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At this symposium, Ipsos Reid, a Canadian survey-based market research firm, will review the results of the York Region Manufacturers Survey.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.yorkeconomicinsights.ca/current-news-articles/rss-comments-entry-6836177.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Design for Environment: Innovating to Compete</title><dc:creator>York Region</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:57:24 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.yorkeconomicinsights.ca/current-news-articles/2010/1/22/design-for-environment-innovating-to-compete.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">104877:927698:6399829</guid><description><![CDATA[Sustainable development is becoming a guiding objective of economic and technological advancement as individuals and firms grow more aware of and concerned about their impacts on the environment. Design for Environment (DfE) is one aspect of this overarching objective of sustainable development.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.yorkeconomicinsights.ca/current-news-articles/rss-comments-entry-6399829.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Chinese Market Update - December 2009</title><dc:creator>York Region</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:44:02 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.yorkeconomicinsights.ca/current-news-articles/2010/1/4/chinese-market-update-december-2009.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">104877:927698:6217655</guid><description><![CDATA[Chinese Economy in November 2009
 
National Bureau of Statistics of China)
The growth of industrial production continued to speed up. 
In November, the total value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size was up 19.2 percent year-on-year, or 13.8 percentage points higher than that in November 2008...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.yorkeconomicinsights.ca/current-news-articles/rss-comments-entry-6217655.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>SANYO and AVACOS Solar Energy Unveil Canada's First Rooftop Bifacial Solar PV Installation at DuROCK Alfacing International Headquarters in Woodbridge</title><dc:creator>York Region</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:59:58 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.yorkeconomicinsights.ca/current-news-articles/2009/12/31/sanyo-and-avacos-solar-energy-unveil-canadas-first-rooftop-b.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">104877:927698:6181544</guid><description><![CDATA[SANYO Canada Inc, a "leading company for energy and environment," together with AVACOS Solar Energy, a Canadian solar photovoltaic installation and project integration company, unveil the first Canadian photovoltaic system...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.yorkeconomicinsights.ca/current-news-articles/rss-comments-entry-6181544.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>