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Jen Hocken

Jen Hocken is a writer who grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and now lives in Riverview, New Brunswick. She attended the University of Ottawa and received a Bachelor of Social Science majoring in Sociology in 2012. Her work has been featured in Business in Focus, Construction in Focus, Healthcare in Focus and Manufacturing in Focus. In her spare time she likes to paint, swim, spend quality time with her many pets, hang out with her two nephews, and try new recipes in the kitchen.




In Focus  / 2019  / November 2019
Incorporating IT Solutions to Streamline Canadian Businesses
ABM Integrated Solutions
Written by Jen Hocken


ABM Integrated Solutions is an information technology service provider offering a wide range of IT solutions for business customers. The company was originally established in the early 1980s by Joe Shannon as a sales and support operation for electronic point-of-sale devices and cash registers. Since that time, it has grown to be a leading provider of IT solutions to customers across many business sectors.


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In Focus  / 2019  / November 2019
Where Mountain Meets Urban
The Cairns of Sandy City
Written by Jen Hocken


Sandy, Utah is a city of nearly 100,000 residents located within the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. In 2012, Sandy’s municipal government released the first draft of a twenty-five-year plan to turn the city’s downtown core into a modern, walkable, transit-oriented city center, known as ‘The Cairns.’ This project emphasizes sustainability and has a strong focus on pedestrian-friendly, environmentally conscious design principles.


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In Focus  / 2019  / November 2019
Smart, Sustainable Greenhouse Solutions
Ceres Greenhouse Solutions
Written by Jen Hocken


Ceres Greenhouse Solutions designs and builds smart greenhouses for everything from small, residential, hobby projects to large-scale, commercial agricultural applications. With a desire to raise the standard of greenhouse production, Ceres is solving greenhouse sustainability problems through groundbreaking engineering and a focus on energy and resource efficiency.


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In Focus  / 2019  / November 2019
Sustainable Salmon Farming
Mowi Canada West
Written by Jen Hocken


Mowi Canada West is the Western Canada arm of Mowi ASA, the world’s largest producer of Atlantic salmon. From its base on the Campbell River in British Columbia, Mowi Canada West produces 45,000 tonnes of sustainable, farm-raised salmon every year to be sold throughout North America.


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In Focus  / 2019  / October 2019
Developing a Workforce for the Technology Sector
Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce
Written by Jen Hocken


Forsyth County in the state of Georgia has a current population of approximately 235,000 people and is rapidly growing at an average of 4.27 percent every year. It is consistently among the top one hundred fastest-growing counties in the United States, and this is driven primarily by well-educated, affluent immigrants from India moving into the community to work in the advanced technology centers.


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In Focus  / 2019  / October 2019  / Industrial News
Blue Gold
How the Skilled Trades are Shoring Up Today’s Workforce
Written by Jen Hocken


North America is experiencing a significant skills shortage. In the past, those with a post-secondary education – a degree – had great leverage in terms of their employability. Recently, the situation has been largely reversed.


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In Focus  / 2019  / September 2019
Growing Apples – and Growing the Growers
United Apple
Written by Jen Hocken


United Apple of western New York State handles, markets and distributes apples and other fresh fruits worldwide, and with its sources does so for 12 months a year. Why does this company succeed where others fail? Because it’s so strongly focused on its growers.


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In Focus  / 2019  / September 2019
High-End Entryways For Complex Properties
Dawson Doors
Written by Jen Hocken


Dawson Doors specializes in prestige entranceway doors for the high-end building market, in stainless steel, brass, or aluminum, and is established as a world leader in precision balanced doors.


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In Focus  / 2019  / August 2019
Collaborating to Build Community
Emerald Coast Opportunity Zone
Written by Jen Hocken


The northwest corner of Washington State along the Olympic Peninsula is surprisingly rural. With one road in, bridges that close access in 50 mph winds, and an erratic ferry, Clallam and Jefferson Counties can feel more like an isolated island than a peninsula. Now, opportunity knocks.


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In Focus  / 2019  / August 2019
A Trusted Cleaning Partner in Chicago
Bee Line Support
Written by Jen Hocken


Commercial cleaning company Bee Line Support, based in the Chicago metropolitan area, focuses primarily on the medical and surgical cleaning markets. Using these same surgical-grade standards, the company also provides comprehensive cleaning services to corporate facilities, schools, industrial facilities, and […]


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