Martin Cash
Winnipeg Free Press
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Business leaders embrace Manitoba budget tax moves
Manitoba Finance Minister Cliff Cullen has signalled to the business community his government’s big-spending budget will make the province more competitive. → Read More
Chamber still going strong after 150 years
When James Ashdown, Andrew Bannatyne, Andrew McDermot and others got together to form the Winnipeg Board of Trade on March 8, 1873 it was hardly anything to take issue with that the founders were all middle-aged white men. → Read More
Manitoba delegation touts province as spot for mining investment
For the second year in a row, Manitoba is trying to make its presence known in front of the 30,000 international attendees at the annual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference on this week in Toronto. → Read More
Pilot shortage causing headwinds for northern airlines
At the beginning of May, seven northern Indigenous pilots will start their commercial pilot training program in Thompson. → Read More
Founder of Princess Auto dies
Harvey Tallman, the founder of Princess Auto, died recently, four months shy of his 100th birthday. → Read More
Hiring more Indigenous people a focus at job fair
Cherika Bergsma was part of a pretty exclusive job fair this week. → Read More
MicroTraffic acquired by Kitchener firm
MicroTraffic, a Winnipeg company that develops technology to accurately predict dangerous traffic scenarios, has been acquired by a Kitchener traffic hardware and software company that it has already been working with. → Read More
Opinion: Efforts made to get more women into trade and tech careers
Current research shows that only five per cent of tech startups in Canada are owned by women. → Read More
Mining company set to invest $176M in new concentrator
THE owners of the only producing lithium mine in the country are preparing to invest $176 million to build a new concentrator in Manitoba, which may be a precursor to an even larger investment in the province. → Read More
Co-op reports another good year as cheques sent out
Red River Co-op members will be receiving a total of 42 per cent more in equity returns this year compared to the mid-pandemic returns of 2021. → Read More
Window, door group still open under monitor
A group of window and door companies based in Winnipeg, including Polar Windows and Accurate Dorwin, has been declared insolvent and a court-appointed monitor is in place while a restructuring plan is worked out. → Read More
PrairiesCan contributes $1.3M to program connecting Indigenous students with employers
As a young Metis student at the Asper School of Business 20 years ago, Richard Marchetti felt thrilled and honoured to receive a scholarship from the Business Council of Manitoba that covered about 85 per cent of the tuition cost for a year. → Read More
Path to finer farming
When Mark Lepp launched FarmLink Marketing Solutions 17 years ago he was pioneering the business of providing personalized marketing recommendations for Western Canadian farmers. → Read More
Skilled workers from Ukraine helping PTI Transformers fill staffing shortages
It’s difficult for many employers to find skilled, experienced workers, but when you’re one of only two production facilities in the whole country that does what you do, it’s even harder. → Read More
Hydrogen race underway in province
Manitoba might be close to the back of the pack but the hydrogen race is officially underway in this province. → Read More
Optimistic forecast for Manitoba and Canada
When the Bank of Canada increased interest rates by 0.25 per cent two weeks ago, it was the eighth increase in 10 months. → Read More
New laws, incentives needed to foster employee ownership
Glenda MacPhail, a book project specialist at Friesens Corp. in Altona, was one of about 550 employees at the sprawling printing operation who got a share of $5 million in company distributions last year, on top of their regular pay. → Read More
RocketRez lands $15-M venture capital investment from New York-based firm
RocketRez, the Steinbach-based software company that optimizes mid-market tourism attraction operations, has just landed a $15 million venture capital investment from New York-based Level Equity, at a time when many other tech companies are being forced to back off. → Read More
Construction Clock gaining traction
Joe Froese has helped run Access Framing with his father for 12 years and they have been jumping from tool to tool to try to make it easier to keep track of the hours staff works. → Read More
Winnipeg airport passenger numbers surge
Passenger traffic at the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport finished the year with a surge with the second to last day of the year experiencing the busiest day the airport has seen since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020. → Read More