Business Operations
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Play it smart: Cyber secure your plant
New technologies offer many benefits but increase the risk of data breaches.
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Unintended and painful, consequences of a $15/hr minimum wage
Government-mandated increases tend to lead employers to reduce worker count.
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Trudeau defiant on small business tax changes
Coalition argues targeted incentives recognize the greater risks faced by small business owners.
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Household spending, exports drive economy past expectations with 4.5% growth
Exports in goods and services rose 2.3%, while the export of energy products increased 9.2%.
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Tesla starts producing solar cells in Buffalo
Company hopes to scale cell production beyond two gigawatts annually.
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Former Expedia CEO takes helm at Uber
Ride-hailing firm’s eight-member board voted unanimously to offer him the job on Aug. 26.
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Trump says tax overhaul is ‘badly needed’
But, there’s one thing missing: a plan to pull it off.
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Renault Nissan, Dongfeng partner on electric car venture
Companies aim to develop a vehicle based on an SUV platform.
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Redpath Sugar invests $5.2M for new packaging lines at Belleville plant
Project will create 80 jobs and retain 291 positions; includes $624K provincial investment.
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Toromont to acquire Quebec’s Hewitt Group for $1.02B
Deal will combine two of Canada’s largest heavy equipment distributors.
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Volkswagen engineer gets prison, $200K fine in diesel scandal
Robert Liang has been sentenced to a 40-month prison sentence.
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Ontario bleacher manufacturer lands $180K provincial investment
Sport Systems Canada is using the funding to support a $1.83 million expansion project.
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LG breaks ground on $250M appliance plant in Tennessee
One million-square-foot facility is expected to create 600 new jobs.
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Globalized auto industry vulnerable to new Brexit borders
A Brexit agreement that creates new tariffs and increases vehicle costs is no small problem for consumers.
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US seeks prison sentence for Volkswagen engineer in diesel scandal
63-year-old Robert Liang asks judge to consider a sentence of probation, 1,500 hours of community service.
