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 […]

Distillerie NOROI has officially inaugurated its facilities in Saint-Hyacinthe’s Olivier-Chalifoux industrial park. The new food processing company settling in Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole will be the region’s first distillery. Thanks to a $2.5-M investment, NOROI is already producing several alcoholic beverages in its plant on Choquette Boulevard, including a dry gin, an orange liqueur, orange bitters and […]

With the opening of its new convention centre just over a year ago, Saint-Hyacinthe has regained its title as the largest business tourism destination in Quebec’s regions. Using this position, Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole just launched its annual promotion campaign for its services and associated hosting infrastructure with convention and event organisers using new tools to promote […]

JEFO ANNOUNCES THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITIONAL STATE-OF-THE-ART PRODUCTION PLANT IN 2019 Jefo announced its plan to build a new 200 000 square feet production plant in Saint-Hyacinthe. This new building, estimated at 30 M$, will be located in the Théo-Phénix Industrial Park. The area, acquired in 2018, is strategic due to its proximity to […]

Brasserie Olten, a subsidiary of Bilboquet Microbrasserie inc., inaugurated its production facilities in Saint-Hyacinthe’s Olivier-Chalifoux industrial park today. With more than 10,000 square feet, the new brewing plant is located in the new agri-food business incubator that opened a few days ago on Choquette Boulevard. The $2 M investment went into purchasing several pieces of […]