KWIC Internet has purchased more than four acres in the Judd Industrial Park of Simcoe for its storage facilities. The communications company will remain headquartered in downtown Simcoe, according to owner Kent Rapley. Link: KWIC website

April 9, 2014 – Norfolk County Council recently approved an expansion of Titan Trailers’ manufacturing facilities onto a five-acre parcel of land just west of its existing location near Courtland, Ontario. Titan Trailers is one of Norfolk County’s major employers. It

A third microbrewery in Norfolk County has been approved to be built in a former elementary school in the hamlet of Nixon, east of Delhi. The 6,250-quare-foot brewery, owned by GVN-Group Inc., will feature a retail outlet. Norfolk County Council unanimously approved the zoning amendme

This month, Norfolk County Council approved a 60-unit townhouse subdivision development in Simcoe. The Westwood Trail project, developed by Mike McArthur and David Pond, is expected to begin construction in May. The building contractor is Gentrac Homes. Townhouses will range in size f

Norfolk County’s economy gained 2,400 jobs over the last year,of which1,900 were full-time positions, according to Statistics Canada figures released by the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie. The figures show that 30,900 people in Norfolk were employed in March 2014, up 2,400 fro

In March 2014, Norfolk County Council will review the third draft of its new consolidated Zoning By-Law. Planners have worked closely with residents and stakeholders to produce a document that aligns the many rules of land-use policy under former municipalities. Suggestions for flexib

Norfolk County was honoured to receive recognition from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) recently. Norfolk County won three provincial awards, including the Best Public-Private Partnership in Ontario for the collaboration among Mumford & Sons, Live Nation, Norfolk

Garrett Reid of Explore Green Adventures / Long Point Tours was named Norfolk County’s Youth Entrepreneur of the Year recently. He offers unique trips to the tip of Long Point on his zodiac boat tours.

Roulston’s Pharmacy was named Norfolk County Entrepreneur of the Year at the Economic Development Symposium on January 29, 2014. “Our company remains locally owned and operated, and the owners respect the tradition of making a difference to their patients,” said Laura Snow