The auto parts supplier has renewed its agreement with Ford to produce batter enclosures for the F-150 Lightning electric pick-up truck, and will expand its Chatham plant to accommodate.

Caron Equipment and Tisdale Mechanical Contracting received the money from the provincial government through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation.

Coco Paving is receiving more than $50,000 in incentives from Enbridge Gas Inc. to support energy efficiency initiatives at their operations facility in Belleville, Ontario.

The bill contains measures to streamline subdivision approval processes, site plan approval processes, which deal with elements such as walkways and parking, and approvals for modular multi-unit residential buildings.

Employment gains were widespread in February, with 337,000 jobs added on a seasonally adjusted basis across most industries.