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Hamilton named 2023 prime investment destination by Site Selection Magazine

Once again, Hamilton has been listed as a prime investment destination by Site Selection Magazine. In its annual Canada’s Best Locations 2023 report, Site Selection Magazine specifically lauded the Bayfront Industrial Area Strategy, which will assist in creating nearly 4,000 acres of mixed industrial…

Hamilton's Economic Development Office team at the Maple Leaf Foods LEED certification event on July 20, 2023. (Left to right: Jennifer Patterson, Manager of Business Investment & Sector Development; Norm Schleehahn, Director, Economic Development; Tyson McMann, Business Development Consultant – Agri-Food and Food & Beverage; and Phil Caldwell, Senior Project Manager)

Maple Leaf’s Hamilton plant receives prestigious environmental certification

The Maple Leaf Foods plant in Hamilton received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification from the Canada Green Building Council. LEED is an international certification recognizing sustainability excellence and green building leadership. Maple Leaf officially recognized its certification at an…

Ontario premier visits Hamilton to announce new funding for Bimbo Canada to increase production

On Jan. 12, 2023, Premier Doug Ford visited Bimbo Canada’s Hamilton facility to announce $1.5 million in funding provided through the Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness (AMIC) Program to support a new production line at the Hamilton Plant. The AMIC Program offered by the…

Hamilton-based Pasta Mercato use data insights from My Main Street Program to grow their business

Pasta Mercato is one example of a Hamilton small business leveraging data to accelerate their business! Pasta Mercato, a grocery and takeout shop based in Hamilton’s west end accessed My Main Street support through the Hamilton Business Centre. By working with a dedicated Main…

Infarm is revolutionizing the agricultural “field” in Hamilton and beyond

Infarm has looked to Hamilton both as a place to grow their business and as a place to grow food in ways that are revolutionary

Zentrela Inc. studies the non-therapeutic experience of legal cannabis products

Hamilton based AI and research company, Zentrela Inc., studying psychoactive effects of legal cannabis

Zentrela Inc., a Hamilton based AI and research company partnered with Collective Project, a Hamilton beverage producer known for their cannabis infused drinks, to study the non-therapeutic experience of legal cannabis products. Zentrela Inc. has developed a neurotechnology AI platform, Cognalyzer, which is the…

North American Leader in Logistics And Food Storage expands facility in Hamilton

Sierra Supply Chain Services has had a long history in Hamilton, adding to the city’s position as a hub for food, manufacturing and supply chain. Sierra (formerly known as Eastern Meat Solutions) was first established in Ontario in 1967 and has steadily expanded their…

Ontario announces new agri-food supply chain funding

Ontario invests $25 million over three years to support food production and the agri-food supply chain

New Funding Available for Ontario’s Meat Processors

Funding from the Government of Canada and Ontario will add $7 million to increase Ontario’s meat processing capacity.

New programs invest in Ontario’s agri-food and agriculture sectors

The Government of Ontario has announced three new funding programs to support Ontario’s agri-food and agriculture sectors.

Infarm’s Hamilton facility will become its largest vertical farm in North America

The company’s facility near the airport is set to grow dramatically over the next several quarters. This expansion is part of a national strategy to strengthen Infarm’s relationship with grocery store chain Sobey’s Inc. Infarm provides greens grown at an indoor vertical farm to…

Penta Properties Inc and Sierra Supply Chain Services invest in Red Hill Business Park

Penta Properties has broken ground on a new $80 million investment in the city’s Red Hill Business Park. Penta Properties and Sierra Cold Storage have made a significant multi-million dollar investment in Hamilton. Sierra Supply Chain Services will expand their “Cold as a Service”…

Sweet on Sour Kids: Hamilton candy factory launches $40-million expansion

50 staff hired at Main West plant that makes Maynards Swedish Fish, Sour Patch Kids By Tom HogueTom Hogue is a feature writer and video producer who regularly contributes to the business section of thespec.com and The Hamilton Spectator. He is a recipient of…

Seed capital: Agrifood giants stalk the city of steel

The control room for production at World Energy’s biodiesel plant on Wentworth Street North – John Rennison,The Hamilton Spectator Plant-based plants create billion-dollar economic harvest for Hamilton Leonardo DiCaprio and the brains behind Bunge’s Hamilton operation hit the jackpot when shares of Beyond Meat…

Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority to lead $16M Agri-Food Expansion at Pier 10

NEWS PROVIDED BYHAMILTON PORT AUTHORITYAug 21, 2019 HAMILTON, ON – The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Seniors and Member of Parliament for Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, announced the Port of Hamilton will receive a $5.5 million investment for a Pier 10 Export Expansion from the National Trade…

Sucro Sourcing Announces New Sugar Refinery in Hamilton

June 7, 2019 HAMILTON, Ontario Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sucro-sourcing-announces-new-sugar-refinery-in-hamilton-canada-300863828.html PRNewswire/ — Sucro Sourcing announced today the completion of its new granular sugar refinery in Hamilton, Canada. The refinery was completed with the support of the Port of Hamilton and will begin refining sugar immediately. The construction of the granular…

Beleave Receives Green Light for Building Permit as Hamilton Phase 2 Expansion Moves Forward

Beleave will add almost 100,000 sq. ft. for cannabis extraction, processing, and cultivation.

Phase 2 expects to generate approximately $50 million in annualized revenue with an average gross profit margin of 60 percent once fully operational.

TGOD Settlement with Hamilton City Council for Cannabis Greenhouse Signed and Approved

HAMILTON, ON, May 3, 2019 /CNW/ – The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (the “Company” or “TGOD”) (TSX:TGOD) (US:TGODF) is pleased to confirm that the Hamilton City Council and the Company have finalized and signed a settlement offer, and that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal approved the…

Significant expansion planned for P&H flour mill

HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA — Parrish & Heimbecker, Ltd. (P&H) plans to expand its Hamilton flour mill and grain terminal. Work is already under way to have the P&H Hamilton site also become the home of a second flour mill, which will make P&H the…

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