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Unisource Canada and Plan Automation launch strategic alliance
Alliance delivers automation solutions for manufacturing and food procession segments.
Canadian Tire releases sustainability results for Q1 of 2012
Program with utility providers helps customers save $500,000 on annual utility bills.
Coca-Cola Releases 2011/2012 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report
Report details company-wide carbon and water footprint reductions and progress against sustainability plan.
Combi Packaging drives to success
Packaging equipment manufacturer brings new demonstration vehicle to prospective customers.
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Carbon rule delays will lock in high emissions: research
Delays in regulating greenhouse gas emissions mean Canada is quickly locking in old-fashioned infrastructure that will fill the air with carbon for decades to come, new research shows.
Our products need to measure environmental footprint: report
A new report says the world is moving to a new business standard for being green, but Canada is not moving along with it.
Partners in Prevention 2012: Taking precautions
Ensuring worker safety through preventative measures, best-practices and oversight
Canadian firms pursue growth through acquisitions: Grant Thornton
Canadian companies are pursuing growth through acquisitions over the next three years, says a Grant Thornton International Business Report.
Canon moving to robots-only digital camera production
Canon is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs – a key change being played out across Japan, a world leader in robotics.
Economy adds 58,200 jobs: Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada says the economy surprised again in April, creating 58,200 new jobs as employment rose in most goods-producing industries and in most provinces.
Need Groceries? There’s an APP for that!
Peapod offers an entire grocery store in the palm of your hand.
PLANT takes on Milan: Day 2
Expansive FieraMilano showcases FluidTrans, Plast 2012 and Xylexpo trade shows.
Cascades reverses year earlier loss
Cascades Inc. has reversed a year earlier loss to post a $6-million profit in the first quarter as the packaging and tissue maker saw revenue soar by more than $100 million.
Canadians hungry for M&A: Ernst & Young
More Canadian companies intend to pursue acquisitions, bucking global statistics, according to a survey by Ernst & Young.
Canuck CEOs trailing globally on R&D investment plans: PwC
Canadian CEOs are missing the boat when it comes to R&D and innovation plans for everyhting from new products and services to finding cost reductions in existing practices, according to a global survey by PwC.
Walmart Canada’s Sustainable Packaging Conference VI – Updated
Set for June 19, 2012 at the Toronto Congress Centre.
Modest profit gains ahead: Conference Board of Canada
The Conference Board of Canada’s Leading Indicator of Industry suggests corporate profitability in Canada will continue to post modest gains in the coming months.
Pepsi makes great Bad deal with Michael Jackson estate
Making a deal with the estate of the King of Pop, Pepsi-Cola looks to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jackson's Bad album.
Business confidence is rising, more investment: Conference Board
Canada's business leaders are much more optimistic about the economy and the fortunes of their own companies than they were just a few months ago, but few are yet willing to back those sentiments with significantly increased investment.
Q1 NA robotics shipments best ever: RIA
North American robotics companies have experienced one of its strongest opening quarters ever, says the Robotic Industries Association (RIA).
Manufacturers most positive SMEs in April: CFIB
Small and mid-sized businesses (SMEs) were a little less optimistic in April than they were in March, but manufacturers lead as the most confident, according to the CFIB Business Barometer Index.