Intelligent systems cut costs for oil
companies.(TECHNOLOGY)
The use of intelligent systems to process heavy oil is being
explored in Saskatchewan. Oil that is produced from heavy oil reservoirs
in the Lloydminster area actually comes to the surface as a . . .
Saskatchewan's Top 100 companies of 2007: does rural
Saskatchewan have an economic future?(Company rankings)
A review of the listing of Next 50 business enterprises--those that
generate notable sales revenues but haven't yet cracked the ranks
of the largest--suggests the rural Saskatchewan economy is in . . .
Risk management: your health, your wealth.(FINANCIAL
PLANNING)
A major insurance company recently reported that seven out of 10
people surveyed were unaware that critical insurance coverage is
available. The same study reported that if a critical illness . . .
The challenge of playing "par
economics".(EXPORTING)
With the recent surge in the value of our Canadian dollar, it
recently occurred to me that playing "par" golf and competing
in a Canadian economy with a par dollar are very similar.
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Saskatoon reigns as Canada's fastest growing metropolitan
economy in 2007.(SASKATOON REGION UPDATE)
Saskatoon has been recognized as having the fastest growing economy
in the country. In the Conference Board of Canada's Metropolitan
Outlook--Autumn 2007, Saskatoon's real gross domestic product . . .
Leading off.(trends in presidential
elections)(Editorial)(Column)
Editor's Note: At the risk of being blamed for another
three-game losing skid, this column will make no mention of the
Saskatchewan Roughriders. Along the same lines of thinking, despite . . .
Our economy has fundamentally changed.(BACK PAGE)
The most common question I'm asked these days goes like this:
'When will the economic upswing in Saskatchewan end?'
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It's an understandable query. After all, it's been a . . .
For better or worse--considerations for a lasting
partnership.(LAW)
So you have a great idea but you just aren't sure you have the
ability to make a go of it on your own. Wouldn't it be great to
share the excitement (not to mention the risk and expense) of your . . .
A lesson in market volatility.(SASK STOCKS)
The buzz word of the day? Subprime. This refers to a segment of
mortgage lending where the borrowers are less credit worthy than the
average client or "prime," client. Subprime is being blamed
for . . .
Ethanol: fuel to fight GHG emissions.(TECHNOLOGY)
How can fuel fight greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Recent studies
have shown that producing and consuming certain types of ethanol can not
only get us to where we want to go, but can also decrease . . .
Company profile: Superior Cabinets.(Company overview)
THE ECONOMY IS ON A ROLL AND WE'RE IN A robust housing market.
Did anyone at Superior Cabinets think these market forces would give
them a free roll to move up a few extra spaces on the big board . . .
Company profile: Siga.(Company overview)
ZANE HANSEN KNOWS WHERE THE Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority
stands. After leapfrogging Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation on last
year's Top 100 list, he knows SIGA's 25 per cent jump in
revenues . . .
Company profile: SaskTel.(Company overview)
A PERENNIAL TOP 10 COMPANY, THIS YEAR IS especially noteworthy for
SaskTel, as, along with SaskEnergy, it has become the newest member of
Saskatchewan's billion-dollar club. With a storied history . . .
Company profile: PotashCorp.(Company overview)
ALTHOUGH IT HAS HIT NO. 1 (FIRST IN 2001 and again in '05),
PotashCorp occupies spot No. 3 in the 2007 version of the Top 100. And
though they face stiff competition for top spot--primarily from . . .
Largest employers.
LARGEST EMPLOYERS
2007 Location Gross Sales CEO/President
1 15 Saskatoon Health Saskatoon $668,000,000 Maura Davies
Region
2 17 Regina . . .
Fastest growing.(Statistical table)
FASTEST GROWING
2007
2007 2006 Location Gross Sales
1 53 94 Innovation Swift Current $62,235,000
. . .
Working faces: Betty Forbes, Saskatoon.
These prickly bushes dot the prairies as windbreaks. For thousands
of years, Europeans and Asians have used seabuckthorn as a magic elixir,
treating everything from eczema to digestive problems to . . .
Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings (excluding overtime)
for all industries in May 2007 increased by 3.2 per cent or $21.47,
Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings (excluding overtime)
for all industries in May 2007 increased by 3.2 per cent or $21.47, to
$688.95, compared to April 2006. In the first five months of . . .
Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings (excluding overtime)
for all industries in May 2007 increased by 3.2 per cent or $21.47,
Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings (excluding overtime)
for all industries in May 2007 increased by 3.2 per cent or $21.47, to
$688.95, compared to May 2006. In the first five months of 2007, . . .
In the first seven months of 2007, average employment was up by
14,400 or 3.0 per cent, to 500,400, compared to the same period
In the first seven months of 2007, average employment was up by
14,400 or 3.0 per cent, to 500,400, compared to the same period in 2006.
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate (seasonally unadjusted) was . . .
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