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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Atlantic Momentum Hits HomeThe Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is entering its third decade of operations as the foremost organization dedicated to supporting both businesses and owners in the Atlantic provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador). ACOA rang in a new year alongside a remarkable new development for its home base. In March 2023, and with the endorsement of 17 former premiers and deputy premiers of the Atlantic provinces, the PPF (Public Policy Forum) commissioned a report titled the Atlantic Canada Momentum Index. In short, this report gives credence to an ongoing theory that, currently, Atlantic Canada is seeing a considerable upswing in key areas—at times, more so than any other part of the country.
Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Welcome to the Heart of LabradorIf you’re looking for a community where business and investment opportunities abound; where salaries are above average; where families enjoy all the amenities associated with urban living, but also outdoor life in pristine surroundings; where post-secondary education thrives; and where everyone is welcome, the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador ticks all the boxes.
Prince Edward Island
Small and MightyFrom bike lanes to new roads to promoting alternative ways of getting around, Prince Edward Island (PEI) is committed to actively investing in all forms of transportation.
Coach Atlantic – Maritime Bus – T3 Transit
A Bus Company With A PurposeThis Maritime-based bus company is composed of three businesses committed to moving people daily: Coach Atlantic, which operates motorcoaches for group charters; Maritime Bus, which is concerned with daily scheduled bus line runs across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island; and T3 Transit, moving passengers in the municipal and rural communities of PEI.
International Association of Fairs & Expos
The Fair Necessities: Bringing Communities Together through Candy, Carnivals, and CattleDefined as a competitive exposition featuring agricultural products and animals, typically with related entertainment and amusements, the local or state fair has inhabited cities and counties around the world for more than 200 years, and the International Association of Fairs & Expos (IAFE) strives to keep the tradition strong.
The Illinois State Fair
A Nod to the Past and a Focus on the FutureThe Illinois State Fair is an annual event that showcases the best Illinois has to offer. Every August, hundreds of thousands of people flock to the fair to get a corndog, ride the Giant Slide, and see the iconic butter cow, but this 366-acre campus has so much more to offer than the standard fair fare.
Hangcha Forklift Canada
Lifting the Industry HigherIf there was a textbook showing how to expand a company globally, Hangcha could write that textbook, and Hangcha Forklift Canada would make a perfect case study.
Mahler Machining
Collaborative Leadership, Customer Care, and Shared KnowledgeEstablished in 1983 in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Mahler Machining has grown from a manual machine shop into a flourishing CNC machining facility committed to creating quality products and providing exemplary service worthy of a true leader in the machining industry.
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Climate Change and Vulnerability in the Lone Star State
Texas is no stranger to significant weather and environmental disasters. From Hurricane Carla in 1961 to Hurricane Harvey in 2017, Winter Storm Uri in 2021, and extreme heat and wildfires, flooding, and drought, no season is safe from weather extremes.
Recycled Materials Association (ReMA)
The organization now known as the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) has built a rich history for itself and continues to innovate and reinvent both its own identity and that of the industry it represents. The origins go back over a century to the early 1900s and the two associations from which it sprang. The Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel (ISIS) and the National Association of Recycling Industries (NARI) merged in 1987 to form what was then known as the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI).
Service Center Metals
Service Center Metals (SCM) celebrated its 20th anniversary in September of 2023, ringing in two full decades of serving the United States and Canada as an aluminum extrusions and aluminum billet provider from its native Virginia.
Hazard Control Technologies
Located just outside Atlanta, in Fayetteville, Georgia, Hazard Control Technologies, Inc. (HCT), an ISO 9001 registered company, is an engineering and manufacturing company that provides solutions at scale for fire, vapor, and contamination hazards.
Revolution Trucking
In just five years, Revolution Trucking, LLC has earned the trust of customers across America and internationally. Based in the city of Wadsworth, Ohio, Revolution is recognized as an extraordinarily reliable, premier logistics and transportation provider.
Quality Components Company (QCC)
Back in 1974, Quality Components Company (QCC) focused on repairing welding torches, regulators, and gas apparatus from other manufacturers. Known as Quality Repair at the time, the Mentor, Ohio-based business started in America’s famous ‘Rust Belt,’ a region known for its steelmaking and industrial manufacturing businesses.