Ottawa Invests Additional $60-Million To Help Small Businesses In Atlantic Canada
The Trudeau government says the fund has helped protect 9,000 jobs in more than 1,300 small- and medium-sized enterprises in the Atlantic provinces.
New Brunswick
Higgs Gives Rookie MLA Arlene Dunn Key Economic Files
The new MLA for Saint John Harbour, is the minister responsible for Economic Development and Small Business, Opportunities NB, Immigration and Aboriginal Affairs.
McDonald’s The Latest Business To Close In Brunswick Square
The sign outside the McDonald’s restaurant in the first-floor food court was recently removed.
Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect In Greater Moncton
It was supposed to come into effect on July 1, but in June, municipal councils decided to amend the by-law’s implementation date to October 1, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cannabis NB Reports Quarterly Profit Of $3.3-Million
It was the third straight profitable quarter for Cannabis NB, which had been plagued by multimillion-dollar quarterly losses since its opening in October of 2018.
Arlene Dunn’s Cabinet Appointment Shows Immigration Key To N.B.’s Growth
New Brunswick Multicultural Council (NBMC) President Moncef Lakouas says the appointment of an immigration minister means immigration is the priority for population growth, and that “it’s a good thing for the province.”
Atlantic Canadian Employers Lead On Salary Increases In A Historically Bad Year For All
Overall, the annual survey found 36 percent of Canadian organizations froze salaries this year, that’s much higher than the 2 percent of organizations forecasted to do so this year before Covid-19 hit.
Tuck Studio Moving To ‘Beautiful Architectural Gem,’ Just Across The Street
Covid-19 introduced many new challenges for small businesses in New Brunswick, but for one Saint John furniture and home decor store, it also brought the opportunity to expand, reinvent and redesign.
MBA Students, Entrepreneurs Collide And Collaborate At Saint John Block One Incubator
If there’s a place where students and entrepreneurs, with local and international expertise, can work together in Saint John, then that’s 40 Charlotte Street, the new home of Economic Development Greater Saint John (EDGSJ) incubator Block One and the UNBSJ’s MBA program.
Planet Hatch Program Will Prepare Students For Future Economy
The Fredericton-based innovation hub is working with the University of New Brunswick on the pilot of the Future of Work Skills-Development program, which it hopes to launch in the next few months.
