Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures

MICROSOFT EXPANDS DIGITAL FOOTPRINT IN QUEBEC WITH USD$500 MILLION INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SKILLING INITIATIVES

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023
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Microsoft will invest USD$500 million in expanding its hyperscale cloud computing and AI infrastructure in Quebec over the next two years.

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  • Microsoft will invest USD$500 million in expanding its hyperscale cloud computing and AI infrastructure in Quebec over the next two years.
  • This investment will also increase the size of Microsoft's local cloud infrastructure footprint by 750 percent across Canada.
  • Microsoft's USD$500 million digital infrastructure investment in Quebec will expand its computing capacity by approximately 240 percent over the next three years.
  • "Microsoft has played a pivotal role in our mission to provide in-demand digital skills and professional development to Quebec's job-seekers.

Voting open for Canadians to choose their favourite small business

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Monday, June 5, 2023
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OTTAWA, ON, June 5, 2023 /CNW/ - Starting June 5, Canadians can vote for their favourite small business in Canada Post's fourth annual Tales of Triumph contest.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, June 5, 2023 /CNW/ - Starting June 5, Canadians can vote for their favourite small business in Canada Post's fourth annual Tales of Triumph contest.
  • Voting is open until June 30 and takes place via Canada Post's Facebook , Instagram and LinkedIn channels.
  • Created in 2020 to help support small businesses, the Tales of Triumph contest is open to Canadian companies with less than $5 million in annual gross sales.
  • The Tales of Triumph contest is one way Canada Post is encouraging and promoting small businesses from across the country.

Leclerc Foods to Establish Production Facility in Brockville, Ontario

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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"Brockville offers a strategic location within North America, near US customs and our other Leclerc plants in Canada and the USA.

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  • "Brockville offers a strategic location within North America, near US customs and our other Leclerc plants in Canada and the USA.
  • This new facility will allow us to continue to grow our operations in full expansion," said Denis Leclerc, President of Leclerc Foods.
  • Leclerc Foods has continually invested in its Canadian facilities, (two in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, one in Hawkesbury and one in Cornwall), with stateoftheart production equipment.
  • Founded in 1905 by Franois Leclerc, Leclerc Foods has grown significantly over the past thirty years, boasting more than 1,300 employees and nine ultra-modern processing plants today.