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Keeping the Lights On: Inside the Renewable Integration Grid Security Project
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Posted 8 May 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Keeping the Lights On: Inside the Renewable Integration Grid Security Project

https://media.transistor.fm/8330e717/85eb03d9.mp3 On this week’s Insights podcast, we speak with John MacIsaac, President of ProEnergy Global Solutions Canada Ltd. and Brad Coady, Chief Commercial Officer, NB Power, about an important new initiative, the Renewable Integration Grid Security...

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NexGold Could Become one of Nova Scotia’s Largest Exporters
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Posted 1 May 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

NexGold Could Become one of Nova Scotia’s Largest Exporters

https://media.transistor.fm/8a472b00/233cdfe5.mp3 This episode of the Insights Podcast features an exclusive conversation with veteran miner Kevin Bullock, the CEO of NexGold, the mining company that is close to making a final decision to develop a gold mine near Goldboro in Guysborough County,...

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The Future of Atlantic Canada: Don on Growth, Opportunity, and What Comes Next
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Posted 23 April 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

The Future of Atlantic Canada: Don on Growth, Opportunity, and What Comes Next

https://media.transistor.fm/7fb3ff7f/53121466.mp3 We have a special edition of the Insights podcast this week.   As many of you will know, Don has been heading up the Atlantic Economic Panel – an initiative that has brought together some of the region’s top business leaders and...

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Marco Group Has Become Atlantic Canada’s Largest Construction Company
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Posted 16 April 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Marco Group Has Become Atlantic Canada’s Largest Construction Company

https://media.transistor.fm/5c6299a1/2129913e.mp3 The Marco Group was founded in St. John’s, NL, in 1979 by the late Tom Hickman, whose family still retains majority ownership of the company. The company decided to expand into the rest of the region in the early 2000s. That is when Allan...

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Marine Renewables Represent an Enormous Opportunity for Atlantic Canada
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Posted 9 April 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Marine Renewables Represent an Enormous Opportunity for Atlantic Canada

https://media.transistor.fm/77431aa9/c793b1dd.mp3 Our guest this week on the Insights Podcast is Elisa Obermann, the Executive Director of Marine Renewables Canada (MRC), an industry association headquartered in Halifax with more than 200 members. In this podcast, Elisa talks about the various...

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Growing the Future: Innovation, Food Security, and CEA in Atlantic Canada
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Posted 2 April 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Growing the Future: Innovation, Food Security, and CEA in Atlantic Canada

https://media.transistor.fm/cf399c20/0ee18bdf.mp3 This week on the Insights Podcast, we’re joined by Gregg Curwin, President & CEO of Nova Scotia–based Novagevity. Gregg is a proven agriculture entrepreneur and the founder of TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture, now Canada’s largest indoor...

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Inside New Brunswick’s Forest Economy: A Conversation with JDI’s Jason Limongelli
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Posted 26 March 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Inside New Brunswick’s Forest Economy: A Conversation with JDI’s Jason Limongelli

https://media.transistor.fm/2a8961a1/24f0cb89.mp3 Our guest on this episode of the Insights Podcast is Jason Limongelli, Vice President, Woodlands Division with JD Irving, Limited. The forest products industry is the most important driver of economic activity in New Brunswick, generating nearly...

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The Gradual Evolution of Credit Unions into Banking Institutions
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Posted 19 March 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

The Gradual Evolution of Credit Unions into Banking Institutions

https://media.transistor.fm/d17d2950/494fdf78.mp3 Our guest on this episode of the Insights Podcast is Marie Mullally, the CEO of CUA. CUA is one of the largest credit unions in Atlantic Canada. There are more than 300,000 credit union members in Atlantic Canada. Credit unions have their roots...

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Dallas McCready, President & CEO of Atlantic Lottery Corporation
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Posted 13 March 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Dallas McCready, President & CEO of Atlantic Lottery Corporation

https://media.transistor.fm/d95ca989/8195e9b3.mp3 Our guest on this week’s episode of the Insights Podcast is Dallas McCready, President & CEO of Atlantic Lottery Corporation.  Atlantic Lottery is a collaboration between the four Atlantic Provinces that provides gaming services across the...

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The Ismaili Community Has a Growing Interest in Atlantic Canada
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Posted 5 March 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

The Ismaili Community Has a Growing Interest in Atlantic Canada

https://media.transistor.fm/3157f91c/6d78ee8e.mp3 Our podcast this week features an educational conversation with Dr. Moez Rajwani, the Executive Officer for the Aga Khan Council in Canada representing the interests of the Ismalili community across the country. There are between 100 and 125,000...

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