Frédéric Tomesco
The Montreal Gazette
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Past articles by Frédéric:
Hydro-Québec posts record $4.56-billion profit for 2022
The results mean Hydro will be able to pay its sole shareholder, the government of Quebec, a $3.42 billion dividend — the highest in history. → Read More
Airbus looks to hire 800 in Canada this year, including 700 in Quebec
The company says it wants to have one-third of the positions filled by young graduates and early-career professionals and one-third by women. → Read More
Foreign direct investment in greater Montreal down 5 per cent in 2022
Non-Quebec investors committed $3.58B vs. record $3.77B in 2021, says Montreal International. But the number of projects hit a new high in 2022. → Read More
Montreal home sales plunge to lowest January level since 2009
Residential property sales in the metropolitan area plummeted 36 per cent last month to 1,791. → Read More
Amid market turbulence, Jean-Guy Desjardins back as Fiera CEO
"When things are easy, it’s not fun," says the veteran Quebec financier, who at 78 shows no sign of retiring. → Read More
Quebec discussions with electric battery makers at ‘advanced’ stage
“It’s premature to make an announcement but I’m very optimistic,” says Investissement Québec chief executive Guy LeBlanc. → Read More
Food price hikes are coming next month, Metro CEO says
“There are cost increases coming, and we expect that some of these cost increases will be reflected at retail," Eric La Flèche said. → Read More
Construction forced 94% of downtown Montreal streets to close, report says
“This makes no sense,” says the head of the Chamber of Commerce, who believes construction chaos is hurting Montreal’s brand. → Read More
CEO's exit raises questions about Hydro-Québec's independence: experts
Sophie Brochu had cast doubt on the wisdom of the CAQ government’s desire to lure new power-hungry industrial users to the province. → Read More
Software consolidator Valsoft plans a busy 2023 for making deals
Valsoft is what’s known in tech circles as a unicorn — a privately owned business with a valuation of at least US$1 billion. And it's looking to grow. → Read More
2C2B Coworking is betting that shared workspaces are nowhere near their peak
“In traditional office real estate, leases are five or 10 years long. Many companies are not able to plan that far ahead," 2C2B's co-founder says. → Read More
2022 in review: 'Extraordinary year' left a dent in our wallets
For Quebecers with limited income, inflation and interest hikes have been devastating. → Read More
Our favourite things: SOS Vélo brings used bicycles back to life
My sturdy, reliable, no-nonsense hybrid bike is unquestionably the most useful gift I ever got. It also happens to be recycled. → Read More
'Montreal is in my DNA,' Quebec's economy minister insists
The CAQ government has only two MNAs on the island, but in a wide-ranging interview, Pierre Fitzgibbon says he's got Montrealers' backs. → Read More
Quebec's economic competitiveness stable despite dropout rates, report says
Over the past three years, our province only merits a C grade, unchanged from 2019, the Conseil du Patronat du Québec said. → Read More
Montreal-born historian, commentator Graeme Decarie dies at 89
Decarie spent more than three decades as a professor and later chair of Concordia’s history department, and wrote for publications including the Montreal Gazette and Reader’s Digest. → Read More
Montreal's 2023 budget: Residential property taxes to rise average 4.1%
Non-residential buildings hit with an average 2.9 per cent tax hike. → Read More
ARTM boss confident Quebec will step in to plug $500-million shortfall
“We have had very good exchanges” with provincial government officials to obtain additional funding, ARTM director general Benoît Gendron said. → Read More
Labour shortage has cost Quebec manufacturers $7 billion: trade group
Manufacturing companies have had to turn down about $4 billion worth of contracts during the past year while delaying or cancelling another $3 billion worth of planned investments, MEQ says. → Read More
Laval police searching for suspect in shootings near Collège Montmorency
Friday night incident left four people injured and led to a full lockdown of the school. → Read More