The following is a table of the jobs that are expected to grow the fastest in the US from 2004-2014. These estimates were published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Almost all of the job categories are either health, IT…
Continue ReadingThe ‘power’ of economic development
The local media this morning is reporting that residential electricity customers won’t have to pay as big an increase for power next year as NB Power predicted in October The Public Utilities Board ruled on Wednesday that industrial users will…
Continue ReadingLet the blogging begin
Ok, a bunch of you have lamented the lack of discourse in the blogosphere related to economic development in this fine province. So, by popular demand, I have compiled a little list of blogs in cyberspace that at least touch…
Continue ReadingSometimes people aren’t as stupid as politicians think
The biggest move, by far, that the Conservative government has made in their seven years in power was the elimination of the toll highway. That cost us $600 million in capital and somthing like $60 million per year in lost…
Continue ReadingNorthern Europe and Nova Scotia
I have talked a lot about Research in Motion and other investment projects into Nova Scotia lately but we shouldn’t forget the Europeans. Last week, Swiss-based conglomerate Xstrata PLC agreed to partner on the development of the coal industry in…
Continue ReadingCollateral luck in economic development
When it comes to Moncton, Premier Lord must be thanking his lucky stars. Firstly, when he took power in 1999, the community was already growing strong. Then, during his tenure, a significant number of the call centres that are in…
Continue ReadingThe paternal Liberals
I am ever so slowly working my way through John Ibbitson’s Polite Revolution and so fair 100 or so pages in it has involved bashing Atlantic Canada and rural Canada bashing our ‘beliefs’, insinuating we are anti-immigration, and stating that…
Continue ReadingAccelerating Government Spending
We finally got a look at Premier Lord’s new Accelerating Greater Prosperity funding request to the feds. He wants $1.5 billion from the federal government. Now, remember that government spending in New Brunswick is already up 36% since 1999 –…
Continue ReadingEverybody loves Frank
The Telegraph Journal is reporting on a poll done by Corporate Research Associates. He’s an article excerpt:The poll by Corporate Research Associates shows 63 per cent of New Brunswickers believe Mr. McKenna would make the better prime minister, compared to…
Continue ReadingThe lion, the witch and the wardrobe
I took the kids to see the new movie The lion, the witch and the wardrobe last night. Although the target audience for this is 10 year olds, I did find it entertaining. But the question that I had after…
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