Forest industries contribute much to the Newfoundland and Labrador economy.

During the mid-1960s, American entrepreneur John Shaheen arranged with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Joseph Smallwood to construct an oil refinery at Come By Chance.

One of the industries which the Smallwood government managed to lure to the province with the promise of cheap power was the ERCO.

Development, construction, and fate of the third linerboard mill in Newfoundland and Labrador, created in Stephenville by the Smallwood government.

Information about Megaprojects undertaken by the Smallwood government to further industrialize Newfoundland and Labrador.

When the Air Force withdrew from Stephenville, the Atlantic Brewery was the first major industry to become established in the town.

In 1973, the Labrador Liner Limited opened and started production of a linerboard mill in Stephenville.