Sudbury

Northern Ontario has been fertile ground for expanding companies with a growing employee base. When one thinks of a great place to work, job flexibility, benefits, and events solidifying relationships come to the forefront.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Mining and energy companies across Canada are starting to feel the pinch of finding skilled and technical labour.

By NICK STEWART Working 9 am to 5 p.m. is an all too common work schedule, but for employees of engineering firm J. L. Richards’ Timmins office, that schedule is more of a suggestion than a rule.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Flexibility and cross training have retained the full-time and contractual workers at Kennecott Canada Exploration Inc. (KCEI) laboratories in Thunder Bay. The small diamond research assay lab has been in existence for 14 years.

By IAN ROSS Sault Ste. Marie’s Flakeboard Company Ltd. has collected many corporate and community accolades for its Kaizen-like performance ethic and its well-documented safety culture.

By IAN ROSS When Bill Sharpe got set to resurrect an Amstel brewery in Hamilton in the early 1990s, he walked in with a clean balance sheet and a solid financial backer in place to grow the business into what became Lakeport Brewing.

Editor’s Note: On the eve of Northern Ontario Business deadline, Inco, Falconbridge and Phelps Dodge Corp. announced a $56-billion proposal that would create the world’s largest nickel producer from the three companies.

By IAN ROSS A prominent Sudbury lawyer was selected to moderate and speak at an international labour and employee law conference in Europe last month.

By CRAIG GILBERT A new $20-million “corporate alliance” with a major medical technology provider will have the Sudbury Regional Hospital (SRH) haggling no more.

By CRAIG GILBERT It seems setting up a pita joint in Northern Ontario is an excellent way to fill a trophy case.