An overview of the Ontario Government’s SWODF funding announcement on June 10 was provided. There were four announcements across Oxford County with one being Armtec’s new facility in Tillsonburg. Originally, it was anticipated that another local manufacturing announcement would be included, but it was pushed back to another date. As an aside, Armtec is still ramping up their hiring and looking for more employees.
The Cirque Italia event was very successful.
The Multi-Service Centre Job Fair hosted 248 job seekers, 25 employers and received positive feedback.
The entrepreneurial pop-up event was informative however participation remained low.