North Bay

Prime players in the international aviation and space-related field will descend on the Gateway City in October for an event designed to showcase the city’s aerospace capabilities. Running Oct.

Operating in South River since 2012, Highlander has outgrown its existing facility and is undergoing a major expansion that will increase its production capacity and establish a training school for brewery technicians.

Gin-Cor Industries has earned a place on the 2015 PROFIT 500 list. The Mattawa-based company, which builds vocational and severe-service trucks, was ranked 276 on the list, which is an annual ranking of Canada’s fastest-growing companies.

A North Bay waterfront landmark is undergoing the microscope.

The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC) is providing $1.4 million to three Nipissing-area projects. Canadore College will receive $906,860 to expand operations at the Innovation Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Production (ICAMP).

A North Bay-based biomass advocacy group has resurfaced with a new name and renewed vigour to continue to take Northern Ontario’s forestry sector in a new strategic direction.

A North Bay drilling company received $170,000 from the National Research Council’s (NRC) Industrial Research Assistance Program fund.

The former staff of Nipissing University’s Biomass Innovation Centre has regenerated themselves as the Biomass North Development Centre.

Nipissing University’s Biomass Innovation Centre is no more.

The City of North Bay and Canadore College are expected to unveil the activities planned for the community’s inaugural Space Week in early October.