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Business
Oceanstone Resort’s Weekend Weddings Booked Solid To November
Jul 28, 2017 | Business
Is Stewart McKelvey A Judge Factory?
Jul 21, 2017 | Business
The region’s largest legal firm, Stewart McKelvey, has dominated the judicial appointments, providing more judges than any other firm in the region since 2006.
Why The Coast Weekly Is Hosting Reader Engagement Events
Jul 21, 2017 | Business
Christine Oreskovich has been diversifying offerings of the weekly newspaper, The Coast, and is branching out into hosting events.
Why Corporate Halifax Endorses Gay Pride
Jul 21, 2017 | Business
For the first time, Loblaws-owned Atlantic Superstore is financially backing the Halifax Gay Pride parade.
Not A Hotel Room To Be Had In Downtown Halifax
Jul 14, 2017 | Business
This week not a single hotel room could be had in downtown Halifax even though the stock runs to just over 3,000 rooms.
Faith Drinnan Sells Subscription Magazine Company
Jul 14, 2017 | Business
A Dartmouth–based company that handles subscriptions for a variety of Canadian magazines has been sold to a Montreal software company.
Oland Brewery On Impact Of Marijuana Sales
Jul 7, 2017 | Business
Oland Brewery, the leading beer manufacturer in Nova Scotia, is unsure what the impact on its beer sales will be once marijuana use is legalized in Canada.
Mahone Bay’s Haskapa Juice Expands To Burnside
Jul 7, 2017 | Business
The Nova Scotia company pushing haskap berries as the new super food is in the process of opening a facility in Burnside to produce a powdered concentrate.
Wolfville Shuttered NSLC To Re-Open In Early July
Jun 30, 2017 | Business
The Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. says it is too early to tell if there will be an impact on the sale of local Valley wines following the abrupt closure earlier this week of its Wolfville store after its ceiling fell to the floor.
Larry Wark On Why Michelin Won’t Ever Be Unionized
Jun 30, 2017 | Business
Back in the 1980s and ’90s, top union leader Larry Wark attempted multiple times to unionize the three Michelin plants in Nova Scotia.
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