A name well-known in Saskatchewan business circles is stepping down.As a regional vice-president, Dieter Jentsch headed ScotiaBank’s Saskatchewan operations for several years before heading to Toronto and a career that took him to the highest …
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Changes in the job market
We talk a lot about jobs these days - whether they are in regards to the GM factory in Ontario or the oil patch in the west. But just what do we know about the broader category we call jobs? That prompted StatsCan to look at changes in job markets in …
Protecting your business and its digital assets
It’s one of the most common crimes against business these days. It costs about $14 billion annually in this country and it is not getting any better. …
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Who’s the boss in business leadership?
Don’t count on the boss to be the ethics watchdog in your organization. …
Who’s the boss in business leadership?
Don’t count on the boss to be the ethics watchdog in your organization.That surprising finding comes from research conducted by Jessica Kennedy, an assistant professor at Vanderbilt’s Business School. Her views were written on Strategy+Business, …
Saskatchewan’s Financial Hotspot
For those of us who are characterized as being in the economic nerd category, we tend to look at some of the more minute details of how our provincial economy is built….which industry is biggest and so on. If you do that, you’ll find that the …
Saskatchewan’s first $1 billion deal pulled off by CanniMed Therapeutics
The marijuana business in Canada took a completely new complexion yesterday and, in the process, the biggest Saskatchewan name in the industry has been acquired by an Alberta firm. …
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How a CEO’s personality shapes business
If you’ve ever worked in a place where the boss happened to show up in a grumpy mood and brought the whole organization down, you’ll understand the findings of a new study from an American university on the personality of CEOs and the corporate …
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Low uranium prices push Cameco to make difficult decision
The only cure for low prices is low prices. That old adage has been at play for some time in Saskatchewan’s resource industries. …
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Season of Halloween shaped by retailers’ determination
While at least one critic in Saskatchewan has begun to bemoan the fact that Halloween is turning into a season rather than an event or a day, it is also turning into an economic engine for the retail economy. …
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