Recently added articles from SaskBusiness:
Full house: SIGA is betting its new Living Sky Casino will become its latest jackpot.
Oct 01, 2009; Moen, Keith ... When the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) opened the doors at its newest casino, Living Sky Casino in Swift Current, they wanted to do so with a bang. And boy, did they ever. They thought nothing short of Mr. Las Vegas himself, Wayne Newton, would do the trick. And as fate would ...
Diamonds in the Ruff: Collisions create opportunities for program developers at the U of S.
Oct 01, 2009; ... France, University of California's system, Google, RIM, and Apple all have their eyes on the U of S's Computer Sciences department and their iUSASK application. U of S graduate Chad Jones, who worked at Apple as an engineer at their Cupertino, California headquarters, heads up the iUSASK ...
Enjoy your vacations forever in Mazatlan: start living with El Cid.(business profile)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Nestled in the western port city of Mazatlan, Mexico, El Cid has catered to Canadians since 1972; offering an exquisite lifestyle in a destination like no other. With an average yearly temperature of 25 C, it's no wonder that many Canadians choose to escape the harsh winters with a stay in ...
Building Saskatchewan's economic backbone--youth as entrepreneurs.
Oct 01, 2009; Wilkinson, Viringia ... The fall of 2009 will be a memorable one for a small group of grade 12 students from Moose Jaw's A.E. Peacock Collegiate. They're all members of a unique class that will create a company, sell its product, dissolve the company and provide a return on investment for ...
Seed Master's success springs from the land.(INNOVATIVE PEOPLE)
Oct 01, 2009; Carlson, Elaine ... Seed Master, a farm equipment manufacturing company located in Emerald Park, is less than a decade old, but the innovative no-till seed drills it started producing in 2003 are now found across North America and as far away as Kazakhstan, Russia and, soon, Australia. The market ...
Anti-theft device could help shut down car thieves.(ENTREPRENEURS)
Oct 01, 2009; Collingridge, Shirley ... Eureka! Three University of Saskatchewan electrical engineering students recently teamed up to apply the latest techno-fever to a decades-old dilemma: vehicle theft. Homework in the eight-month Senior Design Project Class culminated in a working prototype that its inventors Shea ...
Business comes in all sizes.(Company overview)
Oct 01, 2009; Eaton, Penny ... As numerous entrepreneurs can attest to, starting and running a business takes imagination, money and no small amount of guts. Businesses are fraught with risk and very difficult to maintain in the long term. Just over one in three actually survive more than five years after establishment ....
The spirit of success: Ghost Transportation Services.
Oct 01, 2009; Eaton, Penny ... "The secret to success? Good communication, hard work and doing things simply," So says Clay Dowling, president of Ghost Transportation Services in Saskatoon. The company offers road, air, ocean, and rail transportation as well as warehousing, distribution and storage services. ...
On the right track: Itracks.(Company overview)
Oct 01, 2009; Eaton, Penny ... "I was a terrible employee, so I decided the only thing to do was start my own business," jokes Daniel Weber, CEO and co-founder of Itracks (Interactive Tracking Systems Inc.). The company offers online market research tools that help companies and organizations find out what ...
On with the show: Saskatoon Prairieland Park Corporation.
Oct 01, 2009; Eaton, Penny ... Each year, Saskatoon Prairieland Park Corporation co-ordinates programs and events that attract, more than 1.6 million people to the city and create an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. The park is up and running more than 363 days per year and hosts 321 events annually ....
The Golden CEOs.(Business Profile)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Golden Opportunities Fund is Saskatchewan's first and largest provincial Labour Sponsored Venture Capital Fund. Golden Opportunities' strength lies in its investee companies which are led by outstanding individuals. The Golden CEOs is a series that will highlight some of the people behind ...
Bridging the GAP: philanthropy helps capitalists connect with those less fortunate.
Oct 01, 2009; Moen, Keith ... You see them all the time. Public service announcements pulling at the heart strings and quite likely the pocketbooks of Canadians. The causes are as diverse as they are deserving. Most recently, it was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but soon it will be the Salvation Army and the Kinsmen ...
McKercher LLP lawyers create international opportunities.(business profile)
Oct 01, 2009; ... With McKercher LLP's legal expertise in key economic sectors like infrastructure, corporate transactions, securities, banking and mining, it stands to reason that this Saskatchewan-based group of 63 lawyers has positioned itself to be front runners in the increasing flow of business ...
Communication: listen to your heart, not your BlackBerry.(Calibration)
Oct 01, 2009; White, David E. ... In every organization I have worked in, managed, led, advised, spoken to, or known about, the issue of communication has been one, if not the very largest, of their ongoing challenges. Much of what I have built in the way of strategic planning tools and processes have been built on the ...
Is your online afterlife an afterthought? Not passing down account information may create problems.(Law)
Oct 01, 2009; Heintz, Janel T. ... When a person thinks about what to do with their worldly possessions after they die, they consider their house, business, vehicles, investments, corporate stocks, and grandmother's wedding ring. All of those items are important and tangible, so they never seem to be forgotten when making ...
Bill Hunter would be proud: from worst to first in five years.(The Back Page)
Oct 01, 2009; Martin, Paul ... It's been a long time coming but now that it has arrived, we have evidence that there's no substitute for good times to pump a little energy and deliver a positive attitude adjustment into business owners. Look no farther than two recent reports to see it, feel it and measure it. ...
