BioPower Sustainable Energy Corporation
BioPower Sustainable Energy Corporation is a Canadian supplier of wood pellet fuel for residential and commercial applications. Located in Atikokan, Ontario, the company is perfectly situated to serve both the Canadian and United States markets. With raw material sourced almost entirely from sustainably managed Canadian boreal forests and converted into a clean burning carbon-neutral biofuel, BioPower SEC is helping to create a more sustainable future.
Fort McKay Logistics LP
Providing warehousing and logistics services from its head office in Edmonton and a secondary location in Fort McKay, Fort McKay Logistics is a growing and ever-evolving presence in the warehousing, transportation, procurement and supply chain business. Today, the company has the capacity and expertise to move goods from anywhere in the world by air, marine, rail, and truck.
EnerCorp Sand Solutions
EnerCorp Sand Solutions provides patented and proprietary sand management solutions to the oil and gas industry. The company specializes in developing sand control technology and is well established as an innovator in the sand management industry. EnerCorp designs, manufactures, sells, rents, and services its equipment throughout North America and intends to expand its reach.
Merry X-Ray
Merry X-Ray (MXR) supplies medical diagnostic imaging equipment and services for a wide range of equipment types including those for computerized axial tomography (also known as CAT or CT scan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, and more. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Control Tech
Control Tech is a leading provider of instrumentation, electrical, and automation services to the oil and gas industry. With a focus on developing expertise and delivering the highest quality workmanship on every project, Control Tech is truly committed to excellence.
Velocity Micro
Velocity Micro is a leading manufacturer of high-performance computers with a wide range of custom products including gaming desktops, notebooks, professional workstations, and more. “We’re focused exclusively on the highest end of the personal computing space,” says President and Chief Executive Officer Randy Copeland. “We take the best components, meticulously craft them, and support them right here in our Virginia facility for people who need an elevated computing experience.”
One Wind
One Wind is an independent renewable energy service provider offering a full suite of services for the renewable energy industry including construction, operation and maintenance, long-term service contracts, and inspection services. The company’s Canadian office is in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and its U.S. office is in Austin, Texas.
Seafood Express
Seafood Express is a full-service, temperature-controlled shipping company based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, serving the North American market. The company has a fleet of nearly one hundred trucks and refrigerated trailers, and provides exclusively temperature-controlled full-load freight.
Trans-Link
Trans-Link Nationwide Trucking and Logistics is a woman-owned third-party logistics company operating out of Cranston, Rhode Island covering all forty-eight contiguous states. “We’re very different from a typical 3PL,” says company President Carla Manni. “We operate almost as though we’re an asset-based company. We have several carriers and drivers that work exclusively with us.”
The Redevelopment and Economic Opportunity Department (REO) of Manatee County is focused on stimulating urban areas. It was formed in 2016 with a goal of bringing economic and community development programs into these areas to create more opportunities for the businesses and residents operating and living within them.
Swan Transportation
Logistics company Swan Transportation has locations throughout the United States and specializes in providing back-office management services to independent freight brokers. “We partner with freight brokers so that they can focus on developing relationships and building their book of business,” says company President Roy Martinez.
Load King
Store development company Load King provides turnkey store packages with all necessary services under one roof. Over the last two years, the company has been intent on improving and expanding internal processes and capabilities by investing in state of the art equipment and personnel training and education. Now, after a great deal of work and investment, Load King is poised to diversify into other market sectors and is aggressively seeking new opportunities.
Pacific Rim Engineered Products
Pacific Rim Engineered Products (PREP) is an engineered solutions provider in Surrey, British Columbia. This Canadian firm specializes in creating innovative products for the resource industries including oil, gas, and mining as well as marine.
Aventri
Aventri, formerly Etouches, is an event planning and management platform that provides access to a wide range of integrated software tools that can simplify the process of managing an event and increase the return on the event planner’s investment.
Fluid Equipment Development Company (FEDCO)
Fluid Equipment Development Company (FEDCO) designs and manufactures fluid machinery for reverse osmosis desalination of brackish and sea water.
Ottawa Forest Products
Ottawa Forest Products is a provider of high-quality lumber and pre-cut pallet components. It has been serving the upper Midwest lumber market for more than twenty-five years, and in that time, it has developed a reputation for integrity, hard work, and the best quality customer service.
CCOMM Integrated Technology Services
CCOMM Integrated Technology Services is a technology integration firm that specializes in audio-visual collaboration and telepresence solutions. “We help to optimize the way that organizations use technology to communicate in the workplace,” says General Manager of Sales and Marketing Ian Walters. From its headquarters in Toronto, the company serves customers across Canada.
Critchfield Meats
Foodservice distributor Critchfield Meats supplies meat and restaurant supplies to nearly every restaurant in central Kentucky, as well as to schools, hospitals, nursing homes, regional distributors, and retail customers through its grocery store and butcher shop in Lexington, Kentucky.
Stafford Crane Group
Stafford Crane Group is a rental provider of various types of crane equipment to the construction industry including tower cranes, mobile cranes, self-erecting cranes, overhead cranes, hoists, and platforms. From its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, the company serves global markets on five continents.
Panel Built
Panel Built is a manufacturer of custom modular and pre-assembled buildings as well as raised steel mezzanines and ballistic steel security booths. From its headquarters in Blairsville, Georgia the company serves commercial, industrial, and military customers throughout the world.
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A Look at Alberta’s Growth
The “Alberta Is Calling” campaign, promoting the province and all it has to offer, has been a resounding success thanks to strong market conditions including accelerated oil prices and wage growth tied to the booming energy and natural resources sectors.
Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA)
Discussing the many advantages of living and working in Saskatoon, Erin Lawson says that for her, just one reason is the “three-song commute”—the length of time it takes to get just about anywhere in Saskatoon. With less time on the road commuting each day, you have more time to enjoy moments that matter, time for yourself, your family, and your community.
City of San Luis, Arizona
The City of San Luis, Arizona, on the U.S.-Mexican border, is poised to become a key player in regional commerce and development, capitalizing on its unique position to build a dynamic economy that offers opportunities for all, according to Armando Esparza, San Luis’ Director of Economic Development and Government Affairs.
Caglia Environmental
Caglia Environmental is a family-owned waste disposal and recycling business with a solid track record of leadership within the industry. After highlighting the company’s innovative approach in 2017 and 2022, Business in Focus sat down with the team again this month to hear the latest developments.
Specific Mechanical Systems
Specific Mechanical Systems Ltd., a Victoria, British Columbia-based company that designs, manufactures, and installs brewing and distilling equipment, has expanded its automation processes and market reach since it was profiled in November 2022 in Business in Focus magazine. In the face of significant technical challenges, the company has automated its already innovative distillation system.
Michelin North America
Since 1891, when Michelin brothers Édouard and André, who ran a rubber factory in Clermont-Ferrand, France, applied for their first patent for an easy-to-remove pneumatic bicycle tire that lent itself to quick repairs, Michelin has been revolutionizing the tire industry.
