Whiteboard and related accessories maker SMART Technologies cuts the ribbon on its new 260,000 square-foot facility on Palladium Drive in Kanata. The company’s largest assembly and warehousing center for global products is now fully operational. Unveiling ceremony attendees, including politicians, customers, suppliers and the media, were treated to a tour of the production floor to see the state-of-the-art assembly operation. Over the last two decades, Calgary-based SMART has steadily expanded its Kanata operations, which have consistently been the company’s largest assembly and distribution facility. The Palladium Drive building brings together operations that until now were spread across three locations, and includes space to handle future growth. It houses space for assembly, warehousing, research and development, administration and staff amenities.