Operations
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Feds and Province contribute $31M for Hamilton, Ont., water treatment projects
Projects include a rehabilitated pumping station, a new water treatment system, and upgrades to a methane storage facility. The City of Brantford is also receiving $3.9 million for four water projects
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Recognition programs in Canadian firms ignore millennials, says Conference Board
A new study finds workplace recognition programs that reward long periods of service leave well-performing millennials ineligible; respondents say employees are happier with performance-based recognition
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Two breweries challenge Alberta beer tax, calling it unconstitutional
Lawyers for Toronto-based Steam Whistle Brewing and Saskatoon-based Great Western Brewing Co. say the the legal battle is “a matter of survival,” calling the system a trade barrier “wearing funny glasses and a fake nose”
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U.S. trade rep vows a ‘do-no-harm’ approach to NAFTA talks
It is becoming clear the U.S. doesn’t have a coherent plan for NAFTA. The message has morphed from “a disaster,” promising to kill it; then saying it needed “very big changes,” which quickly flipped to “tweaks” and now the plan is “do no harm”
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SNC-Lavalin agrees to $170M sale-leaseback of Montreal headquarters
The company has sold its head office to a real estate firm and will lease it for 20 years, an initiative to consolidate its footprint in Montreal and cut costs
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U.S. bans all beef imports from Brazil
The surprise decision comes three months after a major scandal involving bribed meat inspectors shook Brazil’s meat industry and prompted several countries to temporarily halt imports
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Sears Canada to cut 2,900 jobs, close 59 locations in restructuring plan
The company, which was founded as a mail-order business in 1952, warned just last week there was “significant doubt” about its future and that it could be sold or restructured
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Diageo could pay up to US$1B for George Clooney’s Tequila company
Actor George Clooney founded the Casamigos brand four years ago with partners Rande Gerber and Mike Meldma
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Contractor Stuart Olson awarded $110M in contracts for health facilities
The company, which provides general and electrical building systems contracting, has been awarded contracts for health centres in Alberta and B.C. and a facility for a charity
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Quick resolution to NAFTA talks not a priority, says U.S. trade rep
Robert Lighthizer told the Senate finance committee that it’s a much higher priority for him to seal a “very high-standard” agreement for the U.S.