Around the North

Quadra FNX reported a 75 per cent increase in earnings in its second quarter of 2011, in part because of increased production at its Sudbury operations.

Algoma Central Corp. has welcomed the M.V. Algoma Mariner to its fleet. The Mariner, constructed at Chengxi Shipyard in China, is a maximum Seaway size, Coastal Class self-unloader.

Sudbury's MIRARCO will host a week-long course at the end of September designed to advise mine workers on safety and risk management.

Soo Foundry and Machine will receive targeted funding of up to $475,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC) to purchase new hydroelectric equipment.

Sault College has received $282,078 from the provincial government to boost enrolment in apprenticeship programs.

Essar Steel Algoma Inc. reported a net income of $33.2 million for the quarter ended June 30 for the fiscal year in 2012. Shipments were 641,017 tons, up 4.6 per cent from the first quarter in the previous year. The company reported EBITDA of $108.

Enhanced infrastructure and sports facilities are a priority for chamber members, according to a survey conducted by its Municipal Vision Task Force.

Politicians and other dignitaries gathered in Sault Ste. Marie, Aug 10, to mark the start of construction that will bring much needed upgrades to the Huron Central Railway, a northeastern Ontario short line railroad.

Porter Airlines has surpassed its best load factor for July in the company's history. The company recorded a load factor—the ratio of an aircraft's lift to its weight—of 66.8 per cent for the money of July, a 4.

The McGuinty government is pre-election overdrive with cheques to spur job creation in Northern Ontario.