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Birla Group Company To Create
1000 Jobs In Mississauga
Friday, 07 September 2007,
From The Weekly Voice
http://www.weeklyvoice.com
Who says
trade missions don't do much? Here's a great success story
following Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty's mission to India.
The $24 billion (yes, all in US dollars) Indian mega
corporation, the Aditya Birla Group, is coming to Mississauga
with nearly a 1000 jobs.
Aditya Birla Minacs, an international business
process outsourcing company opened a new customer contact
centre on Mississauga's Airport Rd on Sept.6 that will by next
year employ a thousand people.
Take a bow of appreciation Harinder Takhar and
Sandra Pupatello, both ministers currently beaming with pride
at this reverse jobs migration.
"This is the result of our government's
aggressive efforts to bring good jobs and more opportunities
to workers and families across Ontario," Takhar said. "This
investment is a real boost to Mississauga's economy and
demonstrates that Ontario is a highly competitive location for
serving contact centre customers in North America.
"The idea for an Aditya Birla Minacs centre for
Mississauga developed during the trade mission to India
earlier this year. McGuinty, Takhar and Pupatello had met with
representatives of Aditya Birla group, headed by the dynamic
Kumar Mangalam Birla, in India. The group acquired Minacs
Worldwide Inc. last year.
"This announcement reflects the remarkable
opportunities for Ontarians in developing business
partnerships with Indian companies that are global in scale,"
said McGuinity.
Fariba Rawhani, President, North America and
Europe for Aditya Birla Minacs says Mississauga is an
important part of the company's growth strategy. "Mississauga
has the talented and educated workforce we were looking for,"
she says. "Infrastructure and other business considerations
make Mississauga and Ontario as a whole a logical business
choice."The Mississauga contact centre spread over a 65,000
sq.ft facility, was formally opened this week with 300
employees with a goal of creating a further 700 jobs by June
next year. The company operates a total of 7 centres in
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And Now Indians
Fill In Priests Shortage!
Friday, 07 September 2007
London: The latest Indian
priest to join what has become a trend of Indians taking over
parishes in the West to meet shortage of priests is Reverend
Kesari Godfrey, who has been appointed curate at the Priory
Church in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England.
For some years now, Indian priests are not only meeting the
shortage of priests in churches in Britain, but Christian
migrants from India, particularly from Kerala and Goa, are
helping boost dwindling church congregations.
Western missionaries in the 19th century trekked to remote
tribal areas of India and converted tribes, who are now
returning the favour by moving to places such as Wales to meet
a shortage of priests there.
Godfrey, 34, is a member of the Church of South India, where
his father is a retired bishop. He is joined by his wife
Pradhma, 28, a qualified dentist who also taught dentistry,
and their two children. Godfrey's curacy will be for three to
four years.
Before taking up his first full-time post, Godfrey spent three
years working on a PhD at the University of Birmingham and was
licensed by the Archbishop of York, the Rev John Sentamu, to
assist at St George's Church in Edgbaston as a preacher and
teacher.
Before coming to England, Godfrey gained a BSc in chemistry
and a BD from the United Theological College in Bangalore and
spent a year studying at Princeton Theological Seminary in New
Jersey in America.
He said he admired the priory church but was keen to explain
that it was much more than a magnificent building. He said: "I
am looking forward to meeting more of my parishioners."I want
to share my experience of God and encourage more people into
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SNC-LAVALIN ACQUIRES
SPAN CONSULTANTS IN INDIA
http://www.snclavalin.com/en/8_0/8_1_1.aspx?id=234
MONTREAL: September 11, 2007
SNC-Lavalin has acquired Span Consultants Pvt. Ltd, an
engineering firm headquartered in New Delhi, India with local
offices in Bangalore, Mumbai and Kolkata.
The 30-year old Company has almost 700 employees and is
recognized for its expertise in infrastructure and
environment. Span is currently working on many projects
throughout India, including several major road projects.
"The acquisition of Span Consultants places SNC-Lavalin in an
even stronger position to benefit from India's dynamic
infrastructure market," said Jean Claude Pingat, Executive
Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. "This acquisition is in
line with our strategy to further develop our operations in
India from permanent bases throughout the country," said Mr.
Pingat.
SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) is one of the leading groups of
engineering and construction companies in the world, a major
player in the ownership of infrastructure, and in the
provision of operations and maintenance services. The
SNC-Lavalin companies have offices across Canada and in 34
other countries around the world and are currently working in
some 100 countries. |
Goan Voice designed and compiled by
Demerg Systems India,
Campal Trade Centre, Next to Military Hospital, Campal,
Panjim, Goa-403001
Tel: +91 832 2420797 Email:
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