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Jovian Capital gains momentum
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By Geoff Kirbyson
THE CEO of Jovian Capital knows he may not see such impressive year-over-year growth figures ever again.
Philip Armstrong, head of the financial services company with corporate offices in Winnipeg and Toronto, said the company is gaining momentum.
Jovian reported earnings for the first quarter of its 2007 fiscal year of $3.9 million (three cents a share), up more than 4,700 per cent from the $81,000 profit (zero cents a share) for the same three-month pe...
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