Business Pulse August, 2011

	Niagara manufacturers turned on by electric car possibilities July 28, 2011 Niagara Falls Review A little neon yellow three-door with a giant battery is being eyed as a potential light on the horizon by Niagara manufacturers. MORE

	Handling Specialty acquired by Whiting Equipment Canada August 16, 2011 Niagara This Week The president of Handling Specialty is looking forward to expanded opportunities on the global market, with the sale of Grimsby-based business to Whiting Equipment Canada Inc. MORE

	Hinterbrook first winery in NOTL to generate power from solar energy July 13, 2011 Niagara Advance Tucked away in Niagara-on-the-Lake's wine route, a small vineyard tries to make an eco-friendly impact and lessen its carbon foot print. MORE

	It's deja vu for arts centre's founding executive director July 29, 2011 St. Catharines Standard Steve Solski curls his fingers around links of a metal fence in downtown St. Catharines and, wide-eyed, peers into the empty lot beyond it. "I love this. The fact that it's just sitting here," he said. "I drove around here and tried to envision what it is going to look like. MORE

	International expert links Brock research with business August 2, 2011 Brock News An international expert has come to Brock from Oxford University to help connect researchers with companies interested in funding them. John Wilson has joined the Technology Transfer team in Brock's Office of Research Services. MORE

	Idea has growing power for budding entrepreneurs August 11, 2011 Niagara This Week An idea always looks good on paper, but the intended results rarely come to fruition. However, fruit is exactly what Marty Verhey and Nico Verhoef had in mind when they devised a way to mass-produce high-quality strawberries. MORE

	Ground broken on health and wellness centre in Port August 10, 2011 Welland Tribune There's only mounds of dirt, concrete blocks and twisted metal currently at the Thomas A. Lannan Sports Complex. MORE

	The grapes of math August, 2011 The Business Link Niagara's wine region has blossomed into an economic boon for wineries and wine lovers alike. MORE

	Geothermal system may provide heating, cooling for 750 condos August 10, 2011 Niagara Advance Frank Racioppo is a hands-on developer with a vision. MORE

	More homes and renos raise building permit value August 3, 2011 Pelham News Pelham has seen an upswing in the construction value of building permits over the first half of 2011. By the end of June the value hit $11.5 million, an increase from $9.2 million for the same period in 2010 and $7.09 million in 2009. MORE