I know I said I would lay off Al Hogan over at the T&T but I just couldn’t resist discussing today’s ‘We Say’. Here it is: We say: N.B. has an uncanny ability to produce national quality leaders Thinking of…
Continue ReadingContext, SVP
You know, one of the things that is most frustrating about journalists in New Brunswick is that they never seem to put economic matters into a context that provides the reader a complete picture of the actual story. For example,…
Continue ReadingWhat’s in a name?
Talk about spooky. I just came across a story in the Liverpool Daily Post in the UK. Here’s a quote: Frank McKenna said: “This is a sad day for Liverpool, sending a signal to the world that we are a…
Continue ReadingAnonymous – Two a Pence
For those of you that follow this blog, you would have noticed spirited debate between myself and ‘anonymous’ following a blog I wrote last friday. Now, we don’t know who ‘anonymous’ is but we do know that he is male,…
Continue ReadingToyota and economic development
After the previous rant, I thought I would provide you with some interesting insight. A new study by the Center For Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan, says the steady expansion of the Toyota Motor Corp. base in the U.S.…
Continue ReadingBNB’s got KRAs
Let me say right off that I like Business New Brunswick. The dozen or so folks that I have come in contact there are pretty cool and most have a good understanding of economic development and what needs to be…
Continue ReadingMaster political strokes
I talked yesterday with a guy that has a good handle on politics. He understands, in my opinion, the elements of successful political strategy. And he says that (as I have stated in previous blogs), Premier Lord has made a…
Continue ReadingLament of an ex-economic developer
I had the chance to talk yesterday with an ex-economic developer. A guy that used to be involved with trying to move New Brunswick’s economy forward. Among the laments (and we all have those after moving on), was his belief…
Continue ReadingDid Al Hogan relocate?
Did Al Hogan, editor of the Times & Transcript relocate and no one informed me? I just read an article from Oregon that would make me think that Al’s attitude towards economic development has migrated out west. Here’s the headline:…
Continue ReadingWithdrawal from the T&T: for my health
I think I am going to stop reading the Times & Transcript. I know, I know. It’s where I get a lot of the content for this blog but reading it day after day, week in week out, I am…
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