At the 2008 EG Conference, artist Miru Kim talks about her work. Kim explores industrial ruins underneath New York and then photographs herself in them, nude -- to bring these massive, dangerous, hidden spaces into sharp focus.
TORONTO - Toyota Canada and Home Hardware Stores Limited announced a new multi-year business relationship on February 26, 2009, making Toyota the official vehicle of Home Hardware and Home Hardware the official home improvement retailer of Toyota.
Financial resources and technical capabilities thwart ambitious plans
Waterloo – Russia’s ambitions for its “nuclear renaissance” face many obstacles, concludes a report released by The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).
Results reflect global economic crisis and industry-wide collapse in vehicle demand. Fourth quarter adjusted net loss of $5.9 billion, reported net loss of $9.6 billion. 2008 adjusted net loss of $16.8 billion, reported net loss of $30.9 billion. Structural cost improvement in North America of $3.0 billion in 2008
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. announced its fourth quarter and calendar year 2008 financial results, which were affected by the dramatic deterioration in global economic and market conditions during the year, declining consumer confidence and a 50-year low in per-capita auto sales in the United States.
Operating Income Increases 77.2 Percent to $180.0 Million ($101.6 Million in Q407)
NEW YORK - The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. reported net income of $36.8 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2008 and $319.9 million, or $1.58 per diluted share for the full year of 2008.
Validation ensures highest degree of security & privacy for merchants & consumers using RDM SYNERGY II
WATERLOO - RDM Corporation, a leading developer of specialized software and hardware products for electronic payment processing and Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) solutions, announced today that the RDM SYNERGY II is the first All-in-One payment terminal to achieve application validation with Payment Card Industry Standard Security Council's (PCI SSC) Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) program (previously called the Visa Payment Application Best Practice (PABP) Program).
Kitchener - Matt Beck of Kitchener is the winner of a $1,000 award sponsored by the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) through its Toronto local council.
TORONTO - The Holmes Group is proud to announce the launch of the MIKE HOLMES INSPECTIONS-a full service home inspection company. The pilot project is set to begin in Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph and Cambridge area of Southwestern Ontario.
Guelph - The University of Guelph will mark the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) 2009 with public lectures and sky viewings, as well as the release of a new "star-studded" digital EP during a campus concert next month by singer/songwriter and physics professor Diane Nalini de Kerckhove.
Statscan - Canadian corporations earned $65.4 billion in operating profits in the fourth quarter of 2008, down 16.3% from the third quarter. This marked the largest quarterly decline in 16 years. Declines were widespread as 16 of 22 industries reported lower profits.
TORONTO - iWorkers, the Independent Workers Association-Homeworkers Section, has welcomed the start of deliberation on changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) by the federal Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.
- Ontarians Show Huge Support for Greenbelt Agriculture and Clean Water -
TORONTO - On the fourth anniversary of the Greenbelt Act and Plan, it's clear that Ontarians are proud of what its 1.8 million acres have to offer: clean water for their families and local food from hard-working farmers.
WATERLOO - Aboriginal Grade 11 students from across Ontario will attend a University of Waterloo high school enrichment conference next week aimed at encouraging them to pursue higher learning.
Kingston - Queen’s University is one of five schools taking part in a pilot project launched by IBM and the Ontario Centres for Excellence offering students, faculty and researchers anytime access to IBM’s business software via cloud computing.
"Memory is the ability to gather roses in the winter" Carol Burnett quoting someone smart
Have you ever eaten at a restaurant and had the "absolute best" meal ever, only to take friends there later and have just an "OK" meal? The food is fine, but something is missing; it doesn't feel the same. The operative word is feel and it is intricately linked with how the brain builds memory.
Older Canadians are also worried about healthcare costs
TORONTO - Job security is the number one concern for 2009 among Canadians (32 per cent), followed by stock market performance (19 per cent) according to a new poll commissioned by Edward Jones. The cost of healthcare and saving for retirement were neck-and-neck at 15 per cent and 14 per cent respectively to round out the list, with 25 per cent of people over 50 identifying healthcare costs.
CAMBRIDGE – COM DEV International Ltd., a leading manufacturer of space hardware subsystems, wishes to announce that further to its press releases dated February 5, 2009 and February 11, 2009, the Company has completed its offering (the “Offering”) of 6,780,000 common shares together with the issue of an additional 1,017,000 common shares further to the exercise in full by the Underwriters of their over-allotment option
Staffing Service Provides List of Top Project Roles in Current Economy
TORONTO - Professionals who are trying to land a job may want to pursue project work. According to Robert Half International, companies that are unable to add full-time employees during periods of economic uncertainty often bring in professionals on a temporary basis, which can translate into opportunities for those who are looking to earn income, make new contacts and enhance their marketability during an extended job search.
Moncton NB - PropertyGuys.com Inc., the country's largest private sale real estate network, is pleased to welcome four new franchise locations to its family. These new business owners are attending the five-day training session held in Moncton, NB on February 23 - 27, 2009, at PropertyGuys.com University (PGU). The upcoming graduates, all from Ontario, will be operating in Beaches / North York, Don Valley East / Willowdale, St. Thomas, and South Simcoe areas.
Information Commissioner's Report Says Slowdown is "Unacceptable"
OTTAWA - The Access to Information Commissioner's 2007-08 "Report Cards" clearly show a worsening record of federal government compliance with freedom of information law, the Canadian Newspaper Association said yesterday.
Kitchener – The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce has called on the Ontario government to provide a more equitable distribution of health care funding based on population needs.
Amicus brief highlights value of disclosure of corporate political spending, importance for corporate governance
Washington, DC - The Center for Political Accountability and the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School called on the U.S. Supreme Court to leave in place long-standing limits on corporate political activity and more recent requirements that companies and trade associations disclose their spending on electioneering communications.
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