As a PSW with a love for art and an appreciation for the beauty industry, starting her own mobile esthetics business felt like the natural next step for Heaven Cooper. Earlier this month, Heaven took the plunge and Purple Vixen Beauty Mobile Spa went from a business plan to reality. […]
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Convoy Technologies to Open New Factory in Windsor-Essex
Provider of Cameras and Other Equipment for Commercial Vehicles Nearshores Manufacturing Convoy Technologies, INC. announced its intent on Thursday to establish a new manufacturing facility in Windsor-Essex, Ontario. “If the pandemic has taught us one thing,” Convoy Technologies’ President Ron Harker said, “it is that having control over your supply […]
Kingsville Shines At 8th Annual Best of Windsor Essex Awards
Kingsville is a great place to live. Whether your family roots are generational or you’re a new resident, our town has a lot to offer its citizens. This point came across loud and clear this week when the winners of the Best of Windsor Essex Awards were announced. Kingsville businesses […]
‘Build a Dream’ to Facilitate Recruitment Event with Enbridge Gas
Windsor, ON – March 28, 2023 – On Wednesday, March 29, Windsor-based not for-profit Build a Dream will be facilitating a mass recruitment and career exploration event with pipeline and energy company Enbridge Gas. The organizations will welcome hundreds of participants across Canada to explore employment at Enbridge in the […]
Leamington Seeks Food Truck Operators For Waterfront District
The Municipality of Leamington is seeking operators of food vehicles to provide services at its waterfront on the Pedestrian Pier from May 19, 2023 to September 30, 2023, but excluding August 25, 2023 to August 27, 2023. The Pedestrian Pier includes a public area with lounge chairs and picnic tables […]
Convoy Technologies to Open New Factory in Windsor-Essex
Provider of Cameras and Other Equipment for Commercial Vehicles Nearshores Manufacturing March 14, 2023 – Convoy Technologies, Inc. announced its intent on Thursday to establish a new manufacturing facility in Windsor-Essex, Ontario. “If the pandemic has taught us one thing,” Convoy Technologies’ President Ron Harker said, “it is that having […]
Spotlight On Business: RBM Cooking Whets Appetites, Warms Hearts
With just a few months of retirement under her belt, Rosa Basile-Marrello found herself wondering how to maintain balance as the pandemic was kicking into high gear. As she spent more time in the kitchen creating meals for her family, she found that the activity of inventing new dishes kept […]
Kristin Ives Named President of the Ontario Historical Society
Kristin Ives, Curator/Education Coordinator at the Essex Region Conservation Authority was named as President of the Ontario Historical Society (OHS) at its Annual Meeting on November 2. She has served on the OHS Board since 2013, most recently, as its Vice President. “I am honoured to have been elected as […]
Spotlight On Business: Mitchell Bookkeeping Services
Mitchell Bookkeeping Services was launched in July 2022 by business owner, Ivy-Mikelle Mitchell. A series of health issues led Ivy-Mikelle down the path to setting up her own business in order to find the work flexibility she needed and to build a better life for her and her daughter. The […]
Two Local Manufacturers Invest $11.9 Million In Kingsville
New jobs will be created with two expansion projects in Kingsville The Ontario government is supporting more than $11 million in investments by two companies in Kingsville to boost local manufacturing and create 29 new good-paying jobs. As part of those investments, the government is providing each company with $500,000 […]