Business council expanding mandate

Business council expanding mandate

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The New Brunswick Business Council is ramping up its work to help make the province the best jurisdiction in the country to start and grow a company, the organization's new chairman said.

Plazacrop announces quarterly dividend

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Plazacorp Retail Properties Ltd. (TSX.V:PLZ) declared its quarterly cash dividend of about 4.6 cents per common share to be paid on Aug. 17 to all common shareholders of record on July 16.

A big step forward

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There is a move afoot to streamline the host of services available to entrepreneurs from more than a handful of economic development agencies working towards the same ends.

Manufacturer succeeds with confidence and determination

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When Telecom giants such as Nortel started faltering earlier this decade, Guest Screw Machine Products Ltd., a machine components manufacturer in Beechwood, knew it was time to start targeting a more stable industry.

Long-term cost of tax reductions too high, economist says

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Lower corporate tax rates should give New Brunswick an advantage over neighbouring Nova Scotia when it comes to attracting new business investment to the province, but a prominent economist says the Graham government can't remain in deficit territory forever.
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Current membership of the New Brunswick Business Council

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Current membership of the New Brunswick Business Council

Off-road expertise wins Oshkosh US$1.06B truck order

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Oshkosh Corp.'s (NYSE:OSK) expertise in building all-terrain military vehicles was the key to winning a US$1.06 billion Pentagon contract for blast-proof trucks to be used in Afghanistan, the company's chief executive officer said this week.

Two Quebec companies in bankruptcy

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Two related Quebec companies that admitted to illegally selling securities in New Brunswick have declared bankruptcy.

Recession's legacy to be brutal and long-lasting

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Canadians will be fighting to recoup what they lost during the recession for several years even after growth returns to the economy, says a new report.

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N.S. government won't say how gas price is decided

Canadian, U.S. markets tumble on worst-than-expected American job data

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The energy sector led the Toronto stock market to a lower close Thursday amid disappointing data that showed the U.S. unemployment rate at its highest point since 1983.

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Life after General Motors

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The resurrection of the Chevrolet Camaro remains a sore point for many former General Motors workers near Montreal, but Quebec's last automotive town has discovered it's better off in some ways without the troubled carmaker.

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Abitibi appoints chief restructuring officer

Mid-year update

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Here we are, halfway through 2009 and some unexpected and positive things are happening around us.

Tax break for Washington newspapers

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As newspapers across America struggle through a brutal economic climate, papers in Washington state are getting a tax break.

Flight path to rapid growth

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As industrial machinery at pulp mills is silenced and a slumping fisheries sector is leaving boats tied to docks, one industry in New Brunswick continues to soar successfully above the recession.

Former U.S. ambassador returns to Cianbro fold

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Peter Cianchette has returned from his post as U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica and is again working for Cianbro as vice-president of business development, the Pittsfield, Maine-based company said Wednesday.

The big pay off

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Congratulations to the Liberal government of New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham, winner of this column's first annual Keeping Your Cool in Exceptionally Hot Times Award.

Web company Hostopia hosts holiday job fair

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When Hostopia decided to fill 88 new positions for its Miramichi operations, Howard Bell knew regular employee search tactics wouldn't be enough.

TransAlta's vision for wind power

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Two weeks ago, T. Boone Pickens, the legendary oil and gas tycoon from Texas, told an audience here he is looking to invest in wind energy.

U.S. lobster task force urges quick action on ideas

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The phrase "and do it fast" does not appear among a handful of recommendations listed in a draft of a letter that a U.S. lobster industry task force plans to foward to the governor, but the concept of acting with speed came up repeatedly Wednesday during the task force's final meeting.

Alberta backing three carbon capture projects

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If a province were to be set up specifically for carbon capture and storage, it would look a lot like Alberta.

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Derek Oland business council's new chairman

Global manufacturing data boosts Wall Street

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Investors kicked off the stock market's third quarter with a moderate gain after getting some reassuring data on manufacturing and housing.

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Air Canada union rejects agreement
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