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DECEMBER 2025
W I N D S O R ’ S F O R E M O S T B U S I N E S S N E W S P U B L I C AT I O N
PHOTO BY JOE SYMCHYSHYN PHOTOGRAPHIC
INSIDE TRACK
Jared and Shay Niziolek at their new butcher and bake shop, The Butcher’s Dozen, in south Windsor. By Ron Stang
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AT A GLANCE A look at predictions and Canadian views on the country’s condo market.
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CROSSWORD Take a coffee break from work and challenge yourself with our crossword.
12 BUILDING PERMITS A compilation of construction activity in the Windsor and area market.
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ESSEX ECONOMICS A series of guest columns by business executives on various trends in the region.
13 WORLD OF WORK A career advice column by two workplace consultants and career coaches.
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PRIME PROPERTY A look at recent commercial property transfers in the city of Windsor .
14 START UPS Newly incorporated firms launched in Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent.
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popular south Windsor commercial intersection will once again be known as an area to purchase high quality meat. The Butcher’s Dozen opened last month in Roseland Plaza on the southeast corner of Dougall Avenue and Cabana Road. The shop, with artisan flourishes including a bakery and coffee kiosk, is helmed by husband and wife team Jared and Shay Niziolek, both of whom have wide experience in the food business. They have struck out on their own with a unique concept. Many city residents will recall Windsor’s one-time best-known meat market was Ted Farron’s Gourmet Butcher Shop. It operated for more than three decades by Ted Farron, a businessman and civic booster who died last year. The shop was just across the street. “I feel there’s a need for a good high quality butcher shop at this end of town,” Jared said. Continued on page 4
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