If you have a desire to be rich then listen up. Here’s what those in the high net worth category in this country are thinking these days. A survey by RBC Royal Bank turned up one truly interesting factoid on this topic. Even the wealthy among us …
Resource Sector Wages on the Rise
The labor market in this province seems to be heating up. We track a basket of indicators to get a feel for the labor market – the relationship between employers who are looking to add or reduce the number of people on their payrolls – and workers …
Credit Union Enters Private Equity Market
There’s a new venture capital fund in the province, one dedicated to providing capital for companies still in their start-up phase. Conexus Credit Union is spearheading the fund, seeding it with $15 million and it is playing the lead role in …
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A Quiet but Potent Figure Left the Province Last Week
Often in the world of entrepreneurship the name of the name of the business they started is more well-known than the individual who did it. One such example is Ken Sexton. He passed away last week and would have been 91 today. Back when he was …
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Saskatoon Does Have A Boom Going On
Now here’s a headline we haven’t seen in a while. Saskatoon is experiencing a full-on building boom of premium office space. To a degree, this is stating the obvious for anyone who has been in the Bridge City’s downtown core lately. But, it is …
Clear Your Head with Some Combine Time
We’re about to begin the greatest thinking period in Saskatchewan’s year. Harvest. In a digital age where information is free flowing: sometimes accurate, sometimes fake, it is often hard for most of us – but leaders especially – to find the time …
Discretionary Spending Continues to Rise
The month of May brought a reduction in retail spending but it also saw an increase in expenditures at restaurants and bars. So, it seems consumers are still spending they’re just shifting their buying habits. When retail sales were reported …
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Internationally-Recognized Medical Research Underway in Saskatoon
There’s promising research into a disease that is devastating the hog industry in China going on at the VIDO-InterVac facility in Saskatoon. The disease has claimed half the country’s breeding herd and could send global pork prices …
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A Bump on the Retail Road
Saskatchewan consumers took a little break in May. After several months of steady or strengthening retail spending, we saw a reversal in May as total revenues in this sector fell by three-quarters of a point in the month. That is also down about …
Bravo Cameco
It’s been a good run for Saskatoon-based Cameco. The uranium mining giant recently won a court case with the Canada Revenue Agency, one where the panel sided completely with the company. At stake was tax on hundreds of millions of dollars. The …
