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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Test Your Oyster Shucking Skills (Or Just Come Eat Them) At the Port City Festival
Gahan House Port City is hosting the second annual Port City Oyster Fest. The September 28 event will feature all-you-can-eat local oysters, shucking contest, seafood chowder competition, and live music and entertainment.
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.
Five Things That Will Surprise You About New Brunswick’s Manufacturing Industry
Dr. Herb Emery and a team of researchers with the JDI Roundtable on Manufacturing Competitiveness will reveal findings about the strengths of the sector at a forum September 25-26 in Fredericton, but Emery shares some things here that surprised him during the research process.
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.
Welcome To Atlantic Canada’s Best Kept Secret
Brenda Czich and her husband purchased their lot at Kilmarnock Head last September during a trip where they intended to check out different property throughout the Maritimes. But the scenic are near St. Andrews was the only place they needed to see.
