lone season in junior B with the Welland Cougars. ‘Welland is a lot like Ford: We are both built tough’June 17, 2011WELLAND — Cal Clutterbuck's hockey dreams began in the Rose City. The Minnesota Wild right winger can remember people cheering him on when he was a part of the Welland Cougars Jr. B hockey team a young child growing up in Welland. Steel being made again at old Atlas siteJune 8, 2011WELLAND — After two years in mothballs, the former Atlas plant is again producing steel . New designs for historic Frazer St. homeJune 8, 2011WELLAND — A place where history meets chic style is closer than you may think. Ellie Cholette, a designer on the TV show The Design Challenge, has moved back to Welland to live her freedom-55 dream.
Heavy cash infusion for light technologyNiagara College awarded $425,000
WELLAND — Light can help bring economic prosperity to Niagara. Gary Goodyear, minister of state for science and technology was at Niagara College's new applied health institute on Monday to announce $8 million in funding for colleges across Canada through the College and Community Innovation Program's Applied Research Tools and Instrument Grants (ARTI). Lakeside Steel creating 12 new jobsFebruary 28, 2011More work being done in-house WELLAND — Lakeside Steel is adding 12 new jobs to the workforce at its Welland plant. The company announced Friday that it has already begun refurbishing its equipment to enhance its thermal processing capabilities — a process called "normalizing" used to strengthen its products through heat treatment. Solar panel producer sees bright futureFebruary 25, 2011OSM Solar Corp. sets up shop in former Fantom Technologies building WELLAND — The first made-in-Niagara solar panel rolled off the line last weekend. On Thursday, that panel was on display during a news conference held to announce the region's first solar panel manufacturing company — OSM Solar Corp. Sun shining on Welland's economyFebruary 23, 2011Arrival of China-based solar power equipment manufacturing firm to be announced Thursday WELLAND — The Rose City is "the place to be for green energy," says Dan Degazio. The pending arrival of a solar power equipment manufacturing company in Welland could be a catalyst that could bring more similar companies to the city, Welland's economic development officer adds. Green-collar careers promoted by Rose CityFebruary 18, 2011Mystery company’ setting up manufacturing operations still a secret WELLAND — Keeping skilled youth in Welland is vital, says Dan Degazio. That's why the city's economic development manager is excited that unemployed people between the ages of 15 and 30 will have an opportunity to work with the new solar panel manufacturing plant coming to Welland. LED maker energized by battery company dealFebruary 17, 2011Welland’s CRS Electronics to manufacture products for Eveready WELLAND — Success keeps going and going and going for CRS Electronics. The Welland company founded by president Scott Riesebosch announced Monday it has signed an exclusive agreement with Eveready Battery Co. Inc. — a subsidiary of Energizer Holdings Inc. — to manufacture LED lighting products under the Energizer name. Solar industry plant coming to WellandFebruary 5, 2011Up to 50 new jobs initially, prior to expected expansion Welland Mayor Barry Sharpe said the city has reason for optimism. "I can tell you and I have to choose my words very carefully that Welland has secured its first solar manufacturing company. While the details are still confidential, and a few t's need to be crossed and an i or two needs to be dotted, there will be a press release before the end of February." Economic development agency changing with timesFebruary 3, 2011Welland's economic development commission is being expanded to 11 directors, with new focus on the types of industries the city hopes to attract. The commission, which previously had nine directors, hopes to now include amongst its members representatives of life sciences, green technology and advanced manufacturing industries — industries the commission has identified as priorities for economic development in Welland. Welded Tube of Canada hiringJanuary 12, 2011WELLAND -- Welded Tube of Canada's expansion to Welland is near and so is the hiring of new employees. Jim Clark, Welded Tube's operations manager, said the company that produces heat-treated oil well casings is looking to run three shifts in Welland, which would employ about 90 people in the long term, depending on the market for such products. Efforts continue to reopen old Atlas plantWELLAND -- Tim Clutterbuck focused on the strengths of Welland's industrial workers when he developed a new business plan for the former Atlas Specialty Steels plant. Power station site to be home for $10-million seniors complex
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