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Atlas Structural Systems opening new facility in Mount Uniacke
Work is continuing on a new Atlas Structural Systems manufacturing facility in Mount Uniacke that will employ 60 people when it opens next year. The 90,000-square-foot building will serve as an off-site construction facility for prefabricated wall, ...
N.L. Dairy Co-operative gets $10M loan from province for Mount Pearl facility purchase
Newfoundland and Labrador has announced a $10-million loan agreement to support a new local dairy co-operative to acquire Agropur Dairy's facility in Mount Pearl. Newfoundland and Labrador Dairy Co-operative, comprised of 19 local dairy producers, ...
Under Armour opening store in Galway, first in Newfoundland and Labrador
The Shoppes at Galway has a new tenant coming, bringing the first of its stores to the province. Under Armour is opening a 10,000-square-foot store in the area that will be located across from the Marshall's and Dollarama locations. Danny Williams, ...
80-year-old N.L.-based business Big Eric's finds buyer
Big Eric’s has come out the other side of its potential bankruptcy proceedings with new owners. According to court documents filed in April, the company has entered into an asset purchase agreement, which had a closing date of May 3, that will see ...
ASK THE MONEY LADY: Spending money to get prenups
Dear Money Lady: How do I get a prenup agreement without paying high lawyer fees? This is a second marriage, and I am very close to retirement plus, we both have government pensions. My partner has three adult kids, and I have two. We both agreed ...
DON MILLS: Our airlines are failing us and they don’t seem to care
As a frequent traveller, I have been debating whether or not to do a column on the state of air travel for some time. Since 9/11, air travel has become increasingly more challenging for everyone involved in this sector, not the least for those of us ...
THE WRAP: TikTok kids crazy, Loblaw boycott lazy and Bargain Harley’s checks out
Local makers vs. local fakers? Wendy Friedman has been toughing it out in fashion and gift retailing for years. But selling local and original Canadian designs is getting even harder because of encroachment by fast fashion sites and international ...
Atlantic Canadian post-secondary institutions awarded nearly $10M to commercialize research
Ottawa is giving out $9.8 million to support Springboard Atlantic and its 19 Atlantic post-secondary institution partners to bring their research ideas to the market. The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) will be providing non-repayable ...
Sydney-based biotech firm gets $4 million in seed funding
A Cape Breton-based biotech firm developing an additive to make stronger, cheaper and environmentally friendly concrete has received $4 million in seed financing. AlterBiota successfully closed a seed financing round led by Invest Nova Scotia, ...
Opportunities NB export awards gala coming to Moncton
New Brunswick companies in the export business will be honoured at a Crown corporation’s annual event at the end of May in Moncton. Opportunities NB’s 56th annual export awards are set for May 30 at the Delta Beauséjour and see 32 companies vying for ...
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