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Construction Begins on CLORIA Île des Frères

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SAINT-JÉRÔME, QC, Feb. 11, 2025 /CNW/ – Partners CLORIA Développement, QuoVadis Capital and the Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ today announced the start of construction on CLORIA Île des Frères, a mixed-use project in Saint-Jérôme. Located in a vibrant area with easy access nature and services, the building will include 135 net-zero residential rental units and an Avril Supermarché Santé supermarket. This project is the second in a series bearing the Danū signature, a brand that sets a new standard for sustainable housing. 

On hand for the ground-breaking ceremony were:

Marc Bourcier, Mayor, Saint-JérômeMaxime Camerlain, Co-president, CLORIA DéveloppementNatalie Voland, President, Quo Vadis CapitalMartin Raymond, President and CEO, Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQSerge Gauthier, Vice-President, Avril Supermarché Santé

A project that blends perfectly into its surroundings

Located at 70 chemin de la Rivière-du-Nord, at the gateway to the Laurentians and next to the Rivière-du-Nord regional park, CLORIA Île des Frères is much more than a residential building; it’s a living environment designed to meet the needs of current and future generations.

Offering a wide range of sizes, from studio to 3-bedroom units, the project features innovative energy management, accessible green spaces and common areas that foster community engagement. Besides offering quality, well-designed and comfortable housing, CLORIA Île des Frères will be home to an Avril Supermarché Santé supermarket, which will create over 80 local jobs, consolidating an integrated vision of well-being and regional economic development.

CLORIA Île des Frères is a concrete illustration of the partners’ commitment to thoughtful, responsible urban growth, in line with the City of Saint-Jérôme’s priorities of sustainable development and housing affordability.

The building will be ready for occupancy in summer 2026. A second phase comprising 149 apartments will follow.

“We are proud of this project, which embodies our commitment to designing and building high-performance, resilient and welcoming buildings. My team and I optimize every development stage to create living environments suitable for all generations and incorporating the latest innovations. This project will offer varied housing, from studios to family-size units, in an environment that promotes biodiversity and well-being through green spaces and community vegetable gardens. We plan to continue developing the site into a model community, with the next phase of 150 units to follow shortly.” – Maxime Camerlain, Co-president, Cloriacité, and founder of CLORIA Développement.

“For years, we’ve been rethinking the way we build in order to create living environments where every stakeholder is taken into account, is involved and benefits. By integrating climate justice into our projects, we’re proving that responsible real estate can also be affordable. With the Danū signature, we are combining innovation and commitment by rigorously measuring our sustainability strategy performance. We design resilient spaces that promote health, well-being and intelligent management of natural resources, while at the same time building future ready communities. – Natalie Voland, President, Quo Vadis Capital

“This new project is greener, more sustainable and accessible to all types of households, who will enjoy a stimulating place to live in the Upper Laurentians. It is one of a series of projects being carried out in partnership with two developers who are committed to alleviating the housing shortage and to employing green building practices. At the Fonds immobilier, we are committed to the sustainable transformation of the market, and our priority is to rapidly increase the supply of different types of housing.” – Martin Raymond, President and CEO, Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ.

“By gaining a foothold in the Laurentians, a region not yet explored by Avril, we are pursuing our mission to help Quebecers adopt a healthy lifestyle by making natural and organic products accessible to as many people as possible.” – Serge Gauthier, Vice-President, Avril Supermarché Santé

A project designed for residents’ well-being
CLORIA Île des Frères offers the perfect balance between a tranquil place to call home and a vibrant community committed to environmental stewardship. Project features include:

Communal spaces that encourage socializing and inclusion: gym, lounge with fireplace, conference room, common area kitchen and dining room;An interior courtyard featuring urban vegetable gardens designed by Albert Mondor, an expert in sustainable horticulture;Direct access to the Rivière-du-Nord regional park, making it easy to connect with nature and enjoy outdoor activities;Apartments ranging from studios to 3 bedrooms (from 531 ft² to 1,510 ft²), including 14 affordable units.Superior construction, with optimized soundproofing and abundant natural light.Inclusions: five ENERGY STAR® appliances, a heat pump and high-speed Internet.

The added value of the Danū signature in green building
CLORIA Île des Frères embodies innovation and sustainability through its integrated approach to environmental performance and resilience. Green features include:

A building with zero operational carbon emissions;Low-carbon materials and optimized embodied carbon reduction;ZCB-Design v3 certification for an energy-efficient building;Eco-responsible parking certification, incorporating solutions to reduce heat islands and promote biodiversity;Aerothermal heating for efficient, sustainable energy management;A water heat recovery system to reduce energy consumption;Optimized waste management, including composting for residents.

Key partners 

DANŪ – DeveloperArchitect: AedificaDesign: Taktik designAkonovia – Green building consultantsIntercom Services immobiliers – Brokerage expertConcordia University’s Next-Generation Cities InstituteLes Jardins d’Albert – Landscaping

About Cloriacité 
Founded in 2021, Cloriacité is the outcome of a strategic alliance between two remarkable companies: Cloria communautés connectées and Odacité Immobilier. Pooling the two companies’ strengths, Cloriacité develops and manages unique and innovative mixed-use real estate projects all across Québec. With a portfolio of over 600 residential units and 100 commercial tenants (including national banners), Cloriacité harnesses the deep market knowledge of its 20-member team to deliver quality mixed-use projects.

About Quo Vadis Capital
Quo Vadis Capital is a B-Corp certified leader in zero-emission real estate, proving for over 25 years that performance and environmental stewardship go hand in hand. The company has built international expertise, and its innovative business model demonstrates that building sustainably is also an economic lever. A committed partner of the business, academic and social economy communities, Quo Vadis Capital transforms real estate into a driver of responsible prosperity.

About the Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ 
The Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ helps drive economic growth and employment in Québec by strategically investing in profitable and socially responsible real estate projects in partnership with industry leaders. The Fonds immobilier backs residential, office, commercial, institutional and industrial projects of all sizes across Québec, and favours a development approach based on ESG (environmental, social, governance) factors.  At December 31, 2024, the Fonds immobilier had 25 projects in progress or under construction, valued at $5 billion, along with 82 properties under management and 5 million square feet of industrial land for development. Since inception, the Fonds immobilier has invested in over 200 social and affordable housing projects totalling some 9,000 residential units. The Fonds immobilier is a member of the Canada Green Building Council — Québec division.

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Compunnel Unveils State-of-the-Art Noida Office: A Strategic Milestone in AI-Led Transformation and Innovation Ecosystem

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New flagship facility positions India center as AI innovation powerhouse; signals strategic shift to agentic AI across all business operations

NOIDA, India, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Compunnel today unveiled its new state-of-the-art office in Noida Sector 142, covering over 1,35,000 sq ft of built-up area, marking a transformative milestone in the company’s strategic repositioning as an AI-led transformation company. More than a facility expansion, this launch represents Compunnel’s evolution from a trusted consulting and technology services provider into a comprehensive AI-native enterprise partner – leveraging agentic AI approaches across intelligent workforce solutions, digital transformation, and cybersecurity services for global enterprises.

The cutting-edge workspace featuring an on-site gym, modern cafeteria, advanced digital infrastructure, air quality control systems, and innovative design – is engineered to attract and nurture world-class talent while serving as an AI innovation hub. The facility will also house InfoPro Learning, a leader in corporate learning solutions, strengthening the collaborative ecosystem for talent development and enterprise training excellence.

A STRATEGIC INFLECTION POINT FOR GROWTH AND DIVERSIFICATION

Compunnel’s strategic shift towards AI-led operations is fundamentally reshaping how the company serves enterprises and positions itself for exponential growth:

Intelligent Workforce Solutions Reimagined: Compunnel’s strategic investment in Eximius – an agentic AI hiring platform – exemplifies the company’s shift towards autonomous intelligence in talent acquisition. By leveraging AI agents that autonomously match talent, predict hiring needs, and accelerate placements, Compunnel is positioned to significantly advance its #48 ranking among the Top 50 Staffing Firms in the USA. Complementing this, OneGuru – Infopro Learning’s agentic platform for the complete ‘hire to retire’ employment lifecycle, establishes the company as a formidable contender in the HCMS/HRIS market, delivering AI-driven workforce management from onboarding to succession planning.

Security, Risk, and Transformation Solutions: In an era where AI-powered threats evolve faster than traditional defenses, Compunnel is embedding living intelligence into enterprise security frameworks. The company’s modern approach helps organizations transform into a more mature, resilient, and risk-reduced state by leveraging advanced workflows to predict risks, proactively dismantle threats, and turn security from a cost center into a competitive advantage. This is complemented by strong capabilities across privacy and compliance-driven risk management, enabling organizations to protect sensitive data, meet regulatory requirements, and strengthen enterprise-wide governance and risk posture.

Digital Transformation Architected for AI-First Operations: Compunnel Digital is an AI-native digital engineering group built for the enterprises redefining what’s possible in Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer, Retail, and Manufacturing. It doesn’t layer AI onto legacy workflows – it architects intelligent systems from the ground up. Powered by Compunnel AI-OS, the company’s AI-first platform, Compunnel designs digital ecosystems where autonomous agents accelerate delivery, data fabrics power real-time decisions, and machine intelligence works alongside human expertise – turning disruption into competitive advantage.

LEADERSHIP VISION: TECHNOLOGY, TALENT, TRAINING, AND TRANSFORMATION

“Technology – and specifically agentic AI – is the backbone of everything we do at Compunnel. This new center amplifies that engine, bringing together AI innovation, advanced analytics, and our growing portfolio of AI-driven companies under one roof,” said Andy Gaur, CEO of Compunnel. “From Eximius transforming how we staff enterprises, to OneGuru revolutionizing HCMS, to incubating the next generation of AI startups – this workplace represents our commitment to leading, not following, the AI transformation. As we serve enterprise clients globally, this is where breakthrough thinking meets breakthrough execution.”

“For technology and business professionals, the new facility represents more than a workplace. It’s a launchpad for career acceleration. The Noida office will serve as a center for talent development, offering opportunities to work on global projects spanning talent solutions, cloud modernization, data and AI, cybersecurity, and digital engineering for Fortune enterprises across sectors such as banking, healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, government, and more,” said Rakesh Shah, President of Compunnel.

ABOUT COMPUNNEL

Founded in 1994, Compunnel delivers AI-driven workforce solutions, digital transformation, and cybersecurity services to global enterprises. With 30+ delivery centers across the U.S. and global R&D hubs in Canada, Europe, and India, Compunnel serves 23% of Fortune enterprises. Ranked #48 on SIA’s Largest Staffing Firms in the United States and recognized 12 times on the Inc. 5000 list, Compunnel combines deep domain expertise with intelligent automation to accelerate enterprise velocity and build future-ready operations. Learn more at www.compunnel.com.

ABOUT INFOPRO LEARNING

An offshoot of Compunnel, Infopro Learning is a global learning solutions partner that helps organizations transform their workforce development from strategy to scale. For 30 years, they have partnered with the world’s largest and most reputable companies, delivering Managed Learning Services, Leadership Development, Strategic Advisory, and Content Development solutions. Leveraging AI-driven innovation, they help organizations deliver greater impact while optimizing costs. Learn more at www.infoprolearning.com.

ABOUT ONEGURU

OneGuru is an AI-powered talent development platform that improves employee performance by taking learning out of the classroom and into the flow of work. Every employee will get access to a dedicated AI-Agent, equipped with insight from the world’s greatest coaches and the data that drives your business and people forward (HRIS, Performance, LMS). Unlike most agents, OneGuru is designed to be proactive, nudging your team to build their skills, build their careers, and build your business. Learn more at https://oneguru.ai/.

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SUPCON Showcases the Path to Autonomous Operations with Software-defined Controls, Large Industrial AI models and Agentic AI Platforms at Hannover Messe 2026

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HANNOVER, Germany, May 5, 2026 /CNW/ — At Hannover Messe 2026, SUPCON (688777.SH, SUPCON.SW), a global leader in industrial automation and AI, demonstrated how the process industry can move beyond simple data analysis to real-time and autonomous execution. By unveiling its latest advancements in Agentic AI and software-defined automation, SUPCON provided a tangible roadmap for the transition to fully autonomous operating plants.

A central theme of the showcase was bridging the industry’s “execution gap”. While many plants generate vast amounts of data, the challenge remains in acting on that data in a timely, reliable manner. SUPCON’s integrated solution featuring the Universal Control System (UCS), Time-series Pre-trained Transformer (TPT2), and UNS-based IIOT Data Platform (Tier0), enables industrial plants to not only analyze information but to execute closed-loop optimization in real time.

“Industrial AI has reached a critical turning point. It is no longer just about generating insights, but about embedding them within closed-loop controls to achieve peak performance,” said Kenneth Lim, Director of Strategy and Marketing at SUPCON International Business. “Our role is to provide the industry with an open, reliable foundation that allows our customers to scale at their own pace, ensuring that today’s investments remain future-proof for decades of innovation ahead.”

Technical Keynote Highlights: The Path to Autonomous Operating Plants

Through a series of technical keynote sessions, SUPCON reframed autonomy not as a single hardware upgrade, but as a strategic operating model designed to empower the modern workforce.

Real-time Field Intelligence (Smart Field Instrumentation & Ethernet-APL): Moving beyond legacy protocols like HART, SUPCON showcased how Ethernet-APL brings high-speed connectivity directly to the field, turning passive instruments into active sources of real-time intelligence.Building the Unified Namespace (Tier0): To eliminate the “integration tax,” SUPCON introduced Tier0, a UNS-based platform using MQTT pub/sub and semantic structures to create a shared, event-driven data layer that prevents vendor lock-in and unifies fragmented systems.Agentic Application Development (AppBuilder): The Tier0 AppBuilder demonstrated how factory teams can build industrial applications up to 10x faster using natural language and domain-aware agents, moving from costly customization to rapid, user-centric creation.The Autonomous Workforce (Robotics & AI): By utilizing autonomous robots as “mobile sensors” for hazardous tasks like leak detection, SUPCON proved that technology isn’t about replacing humans, but about liberating engineers for high-value creative problem-solving and strategic oversight.Software-Defined Controls: The Universal Control System (UCS) represents a new era of efficiency. By revolutionizing traditional controls architecture, it reduces physical footprints and cabling by up to 90%, directly helping partners meet carbon neutrality goals without sacrificing productivity.Time-Series Pre-Trained Transformers (TPT): Unlike standard Large Language Models, the TPT is purpose-built for industrial time-series data. It consolidates fragmented use cases like equipment health forecasting and bottleneck analysis into a single AI layer for faster scaling.Autonomous Operating Plants (AOP): SUPCON framed “Zero-Touch Operations” not as a single hardware upgrade, but as a total strategic transformation. Addressing the “hidden” barriers of fragmented data and multi-OEM complexity, Autonomous Operating Plants (AOP) are achievable when open architectures and next-generation control systems are designed as a unified foundation from the outset.Self-Optimizing Plants via Closed-Loop AIO: SUPCON introduced Artificial Intelligence Optimization (AIO) as a revolutionary step beyond traditional DCS and APC systems. By enabling AI to learn from real-time plant data and feed optimized decisions back into control systems autonomously. This closed-loop approach serves as a practical pathway for manufacturers to optimize throughput, energy, and safety simultaneously without manual intervention.

A Partner in Industrial Evolution

By connecting smart field instrumentation, open data platforms, and software-defined control, SUPCON is providing the industry with a practical blueprint for safer, more resilient, and self-optimizing plants. The vision presented at Hannover Messe 2026 establishes that autonomous operations are achievable today when open architectures and next-generation intelligence are designed as a unified foundation.

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Resource Hub & Presentations: global.supcon.com/events/hannover-messe-2026Highlights Video: View on YouTubeNext Event: Join us at Gastech 2026 | 14–17 September 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand

About SUPCON

SUPCON (688777.SH, SUPCON.SW) is a global provider of industrial automation and industrial AI, offering control systems, digital platforms, robotics, and software solutions that power the world’s process and energy industries. Headquartered in Hangzhou, China, with the SUPCON Internal Business Headquarters in Singapore and the regional hubs around the globe, SUPCON is well-positioned to elevate industrial intelligence and drive customer success. Trusted by more than 250 leading enterprises and 39,000+ customers worldwide across major process industries such as oil & gas, chemical and petrochemical, as well as other industries such as power, pulp and paper, building materials, and more, SUPCON is driving the evolution from automation to autonomy–enabling safer, smarter, and more sustainable industrial operations.

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PwC and OpenAI Build a First-of-Its-Kind OpenAI Native Finance Function

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The collaboration aims to help redefine the future of finance by combining agentic AI with human supervision, enabling finance teams to govern, improve, and scale AI agents over time.

NEW YORK, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — PwC today announced an expanded collaboration with OpenAI to help create the first of its kind AI native finance function at enterprise scale, combining agentic AI with human supervision to reshape how finance work gets done.

Together, PwC and OpenAI are building AI agents around the core operating rhythms of finance, from planning, forecasting, and reporting to procurement, payments, treasury, tax, and the accounting close. What sets this collaboration apart is its focus on building in the real world, not just designing in theory. For example, PwC and OpenAI are building a procurement agent inside the OpenAI finance organization, and are applying those learnings to additional agents across core finance workflows. That hands-on model is intended to speed innovation, prove the value of an AI native finance function in practice at OpenAI, and continuously improve the offering based on learnings.

Powered by OpenAI native finance capabilities and PwC’s deep expertise in finance, risk, and transformation, the collaboration is intended to move finance beyond task automation toward an operating model where AI agents can execute complex work, collaborate across workflows, and support faster, more insight-driven decisions.

“Finance is at an inflection point, where organizations are moving from process efficiency to intelligent, decision-centric operations,” said Tyson Cornell, US Advisory Leader. “Through our collaboration with OpenAI, we’re helping clients embed agentic AI into the core fabric of the finance function, enabling more proactive insights, stronger controls, and a more adaptive operating model.”

In this new operating model, the role of finance professionals evolves from primarily executing processes to supervising, governing, and improving AI agents over time. Finance teams remain accountable for judgment, controls, and outcomes, while helping define the guardrails, policies, and organizational memory that allow agents to perform more effectively and responsibly. Through MCPs and reusable skills, agents can connect to enterprise systems with the right controls, produce more reliable outputs, and follow consistent operating patterns across finance processes.

At the same time, domain experts can use Codex and OpenAI emerging product surfaces to build bespoke applications for targeted finance workflows — accelerating solutions for accruals, close activities, reconciliations, reporting, and other operational needs without relying solely on traditional software development cycles. This is the foundation of a new kind of finance function: AI native by design, human-governed actions, continuously improving over time.

“Finance has always been about judgment, trust, and making decisions in environments filled with complexity and constant change. AI gives finance leaders a much deeper ability to see around corners and act faster,” said Sarah Friar, CFO at OpenAI. “I believe we’re now entering a moment where the finance function itself gets reimagined to shape decisions in real time. The opportunity here is far bigger than efficiency, it’s about giving finance leaders the tools to operate with greater foresight, agility, and strategic impact across the business.”

This collaboration reflects a broader shift toward an OpenAI native finance operating model, where work begins with intent and is executed by AI agents acting across systems, workflows, and data environments. Through hands-on collaboration, PwC and OpenAI are creating a continuous feedback loop between emerging innovation and real-world execution. This model allows both organizations to rapidly test, refine, and scale capabilities in ways that are practical, enterprise-ready, and closely aligned to the evolving priorities of CFOs.

Co-developing the future of Intelligent Enterprise for Finance

The focus of this collaboration is on practical, high-value workflows where AI agents can execute and coordinate work under human supervision. This includes:

Procurement agents that guide intake, create requisitions, answer policy questions, record item receipt and support procurement workflowsSpecialized agents that accelerate contract review, perform risk assessments, and power other autonomous finance operationsBespoke applications that help automate accruals, accelerate close activities, streamline reporting, and deliver customized dashboards — enabling domain experts to build targeted solutions around enterprise platforms faster and better serve stakeholders.

By leveraging Workspace Agents, Codex and OpenAI emerging product surfaces, the collaboration aims to show how finance teams can move beyond point automation toward an enterprise operating model where agents run repeatable workflows, surface exceptions, and continuously improve how work gets done.

PwC is proud to collaborate with OpenAI in this way within the finance domain, helping shape how an AI native finance function can be deployed with the governance, transparency, and control required in enterprise environments. Together, PwC and OpenAI are translating emerging AI capabilities into enterprise-ready solutions designed to work within existing finance systems, controls, and operating models.

You can learn more about how PwC and OpenAI are helping drive impact here: https://www.pwc.com/us/en/technology/alliances/openai.html

About PwC 

At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into a competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 364,000 people in 136 countries and 137 territories. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com.

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