Your co-worker in a neighbouring office once a year visits an impoverished village in a foreign country to help rebuild decaying schools and homes. To you, it’s heartwarming and unique story. But to a journalist, there’s so much more. No doubt, …
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Start Your Check book – It’s Home Renovation Season
A new survey on the outlook for the home renovation season has uncovered an interesting tidbit that just might be a factor putting a damper on the sale of residential properties. The study, by CIBC, shows Canadians are planning to rein in their …
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Hard to Get the Pulse
With the mishmash of economic and business signals swirling in global markets these days it’s hard to put your finger on how business owners in this province are positioning themselves. We have a few reports on business confidence – they are all …
Here’s What the Rich People Think
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 …
Martin Charlton announces new Communications Strategist joins team.
It’s an honour to be working with the great team at Martin Charlton Communications. Since joining the team this past March, I’ve seen first-hand why this agency has been a leader in communications in Saskatchewan for the past decade. To be working …
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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 …
