Tag Archives: Economy

Saskatoon will soon be building bridges in the business world. A new $50-million office tower will rise downtown as a World Trade Center. Canwest Commercial and Land Corporation is behind the project,...

Enough with the doom-and-gloom already. That was the message from 650 CKOM business analyst Paul Martin as he looks ahead to 2017. Martin said there's no doubt 2016 was a challenging year in the provi...

It could be good news for the Stoughton area, as a U.S. energy company takes steps to put a refinery there. Quantum Energy Inc. said it has created a Canadian subsidiary, Dominion Energy Processing Gr...

A big cheque cut for the Saskatchewan-born company Skip the Dishes has fluttered away after the province said the company didn't meet conditions in the deal. Previously, the government defen...

The economic future looks brighter in Regina. A new survey for Economic Development Regina shows business leaders in the city believe the tide is turning. The economy has not been as robust in recent ...

The town of Mankota, Saskatchewan is getting a lift to the local economy with a revolutionary new helium plant. The grand opening of the new Weil Group Resources helium plant was held Wednesday mornin...

Evraz Steel is laying off more workers. The news came as a shock to those affected, as in a meeting Friday morning the supervisor was telling them to "get more pipe out the door". And yet by the after...

The Canadian Finals Rodeo is moving to Saskatoon after more than 40 years of steer wrestling and calf roping in Edmonton. The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association says it has signed an agreement wi...

Standard and Poor's (S&P) lowered Saskatchewan's credit rating to AA+ from AAA on Friday. S&P's credit rating change reflects the impact of persistently low resource prices, in particular oil ...

The Regina Catholic School division managed to avoid a $650,000 deficit, passing a balanced budget at its board meeting Monday night. However, board chair Frank Flegel says while administration manage...