Why Australiaâs rocks could be the secret to reviving its regional economies
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Western Australiaâs Murchison region boats some of the oldest rocks on earth, dating back four billion years.
But to Karen Morrissey, the ancient materials hold the key to the regionâs future.
The Murchison GeoRegion hopes to eventually receive UNESCO status.
(L-R) Vince Jones, Chair Badimia Land Aboriginal Corporation (BLAC); Minister Alannah MacTiernan;
Dr Kelvin Matthews, CEO Shire of Mount Magnet; Warren Walsh (BLAC); Cr Karen Morrissey, Chair, Murchison GeoRegion Working Group; Joselyn Walsh (BLAC).
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Camdenton Chamber of Commerce
Over 20 people from all around the Lake Area attended The HUB Business Incubator’s E-Nite on Wednesday evening, April 21 to hear from owners of three new businesses operating on Lebanon’s Commercial Street. The event was Emceed by Lebanon’s Regional Economic Development, Inc’s (REDI) CEO and board member for The HUB, Brian Thompson. The event kicked off at newly opened The Rail 1868 Restaurant and Tavern. From its upstairs landing meeting space, the group heard first from Ashton Light, Executive Director of Lebanon’s Downtown Business District initiative, about the progress made in the rejuvenation of Lebanon’s historic downtown. Ashton highlighted the 16 new businesses opening in the Business District, along with renewed interest by entrepreneurs and real estate investors in the buildings and land inside the District.
April 29, 2021
Supply Side: EagleRail, National Steel Car, Alstom, Retlif Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
EagleRail Container Logistics says its new system will move containers along an overhead track, and over other infrastructure, to replace the drayage truck model and alleviate port congestion.
EagleRail Container Logistics will launch later this year an automated, overhead container transfer system for ports and intermodal operations; National Steel Car has temporarily suspended manufacturing after employees tested positive for COVID-19; work is under way for Alstom’s railcar facility expansion in Hornell, N.Y.; and Retlif Testing Laboratories has completed a yearlong cybersecurity compliance project for increased protection of rail and transit product testing.
Start with moving a whole lot of earth, both above the ground and below.
The City of Hornell Industrial Development Agency this week continued to set the foundation for a new 135,000 square foot rail car manufacturing facility on Shawmut Drive, applying for a $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to offset some costs associated with the project.
The IDA previously secured a $689,000 loan from the Regional Economic Development and Energy Corporation (REDEC) to make the land in the Shawmut Industrial Park “site ready” for development. The IDA took on the project anticipating Alstom would be awarded a contract by Metra to supply a new fleet of rail cars for the Chicago metropolitan area. That foresight was rewarded earlier this year when Alstom won the contract and moved forward with plans for a new car shell manufacturing facility based in Hornell.
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Te Warahi Hetaraka meets Stuart Nash at the Hihiaua Cultural Centre in Whangarei. Photo / Tania Whyte
Te Warahi Hetaraka meets Stuart Nash at the Hihiaua Cultural Centre in Whangarei. Photo / Tania Whyte
FROM PARLIAMENT
Good things – as the old advert says – take time, and arranging for Minister Stuart Nash, the man in charge of Regional Economic Development, Tourism and Forestry, to visit Whangārei and look at some of our development dreams has been a good few months in the planning, so I was delighted to collect Stuart from the airport last Thursday, a (reusable) cup of his favourite tea in hand – to show him some of our sights and our potential.