I guess the ‘Chi is starting to get interested in economic development. More than 200 people came out on Saturday to show their support to the sale of the Weyerhaeuser mill. A Quebec-based company, Arbec, wants to buy the mill…
Continue ReadingPulling against gravity: Redux
“The Western economy is the beating heart of Canadian progress in the future. This is where the action is. And, if this is where the action is economically, then we have to be there, too.” says Michael Ignatieff, who is…
Continue ReadingPolitics and economic development
I have been trying to make the case over the years that support of economic development can translate into political rewards. I have just recently looked at the 2006 election results in New Brunswick (provincial) and correlated them with recent…
Continue ReadingRestless New Brunswicker
I just finished reading Ike, a biography of former President Eisenhower and now I am on to Team of Rivals, another look at Abraham Lincoln this time from the perspective of his Cabinet. The author talks about Lincoln and his…
Continue ReadingThis is fun
I love these little stories of entrepreneurial success. Hartland-based Covered Bridge Potato Chips ready to expand after only a month in operation. Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company — based in Hartland, home of the world’s longest covered bridge — is…
Continue ReadingMusing about manufacturing
We have talked a lot on this blog at various times about the potential (or lack thereof) of the manufacturing sector as an economic growth engine. There’s a story this morning about the Nova Scotia NDP proposing a manufacturing tax credit.…
Continue ReadingThe Google paper mill
Everyone’s excited that Google has bought an old paper mill in Finland for a large data centre. Could that be a potential for NB’s old mills? Possibly but you have to understand that Google wants the site for its access…
Continue ReadingSubstituting fantasy for reality
You have to wonder what goes on in the mind of some people. Here’s an excerpt from a TJ story this morning: During public accounts hearings Tuesday, the Department of Natural Resources assistant deputy minister, Cecil Freeman, said promising oil…
Continue ReadingNorway? Yes Way!
This looks like great news for the Miramichi. Umoe Solar is shining some positive light on the economic prospects for Miramichi after a company representative told local politicians how the company plans to spend $600 million in the area and…
Continue ReadingMaking Iggy’s Top Three
Politics can be a brutal business. One day you’re on top, the next in the cellar. Iggy seems to be on top these days. The latest polls show the Liberals surging ahead with increasing strength in Quebec and the Igster…
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