Wit Ventures: March 2017

Friday, 31 March 2017

Retired Teacher Plays Saxophone on the Beach.

Zach Neal photo.

From Cathy Dobson, The Sarnia Journal.

High school teacher Al Weiss may be retired but his schedule is quickly filling with musical projects and live shows.

It’s no surprise for those who know him. He’s a high-energy kind of guy.

And he loves the saxophone.

“I’m just starting to play out again,” he said, “and I’m down at the water nearly every day.”

Weiss can often be found on the waterfront, near the Blue Water Bridge or in Canatara Park, belting out a tune on his sax.

“I don’t want to impose on anyone but it’s good for the soul to play by the water,” he says. “It’s good for the diaphragm too.”

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Monday, 27 March 2017

Renamed ReVital Polymers, Sarnia-Lambton Plastics Recycler Nearing Start-Up.

Photo by Zach Neal.

From Paul Morden, Sarnia Observer.

Owners of the former Entropex facility in Sarnia announced their plastics recycling company has been named ReVitalPolymers Inc.

Partners Emmie Leung and Tony Moucachen purchased the assets of plastics recycler Entropex after the Sarnia business went into receivership last summer, putting 155 people out of work.

Leung is founder and CEO of Emterra Group and Moucachen is founder and president of Merlin Plastics Group.

They acquired the assets of Entropex, including its 180,000-square foot recycling facility on Lougar Street in Sarnia, and formed the plastic packaging recycling company, now named ReVital Polymers.

Along with the name, the partnership unveiled a company website, revitalpolymers.com.

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Lots of Jobs Still for Hard-Hats in Sarnia-Lambton.

From Troy Shantz, The Sarnia Journal.

It’s been a great year for business, says Jordan Parker.

The 29-year-old contractor is the owner of Grafted Group Corp., a Sarnia kitchen design and property management company he launched six years ago.

“This is hands down — over the last years —the busiest winter I’ve ever seen,” he said.

“It’s a good time for contractors and renovators. There could be five more of us.”

Parker’s experience matches the findings of a new study released by the Sarnia Lambton Workforce Development Board, which found people with building trade skills are in high demand.

Employers who responded to 4th annual EmployerOne Survey said they expect to hire 439 people in trades, transport and equipment operator positions this year, a category that includes plumbers, pipefitters, carpenters and drywallers.

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Shirley D. Neal

Shirley has over 30 years of experience in such diverse businesses as financial planning, manufacturing, and supply. Her education includes a B.A., B.ED., M.ED., C.F.P., N.L.P. and the home inspector’s course as well as having her AZ license for five years. Her family home has given her and her husband the opportunity to do extensive renovation and repairs thereby increasing the value about $100,000 in ten years. She has been able to see firsthand how much a sensible and cost efficient renovations can add to the value of a home. Shirley has chosen joint ventures because she thinks that her experiences an help others achieve their goals and maximize the profits for both parties. In 1979, Shirley became involved in a small group of women who started a metal manufacturing company making small deep drawn metal parts for the automobile companies in Windsor. They took the company from start up to over $400,000 in sales in five years. That was a lot of parts since the parts sold for only five cents per each. In 1985 they sold the company to one of their customers. Whether it was selling mutual funds, teaching foster parents how to recruit foster parents, or working for Tony Robbins, Shirley has put more than 100 percent into every endeavour she was involved in.