Economic indicators up in Canada - Castanet.net
Castanet.netEconomic indicators up in CanadaCastanet.netThe report came as accounting and consulting firm PwC said more than half of Canadian manufacturers surveyed feel optimistic about the prospects for the Canadian economy over the next 12 months. The firm said 90 per cent of those asked expected revenue ...and more »
February 10, 2012

Bill in Congress would exempt bulk shipments of apples to Canada from inspection - Syracuse.com (blog)
Bill in Congress would exempt bulk shipments of apples to Canada from inspectionSyracuse.com (blog)By Debra J. Groom / The Post-Standard Central New York -- Legislation was introduced in Congress Friday to streamline US apple exports to Canada by exempting bulk shipments from inspection under the Apple Export Act. “New York apple growers play a ...
February 10, 2012

Industrial heartland faces tough slog - cienmagazine.com
Globe and MailIndustrial heartland faces tough slogcienmagazine.comOTTAWA: The closure of a locomotive plant in London, Ont. by US heavy equipment maker Caterpillar comes as the latest blow to Canada's struggling manufacturing sector. Facing new competition from low-cost countries, a sluggish economic recovery and no ...CAW boss accuses Caterpillar of breaking the rulesCTV.caCAW boss suggests Caterpillar's Electro-Motive takeover wasn't above boardCanadianBusiness.comElectro-Motive closure was a rational business decisionToronto StarNational Post -InsideHalton.com -rabble.ca (blog)all 91 news articles »
February 10, 2012

Canadian manufacturers feeling optimistic: survey - Montreal Gazette
Canadian manufacturers feeling optimistic: surveyMontreal GazetteOTTAWA — A quarterly survey of leaders in the Canadian manufacturing sector shows more are optimistic about the state of the economy than was the case few month earlier. PwC Canada's fourth-quarter survey of manufacturing executives showed 57 per cent ...Canadian manufacturers confident about 2012: surveyCanadian PlasticsCanadian companies more optimistic about 2012CME-MECall 11 news articles »
February 10, 2012

EcoLogo® Releases First Canadian Standard Addressing Toxicity, Environmental ... - DigitalJournal.com (press release)
EcoLogo® Releases First Canadian Standard Addressing Toxicity, Environmental ...DigitalJournal.com (press release)10, 2012 /CNW/ - Toy manufacturers wishing to demonstrate environmental leadership and a commitment to safeguarding children's health can now pursue certification to Canada's first and only third-party environmental toy standard: CCD-172.and more »
February 10, 2012

Canadian manufacturers kick-start 2012 with confidence and plans for capital ... - DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Canadian manufacturers kick-start 2012 with confidence and plans for capital ...DigitalJournal.com (press release)10, 2012 /CNW/ - More than half of Canadian manufacturers surveyed in PwC's Fourth-quarter 2011 manufacturing barometer study feel optimistic about the prospects for the Canadian economy over the next 12 months. With a 25% jump in confidence from the ...
February 10, 2012

Can robots help Canadian manufacturing firms and save local jobs? - Montreal Gazette
Can robots help Canadian manufacturing firms and save local jobs?Montreal GazetteMONTREAL - Can robots help Canadian manufacturing firms keep their production lines here and save some local jobs in the process? Saibal Ray thinks so. The McGill University management professor, an expert in operations management, says many Canadian ...and more »
February 10, 2012

Obama call for manufacturing revival a tough goal - CanadianBusiness.com
Obama call for manufacturing revival a tough goalCanadianBusiness.comOur earnings from exporting architectural plans for a building in Shanghai are as real as those from exporting cars to Canada," she wrote. Jay Timmons, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, said his organization agrees with Obama in ...and more »
February 10, 2012