Month: January 2018
Workforce Attraction & Retention Officer Wanted
January 31, 2018 by Eleanor MacLean We are looking for someone who is passionate about growing the Saint John regional economy. You will work with local and Provincial partners to develop and implement strategic initiatives to support employers in accessing a continuous stream of talent for their companies. This is a contract position. Annual renewal is based on…
Read MoreCHOP CHOP WINTER
Chop Chop Winter is just around the corner – February 19-25, 2018! Various Locations Uptown http://chopchopsj.com
Read MoreCanada’s Manufacturing Sales Hit a Record-High $55.5 Billion in November
Jan 19, 2018 By Craig Wong, The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Canadian manufacturing sales hit a record high in November, driven by sales of transportation equipment, petroleum and coal products and the chemical industry, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency said manufacturing sales climbed 3.4 per cent to $55.5 billion. However, TD Bank senior economist…
Read MoreNew ESJ Board Chair Andrew Oland ‘Excited About the Future of Saint John’
Jan 18, 2018 by Cherise Letson Andrew Oland Image: Cherise Letson/Huddle SAINT JOHN – Moosehead Breweries president Andrew Oland is the new board chair of Enterprise Saint John (ESJ), the region’s economic development agency announced Thursday. Oland takes over the position as board chair effective immediately. The move comes at the time of other…
Read MoreSaint John Real Estate Board Believes the Housing Market Will Keep Growing in 2018
Jan 17, 2018 by Cherise Letson SAINT JOHN – The president of the Saint John Real Estate Board hopes this year is as good as the last one, with homes sales up nine per cent in 2017. Sheila Henry said the year-over-year growth has been steady with 2,365 homes sold in 2017, up from 2,159 sales in 2016…
Read MorePort Saint John Expects a 19 Per Cent Increase in Cruise Ship Passengers in 2018
Jan 16, 2018 by Huddle Staff SAINT JOHN– Port Saint John says 2018 will bring the fourth consecutive year of growth for the cruise industry in the city. This cruise season, which starts on May 1 and ends November 2, will bring 75 ships to the city, bringing with them approximately 176,000 passengers and 70,000 crew,…
Read MoreSituation ‘Pretty Much Stable’ After Latest Storm, EMO Says
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2018 The latest storm to hammer our region brought evacuations, road washouts, power outages and more but the current situation is described as pretty much stable. That’s according to Robert Duguay of the New Brunswick Emergency Measure Organization who says that they are still watching a few isolated cases in…
Read MoreEMO: Some Butane Leak Evacuees To Return Home This Afternoon
Posted on Friday, January 12, 2018 country 94 news After five days of being displaced, Saint John EMO says that the residents on Spruce Avenue, First Street East and Second Street East who were evacuated because of the butane leak in east Saint John will return home this afternoon. EMO says air quality monitoring continues…
Read MoreNuuvera Signs Agreement to Supply Marijuana for Recreational Market in N.B.
Jan 12, 2018 by Mark Leger SAINT JOHN – Toronto-based Nuuvera Inc. has become the latest company to sign an agreement to supply recreational marijuana to the CannabisNB stores when they open next July. The company announced today that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the provincial government to provide 2.5 million grams of cannabis and related…
Read MoreSaint John Hosting 2019 National Skating Championships
Saint John has been named the host of a national skating competition that will see the best of the best in Canada hit the ice at Harbour Station. The 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships will be held in the city from January 13th to the 20th and is expected to bring about $2.5-million in economic…
Read More15 New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Companies Using Business as a Force For Good
Jan 10, 2018 by Huddle Staff Last week, Saint John-headquartered T4G joined more than 2,100 companies from around the world that are certified B Corporations. B Corporations are for-profit entities that believe in using business as a force for good. B Corp is a worldwide certification created by nonprofit organization B Lab. The certification process is rigorous, requiring businesses to meet performance…
Read MorePort Saint John Has a Banner Year Handling More Than 30-Million Metric Tonnes of Cargo
Jan 10, 2018by Huddle Staff SAINT JOHN– Port Saint John says its year-over-year total cargo tonnage increased by over 4 million metric tonnes in 2017. The Port says overall cargo tonnage handled for the year 2017 was 30,458,422 metric tonnes, a 15 per cent increase over 2016, which saw 26,438,301 metric tonnes handled. Jim Quinn, President & CEO of…
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