Atlantic Canada’s Symplicity Designs Is Among Top 10 Per Cent Of World’s B Corps
B Lab is a non-profit organization that certifies and supports 3,000 certified B Corporations – for-profit companies dedicated to using business as a force for good.
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Digital Tech Firms Contribute $6.1-Billion To Atlantic Canada’s Economy
A new study from Atlantic Provinces Economic Council estimates there were 43,000 people in Atlantic Canada’s digital industry labour force as recently as 2016.
Local Leadership Coaching Firm Working With Clients Of HR Giant Morneau Shepell
Vision Coaching is tapping into a bigger share of a billion-dollar industry with a recently announced agreement to provide services to the clients of an HR services firm that works with 24,000 client organizations in 162 countries.
Fredericton Entrepreneur Hopes ‘Dangerous’ New Mural Will Inspire More
Jeff Alpaugh, the owner of Jeff Alpaugh Custom, the maker of the ‘World’s most dangerous dress shirt,’ recently hired local artist Joseph Cormier to paint a mural on an empty wall on the store’s shop at 364 Victoria Street.
Dorian Rainfall Leads To Closure Of Shellfish Harvesting Areas In N.B., N.S. And P.E.I.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada shut down large portions of shellfish harvesting areas in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and P.E.I. due to fears of contamination following heavy rainfall that came with Hurricane Dorian.
This Company Is Offering Up To $7,500 For Workers Who Want To Move To Atlantic Canada
teele Auto Group, headquartered in Dartmouth, needs to fill 59 positions immediately, so it launched a campaign that includes a financial incentive to attract talent to its Atlantic Canadian locations.
N.B. Adds 2,300 Jobs In August, But Unemployment Rate Rose Slightly
The province saw an increase in full-time jobs and a decrease in part-time jobs in August, as its labour force also expanded.
Saint John-Based Gemba Secures $2.9-Million Investment
Gemba Software Solutions’s funding round was led by Build Ventures, the Halifax-based venture capital company, who contributed $2 million. The New Brunswick Innovation (NBIF) put up $600,000 and Innovatia Inc. contributed $300,000.
Saint John Energy Announces Company That Will Build $60-Million Wind Farm
Halifax-based Natural Forces will build and operate a 10-turbine wind farm that will generate up to 42 megawatts (MW) of electricity, supplying up to 16 per cent of the power on the grid that serve residents and businesses in the Saint John area.
Economists Say Subsidy For Student Jobs Shouldn’t Vary So Greatly Across The Country
New Brunswick and P.E.I. received approximately double the national average, and Newfoundland and Labrador got more than three times the national average.
