Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Co-ops dominate Top 100 business list
Co-op stores have claimed 26 spots in SaskBusiness Magazine's 2020 ranking of the Top 100 companies in Saskatchewan by revenue. Nine Co-ops across north central Saskatchewan are on the list including ...
Mar 04, 2021
Anderson Pump House sold, employees retained
After almost 40 years of operating Anderson Pump House, Howard and Sharon Kirby have decided to sell. The water systems supply and service business, which has branches in North Battleford and Prince A...
Mar 03, 2021
Shellbrook explores pellet processing plant
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A processing plant that would offer an alternative to coal may one day have a home in west-central Saskatchewan. Shellbrook Town Council has expressed interest in the idea...
Nigel Maxwell Mar 03, 2021
Shellbrook explores pellet processing plant
A processing plant that would offer an alternative to coal may one day have a home in west-central Saskatchewan.Shellbrook Town Council has expressed interest in the idea of a pellet processing plant....
Mar 03, 2021
Federated Co-op’s annual report shows $1.3B sales decline in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn't been kind to Federated Co-op.The company owned by roughly 190 co-ops in Western Canada is reporting a sharp decline in net profits, according to its annual report.Net prof...
Mar 03, 2021
Sask. alcohol sales increase leading to jump in harms: Expert
An increase in liquor sales is getting the attention of addiction experts in Saskatchewan.The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Association (SLGA) reported a 7.9 per cent increase in wholesale operations...
Mar 03, 2021
Council looks to relax landscaping requirements in heavy industrial areas
Prince Albert city council is considering relaxing landscaping requirements in areas zoned as heavy industrial after concerns current requirements could be deterring growth.Coun. Dennis Ogrodnick, who...
Mar 01, 2021
Restaurant industry hopes to rebound almost one year into the pandemic
Most restaurants are not making money lately either, according to the restaurant organization.Only 20 per cent of the industry in Saskatchewan has been making any sort of money or breaking even, with ...
Mar 01, 2021
Lakeland Ford wins third SMBA, shares high hopes for future
The managing partner of Prince Albert's top company says the prospects facing all businesses were scary when COVID arrived on the scene almost a year ago but he and his colleagues have been focusing o...
Feb 26, 2021
Gas price spike sign of economic recovery, says analyst
While motorists may be grumbling over a recent jump in gas prices, a Canadian petroleum analyst is suggesting the increase may actually represent a sign of an economy on the rebound from months of sca...
Feb 26, 2021
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