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Posted 15 September 2022 | Economic Development, Exports

Herb Emery On Why Exports Are The Key To Growth In Atlantic Canada

The Vaughan Chair in Regional Economics at the University of New Brunswick helps us understand the current state of the economy in Atlantic Canada and what we need to do to foster a strong economy moving forward. The conversation is wide-ranging from infl

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Posted 9 June 2022 | Economic Development, Startups

Peter Moreira On Why The Atlantic Region Is A Startup Backwater No More

David Campbell speaks with Entrevestor Peter Moreira, who has tracked and accumulated data for more than 770 technology-based Atlantic Canadian companies, including investment, revenue and employment trends.

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Posted 14 April 2022 | Economic Development

Halifax Partnership Serves As A Model for Community Economic Development

CEO Wendy Luther joins Don Mills and David Campbell to discuss Halifax Partnership’s new five-year strategy, which focuses on three themes: People, Planet and Prosperity.

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Posted 9 December 2021 | Economic Development

New Saint John Economic Development Agency Has Aggressive Plans

Envision, the new economic development agency for the Great Saint John Region, has just released its five strategic plan that calls for growing the population by 25,000 and the regional economy by 30-35 percent over the next 10 years. On this week’s podca

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Posted 18 November 2021 | Economic Development

35 Episodes Of Insights From Atlantic Canada’s Business Leaders

35 podcasts. That’s roughly 35 hours of conversations with business and thoughts leaders about Atlantic Canada’s economic success stories and the challenges and opportunities ahead for the region. On this episode of the “Insights” podcast, Don Mills an

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Posted 21 October 2021 | Economic Development, Energy

How To Keep Growing A $14-Billion Energy Industry In A Net Zero Economy

Addressing climate change is an important challenge facing the world today. However, many questions remain about how it can be accomplished. How long will it take? Who will pay for the transition? What other energy sources will replace fossil fuels? What

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Posted 7 October 2021 | Economic Development, Start-ups

Melanie Nadeau On The Rise Of The Blue Economy

The ocean sector in Canada is large and growing, currently representing $30-billion in GDP and employing more than 300,000 Canadians. This week, Don Mills and David Campbell look at this increasingly important sector of our economy, especially for Atlanti

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Posted 30 September 2021 | Economic Development

Tyson Johnson On How N.B. Can Secure Its Share Of 3.5 Million Worldwide Cybersecurity Jobs

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Posted 23 September 2021 | Economic Development, Start-ups

Rory Francis Talks About How Bioscience Will Become A Billion-Dollar Sector In P.E.I.

What started 15 years ago as an idea to build a new industry around a few key assets has grown into an impressive biosciences cluster with 60 firms, 2,200 employees, and more than $300 million worth of exports in 2020. The PEI BioAlliance has been at the

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Posted 16 September 2021 | Economic Development, Think Tanks

Brian Lee Crowley On Economic Growth Potential And The ‘Covid Misery Index’

Brian Lee Crowley is the managing director and founder of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. He’s also the founder and former president of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, now part of the Fraser Institute. He joins Don and David to talk about how

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