Dream car on fast track

Article Abstract:

The article discusses new technology that can transform mass production into custom crafting on a giant scale. The article also discusses Ford Motor Company of Canada's expectation of having the technology to make this option available within five years, and General Motors of Canada's plans of cutting its current 46-day turnaround on custom cars to 15 to 30 days.

Motor Vehicles & Parts, Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, Motor Vehicles and Equipment, Production management, Usage, Transportation equipment industry, Technology, General Motors of Canada Ltd., Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd.

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Say goodbye to that spacious corner office: In a bid to cut costs, firms are putting the squeeze on workers

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Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) decided to squeeze more people into less office space as a measure to reduce the overhead of its Vancouver operations, instead of cutting staff. For the past few years, RBC had occupied four floors, totaling to 68,000 square feet at the Park Place tower but the same number of people now share 52,000 square feet.

Commercial Banks, Facilities & equipment, Banking industry, Buildings and facilities, Royal Bank of Canada

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Going green turns to gold for developers

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Increase in demand for environmentally agreeable office spaces is discussed by Ruddy Bratty, chairman of Remington Group. He also discusses his future-projects which are designed on environmentally friendly principles.

Land Subdivision and Land Development, Market information - general, Subdividers & Developers, Executive changes & profiles, Subdividers and Developers, Planning, Real estate developers, Officials and employees, Supply and demand, Environmental aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Office buildings, Company business planning, Bratty, Ruddy

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