How to Start an Atlantic Canadian Entrepreneurship Revolution
UNB professor Dr. Dhirendra Shukla is on a mission. He wants to help transform the Atlantic Canadian economy through an entrepreneurship revolution. The Scale Up Atlantic Canada initiative is his latest effort. Dr. Shukla convinced one of the...
May 31, 2023
Michelin is an Economic Powerhouse in Nova Scotia
While everyone has likely heard of Michelin, very few understand how important the company is to the economy in Nova Scotia.Recently, the tire maker celebrated its 50th anniversary in the province. Michelin is the second largest tire manufactu...
May 17, 2023
Karen Ogen on Embracing Natural Gas as a First Nation
Across Canada, First Nations have been developing partnerships related to natural resources development, ensuring good stewardship and substantial economic benefits to the communities.This week on the Insights podcast, Don and David talk with ...
May 10, 2023
Building a Global Seaweed Empire from Halifax, Nova Scotia
In what David Campbell calls one of his favourite conversations this year, he and Don Mills speak with Jean-Paul Deveau, the president and CEO of Acadian Seaplants Limited.Acadian Seaplants is a Halifax-based seaweed company with a reach and ...
May 03, 2023
Pat Whalen on Luminultra's Global Reach
On this week's Insights podcast, Don and David talk with Pat Whalen, the chairman and CEO of Luminultra Technologies Ltd., a New Brunswick company specializing in biological diagnostic testing.Even if most people don't immediately recognize th...
Apr 26, 2023
From Bubble to Boom: Is Atlantic Canada still a 'Have-Not' Region?
Ed Greenspon, the president and CEO of the Public Policy Forum (PPF), and former P.E.I. premier Wade MacLauchlan join Don and David to talk about the PPF's Atlantic Canada Momentum Index.The PPF is a national think tank grappling with some of ...
Apr 19, 2023
Andrea Feunekes' N.B. Company has Helped Drive Global Innovation for 30 Years
This week on Insights, Don and David have a conversation with Andrea Feunekes, the president, CEO and co-founder of Remsoft Inc., a global software company based in Fredericton. Andrea is also the chair of the New Brunswick Business Council.Re...
Apr 12, 2023
How Joyce Carter Plans to Save Air Travel in the Maritimes
After the federal government privatized national airports in the 1990s, most underwent massive modernization. There is no better example than the Halifax Stanfield International Airport.The Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) has in...
Apr 05, 2023
Brandon Searle and the Often-Ignored Solution to the Maritimes' Housing Crisis
Is modular housing really the answer to New Brunswick's housing crisis?The stereotypical images of flimsy buildings and low-quality mini-homes don't reflect today's reality. New technologies and practices mean modular construction can be used ...
Mar 29, 2023
Andrew Oland on Moosehead's 'Export or Die' Strategy
Moosehead Breweries is a New Brunswick icon. The company has been in business for more than 150 years and is described as "the last major brewery in Canada still owned by Canadians." With annual sales of $200 million and a staff of nearly 300 ...
Mar 22, 2023