I love following the debates that go on in other cities across Canada. Take Vancouver, ex-City Planners are ‘concerned’ that the current leadership is not doing enough to prepare the city for the rapid growth expected over the next 40…
Continue ReadingFrom Genesys to a revelation: Local Multinationals are the low hanging fruit
I have had the opportunity to do some work with Invest NB so I put my bias on the table but I have to say the folks who are complaining that most of Invest NB’s announcements have been multinational expansions…
Continue ReadingEverything you ever wanted to know about natural gas
The Economist magazine has a spectacular special report this week on natural gas. It covers everything from how the gas market works, to the new technologies used to extract gas to how gas is changing energy markets around the world.…
Continue ReadingLabour Market Bonanza! Stats Stats Stats
For those of you looking for data related to my column on labour market trends in the TJ today, ask and ye shall receive. The following tables show the trends for each of Canada’s provinces in multiple areas. If you…
Continue ReadingAre professionals in New Brunswick slacking off?
I am reading that in the United States, the professional class and the wealthy are working far more hours per week than they did a couple of generations ago while the poorer classes are working considerably less hours. I don’t…
Continue ReadingThe Maritimes are on the IT Capital Merry-Go-Round
The announcement that Salesforce.com is buying a Halifax firm is very interesting. I encourage you to click on the link because the owners of that firm can’t be much older than their mid 20s. $70 million richer today. I still…
Continue ReadingOne-and-a-half cheers for capitalism
I watched The Secret of My Success last night while on the treadmill and it’s a pretty good movie if you can get beyond the David Foster anthems and cheezy hair styles of the 1980s – what were we thinking?…
Continue ReadingThe growth rate among retirees claiming pension income is in decline
One of the issues of concern to people like me is the lack of personal savings in New Brunswick and the potential impact on the economy in the years ahead. Like most provinces, historically many New Brunswickers could count on…
Continue ReadingThe Saskatchewan Miracle: Income Impacts
Recently a delegation from the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference was in New Brunswick and I got a chance to sit down with them to discuss economic, demographic and social trends in the province. During that discussion, the delegate from…
Continue ReadingWhy Entrepreneurs Matter – for the Middle School Audience
Hello, Guinea Pigs. I have prepared another presentation – this one on the importance of entrepreneurs. As you may have noticed I am toying with other ways to show/display important economic development concepts. I am not graphically inclined so this stuff is…
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