While various sectors of the economy are gradually reopening after lockdown, Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole and the MRC des Maskoutains have released their 2019 annual economic report for the region. Normally published in April, the report was postponed due to the pandemic, in particular to move the teams into direct business support. André Barnabé, the executive director […]

Fruit d’Or, the world leader in organic cranberry processing and second largest organic wild blueberry processor, will locate its research and development (R&D) activities in Saint-Hyacinthe. This large Quebec enterprise will be operating its Centre of  Innovation in the technology park of the City of Agri-Food, Veterinary and Agri-Environmental Biotechnology. Fruit d’Or’s research and development […]

Gayonica, a new company specialized in the extraction and purification of high-end cannabis resin, has announced it is setting up its plant in Saint-Hyacinthe. It has acquired a 23,500-sq. ft. building in the Oliver-Chalifoux industrial park and will soon launch its transformation activities. A total of $20 million has been invested into getting the new […]

A new industrial construction site is taking shape in Saint-Hyacinthe. Pliage Maska and DM Inox have confirmed a $5-million investment to build an automated plant to process and bend sheet metal used to manufacture customized stainless steel equipment. The new 19,000-sq. ft. facilities will be located on Impasse Bérard in the Olivier-Chalifoux industrial park. Both […]

A new industrial expansion project has just been completed in Saint-Hyacinthe. Prorec Inc., a company specializing in recycling food materials and producing by-products used in animal feed, has made a $1.8-million investment to improve its processing capacities and expand its activities. Over the last several months, the company has made major improvements to its equipment. […]

Mareiwa Café Colombien, a Maskoutan business already known for its high-end coffee beans, is launching a new line of products made in Saint-Hyacinthe. Combia, its new cold-brewed coffee, will be available in Quebec grocery and convenience stores in the next few weeks. Made from the premium-quality coffee beans the company imports, the drinks will come […]

Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole is turning the page on another excellent year in economic development. In 2018, an unprecedented number of commercial and industrial businesses announced that they would be setting up or expanding in the area. This is one of the highlights of the annual economic report the organization presented today to a group of one […]

Saint-Hyacinthe once again confirmed its standing as city of business and entrepreneurship, ranking 6th in Quebec and 12th in Canada for its entrepreneurial dynamism in the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’s annual Entrepreneurial Communities study. Saint-Hyacinthe stood out among the 125 communities studied in Canada and even reached the first step of the podium for […]

Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole announced a new construction project in Saint-Hyacinthe’s Olivier-Chalifoux industrial park. Groupe DCL revealed the details of a $3-M investment to expand its Maskoutan facilities and immediately broke ground on its project. The construction, which will take until June of this year, will add 20,000 square feet to the existing plant. The expansion became […]