I must be living in the twilight zone. I just heard a Michigan economist on a PBS podcast saying that the auto jobs are ‘never coming back’ to the state but “we need to focus on our assets”. “For example,…
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A couple of quick comments this evening, then back to work. First, a few great comments to this blog over the past week. Well thought out and a few with historical perspective. That’s what I had hoped when I started…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s chicken/egg problem
There’s a great story in Macleans this week about Calgary’s arts sector turning the city into a cultural mecca. Richard Florida says that the creative class leads to strong and successful economies so economic developers are scrambling to become ‘creative’.…
Continue ReadingAlberta – history trivia
I just listened to the CBC The House podcast. The host interviewed former Alberta Premier Lougheed and he is calling for Alberta to take more of a leadership position in Canada – on the environment and other issues. He said…
Continue ReadingSetting more transparent objectives
From a TJ story today: So far, the department [BNB] has helped create 1,920 jobs, which is more than 1,000 jobs short of its goal, but the fiscal year doesn’t end until the end of March. Department spokesman Ryan Donaghy…
Continue ReadingPlanning your own demise
Several people sent me emails about the NSBI article in the TJ on Friday. The truth of the matter is that BNB thinks it has done a fine job of attracting industry to New Brunswick. Look at the spokesperson’s comments.…
Continue ReadingA new take on things
You hear mostly the same old hash on these pages – rehashed a lot. That’s because I am trying to repeat over and over until I get traction (unlikely, hey Mikel?). Anyway, I just had a very interesting conversation (albeit…
Continue ReadingLive by the sword……
I see that NB lost jobs in December. I haven’t had the time to go to the GNB.ca website but one suspects that the press release doesn’t attribute this to the success of self-sufficiency (as has been the case in…
Continue ReadingOntario’s Next Generation Jobs Fund
There are some folks that still cling to the notion that Atlantic Canada serves up corporate subsidies to draw industry while Ontario and the other strong economies don’t. Of course, most – the vast majority of folks realize this is…
Continue ReadingWhat is an energy hub?
For me a picture is worth a thousand words. Yestersday, Rodney Macdonald standing in front of a graphic showing traditional energy (oil & gas) and how it is so important to Nova Scotia’s future – and announcing upwards of $15…
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