Calgary’s BURNCO, an aggregate construction materials company with Canadian and U.S. operations, has entered into a binding agreement to sell its Edmonton-area assets to Heidelberg Materials. The transaction includes select aggregates sites, asphalt plants, ready-mix concrete plants, and a cement distribution terminal. Tom Zais, BURNCO’s CEO, said the transaction is a result of the company’s continued […]
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Two Calgary Startups Secure Funding in Women-Led Climate Tech Push
Two Calgary-based companies are among five women-led ventures selected for a $2.46 million investment by the B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE), part of a national effort to scale breakthrough technologies that address industrial decarbonization. Ayrton Energy and EnviCore, both headquartered in Calgary, were chosen from a pool of 58 applicants through CICE’s […]
EnviCore Raises $4.2 Million in Seed Round to Accelerate Sustainable Cement Technology
Calgary’s EnviCore has announced the successful close of its seed funding round, raising $4.2 million to advance its innovative low-carbon technologies for the cement and construction industries. EnviCore specializes in producing sustainable supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) from recycled and natural mineral feedstocks. These SCMs offer a scalable solution for reducing the carbon emissions associated with […]