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Construction boom strengthens provincial economy
2017-12-05
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Builders and contractors like Carson Gill are benefiting from an active 2017 for residential construction in Prince Edward Island.
Housing starts are up 43.7 percent compared to 2016 and building permits have increased 23.8 percent. Gill, who owns Gill Construction...
Province supports MacDougall Steel expansion
2017-09-15
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Ron MacDougall sees a bright future for his company MacDougall Steel Erectors Inc. (MSE) thanks to a $7 million renovation and fit-up to its production facilities.
As part of its plan to grow and diversify, the company recently purchased the former McCain plant in...
Export Day offers a world of possibilities
2017-09-13
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Charlottetown Metal Products owner Trevor Spinney knows how tough it can be to break into international markets.
Spinney is one of more than 100 Island entrepreneurs attending Export Day tomorrow (September 14) in Charlottetown. It’s an opportunity for local business...
2016-2017 Economic Development & Tourism Annual Report
2017-09-07
Economic Development & Tourism annual report for 2016-2017.
2015-2016 Economic Development & Tourism Annual Report
2017-07-25
Economic Development & Tourism annual report for 2015-2016
Aided by provincial government, Sekisui completes renovation and announces expansion
2017-07-11
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Graham Coll is one of many highly specialized workers who have been drawn to Sekisui Diagnostics both for its fast-growing international reputation and for its Prince Edward Island location.
The Ontario native moved to the Island in 2013 to join the bioscience...
Connecting PEI’s North Shore to the World
2017-06-10
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Popular tourism destination receiving communication infrastructure upgrades
Each summer, in quiet communities along the north shore of PEI, seasonal businesses open their doors to welcome an influx of excited visitors. Tourism is a way of life in the Resort...
Animal Health conference draws international delegation to Charlottetown
2017-06-07
VetHealth Global 2017 has been designed to cover many topics important to the global animal health industry
What do you get when you combine senior animal health leaders and experts, innovative bioscience companies, regulators, and investors in one location? The Governments of Canada and Prince...
Borden-Carleton area businesses awarded $2 million in McCain grants
2017-05-16
Mayor Dean Sexton sees a promising future for Borden-Carleton and its surrounding area that will be made brighter by grants from the McCain Foods Adjustment Fund.
Nine businesses and the municipal government today were awarded a total of $2 million in grants from the transition fund, which McCain’...
China mission will pay dividends for Island economy
2017-04-11
More Prince Edward Island products will be traded with China, more Chinese students will learn at Island schools, and more Chinese visitors will come here as a result of a recent trade mission led by Premier Wade MacLauchlan.
The Island delegation to the March 22-31 China trade and investment...