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2008 Business Headlines Archive

Historic Sister City Agreement Between Brampton And Miami Beach, Florida

On Thursday, October 2, Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell and Mayor Matti Bower of Miami Beach, Florida, USA, signed a sister city agreement at Brampton City Hall.

Partners in Project Green is Launched

Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell and over 250 businesses joined the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) and Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) for the launch of Partners in Project Green on Thursday, October 9th at Toronto Pearson's Infield Terminal.

REIN Rates Brampton In Top 10 Ontario Towns To Invest

REIN, the Real Estate Investment Network, selected Brampton as one of the cities to visit for its 2008 Ontario Field Trip. On September 28th approximately 250 real estate investors from across Canada (five coach buses) were taken on a "windshield tour" highlighting examples of new investment, redevelopment, and community investment taking place in the City of Brampton.

Top Communities in Bloom Honors for the Flower City

The City of Brampton has won the International Communities in Bloom title for the first time ever. Not only has the City retained its five-bloom status, it has also received Special Mention for its Front Garden Recognition Program.

Global Medical Technology Leader Breaks Ground For New Canadian Headquarters

On July 15th, 2008, Medtronic of Canada Ltd. broke ground on its new environmentally focused headquarters campus in Brampton at 99 Hereford Street. Mayor Susan Fennell was on hand for the celebration and welcomed Medtronic to the City of Brampton.

William Osler Health Centre announces start of Peel Memorial

William Osler Health Centre has announced that it is proceeding with the re-development of the Peel Memorial Hospital site. The planning and design phase has started and construction is slated to begin in 2010. A new multi- purpose health centre should be completed in 2012.

Brampton Companies To Receive Provincial Awards

Two Brampton businesses are among the dozen Ontario companies that will be recognized when The Ontario Chamber of Commerce presents the Ontario Business Achievement Awards (OBAA) and the Ontario Global Traders Awards (OGTA) next month in Toronto.

Brampton Receives Top Marks In the Annual Safe Communities Canada Report Card 2008

For the second year in a row The City of Brampton has received a top score of 20 out of 20 on the Annual Safe Communities Canada Report Card released by the Safe Communities Foundation of Canada.

Specialty Music Producer Expands in Brampton

Somerset Entertainment recently celebrated the opening of its’ expanded Brampton distribution centre located at 321 Parkhurst Square.

Brampton Area Students Can Study at Province’s Newest University without Leaving Home

GTA-area students are now able to pursue an accelerated second degree from Algoma University without relocating to Sault Ste. Marie, thanks to an innovative partnership the university has with the Education Invention Centre of Canada (EICC) in Brampton.

SCL Hosts National Seminar Series: The State of Logistics Report 2008

In today’s complex business environment, the extent to which firms are integrated into global value chains, the efficiency and effectiveness of their product distribution and associated services are key determinants of competitiveness.

Historic Sister City Agreement Between Brampton And Miami Beach, Florida

On Thursday, October 2, Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell and Mayor Matti Bower of Miami Beach, Florida, USA, signed a sister city agreement at Brampton City Hall. This agreement comes after a series of meetings between the two municipalities that included exchange of information and discussion on areas of mutual interest.

Brampton Selected To Host 2009 World Junior Hockey Championships Training Camp And Exhibition Game

Brampton Engineering (BE) Makes Good on 1995 Prediction

Brampton Engineering, manufacturers of plastics machinery, advanced plastics extrusion systems, dies and winders, has just announced that they have shipped the world’s first 11-layer blown film line from it’s plant in Brampton to an undisclosed customer.

Brampton Hotels Standout as Top Venues for Weddings and Proximity

With wedding season in full swing bookings are being made for the big event. Finding the perfect location can be a very tedious and frustrating venture.

Graham Bros. Construction Prime Example of How To

Graham Bros. Construction, located at 290 Clarence Street in Brampton is a shining example of dedication and customer service in its industry.

Hbc New Brampton Head Office Joins Forces with Two Canadian Companies

Hudson’s Bay Company which recently relocated its head office to Queen Street & Torbram Road in Brampton, has joined forces with two major Canadian companies.

New Dodge Challenger Rolls off the Line at Brampton Plant

On May 8, 2008, Councillor Sandra Hames participated in the exciting and much anticipated launch of the new Dodge Challenger that took place at Chrysler’s Brampton Assembly Plant.

Glendale One Kicks off The Investors Group Thursday Night Concert Series

Brampton, ON Tuesday, May 15, 2008

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Outset Media Sets Up In Brampton

The Game Company Outset Media has expanded its business into Brampton with the opening of its new distribution facility. Located at 27B Edvac Drive the 30,000 square foot distribution centre uses state-of-the-art technology.

Mayor Fennell Witnesses the Space Launch of Brampton’s Dextre

On March 11, 2008 at 2:28 am, Dextre, the Brampton-built space robot, was launched aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Optimax Eyewear Inc. Joins Forces with A.C.I. Accessory Concepts Inc.

Optimax Eyewear Inc., located in Brampton, has recently reached a licensing agreement with one of its competitors A.C.I. Accessory Concepts Inc. Optimax is the Canadian division of StyleMark International, who in October 2007 merged with parent company Motive Eyewear Inc.

Chrysler Canada Celebrates 20 Months of Sales Success

Chrysler Canada announced that they had a sales increase of 3.5%, reaching 20 months of consecutive sales growth.

Canadians Bank with Presidents Choice for 10 Years

President’s Choice financial services, part of Loblaw Companies Limited, whose head office is located in Brampton, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year as it continues to offer Canadians a better way to bank and shop for financial services.

Brampton Downtown Development Corporation Elects New Board

Downtown Brampton property and business owners elected a new Board of Directors for the Brampton Downtown Development Corporation at their Annual General Meeting held at the Rose Theatre recently.

Hip Hop Academy Owner in Top Five Student Entrepreneur’s

Jade's Hip Hop Academy owner Jade Jager Clark of Brampton placed in the top five out of 120 applicants for the Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

CAW Pleased with Decision to Delay Sale of MDA

The federal government decision to delay the sale of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates' space and robotics division to U.S.

City and RONA Join Forces to Clean up

BWith the help of RONA Home and Garden, the merchants and business owners in Downtown Brampton will be sweeping up the Downtown, doing their part to keep it neat and clean as part of the City of Brampton’s Spring Clean up Saturday, April 26th at 10AM.

PS2 Enters Into Agreement to Acquire Pharma Processing

Phase Separation Solutions Inc. ("PS2"), a wholly owned subsidiary of West Mountain Capital Corp.

New Blue Box glass processing plant in Brampton will save area municipalities millions in recycling program operating costs

Five Toronto area municipalities will save on the cost of operating their recycling programs thanks to a new glass processing plant scheduled to open its doors in Brampton this summer.

Eco Site Planning for Municipalities

Brownfield and Storm Water Managemen

Join Brampton’s Business Cleanups this April

Businesses are taking a leading role in Brampton’s Spring Cleanup this year, and your business is encouraged to take part.

ULINE Canada Opens its’ Doors in Brampton

The latest company to call Orlando’s Churchill Business Community home, Uline is pleased to announce their new 148,000 sq. ft. Canadian Office and Distribution Centre is now open.

CN to spend more than C$300 million in 2008 on rail infrastructure improvements in Eastern Canada

CN (TSX: CNR)(NYSE: CNI) announced plans to invest more than C$300 million in rail infrastructure projects in Eastern Canada this year to maintain a safe railway and improve the productivity and fluidity of its network.

Recycled glass to be processed in Brampton

Nearly all of greater Toronto's recycled glass will be processed in a new plant in Brampton starting this summer.

2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Makes Canadian Debut in Toronto

Chrysler Canada, the number two seller of automobiles in Canada, used The 2008 Canadian International Automobile Show, February 15-24, as a stage to show off for the first time together three of its' most important new vehicles coming to market in 2008.

City of Brampton Picks up First Place Award at EDCO

The City of Brampton’s Economic Development Office won first place for its magazine BramFact-Blueprint for Success at the 51st Annual Economic Developers Council on Ontario (EDCO) Conference held this week. The award is in the category of Business Development.

Schenker Celebrates 50 Years of Growth in Canada

Supply Chain Services Provider started with only three employees in the early 1950's

New LCBO to Open in Brampton

A new LCBO store located at 100 Clementine Drive in Southwest Brampton opened it’s doors on February 20.

Brampton Based Trow Requalifies for 2007 Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies Award

Trow, located at 24 Queen St. E. in Brampton has announced that they have requalified for Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies award for 2007.

President"s Choice(R) and Loblaw Companies Children"s Charity Hits $30-Million Milestone

In 2007 $8.8 million in grants awarded to more than 1,000 families across
Canada, bringing total grants to $30 million and number of families
assisted to 5,200

Russell Peters to Host The 2008 JUNO Awards, April 6 on CTV

-- “Global comic superstar” to host Canada’s Music Awards --

The Slave Circus Opens its Doors in Brampton

Slave Circus Entertainment Inc, opens its doors in Brampton, Ontario. Slave Circus management brings extensive experience and support to independent game developers worldwide. Providing valuable experience and service to developers in the fields of game publishing and distribution.

Monitoring the Brampton Economy January 2008

2008 City of Brampton Business Directory is Now Available

The new directory lists over 7,800 businesses, including contact names, employee numbers and Internet addresses. The easy to use interface allows users to download, search and print their specific criteria or the entire database.

MDA to Divest Information Systems Business for $1.325 Billion

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. a provider of essential information solutions, announced that the company has executed definitive agreements for the sale of its Information Systems and Geospatial Services operations to Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) for $1.325 billion in cash. Going forward MDA will focus exclusively on expanding its faster growing and more scalable Information Products business.

Inzola Group Brings Life Back into Historic Dominion Building

The Dominion Building, formerly known as O’Malley’s restaurant is in the process of being transformed into a 5,000 square foot restaurant plus two 3,000 square foot floors of office space which have already been leased.

Reports Indicate Brampton Availability Rates Declining Slightly

pair of recent reports, one from Cushman & Wakefield Lepage and the other from Colliers International, indicate that the availability of both office and industrial space in Brampton declined slightly in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Government Of Canada & City of Brampton Help Shift AcceleRide Rapid Transit into High Gear

The AcceleRide bus rapid transit system moved forward after the Government of Canada formalized its $95 million investment by signing a federal-municipal contribution agreement with the City of Brampton.

Downtown Restaurant to be Featured in “RESTAURANT MAKEOVER” on Food Network Canada

aggie martin, providing a unique French dining experience with a European ambiance, is located in one of Brampton’s most historic buildings at the “four corners”, directly across from the new Rose Theatre.