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He found a business opportunity in affordable medicines
2017-12-29
Creating jobs for Islanders -, Mohammed Moin remembers the brush with illness that set him on a path to founding bioscience company Somru BioActives. “I was in my last year in high school - at home in Bangladesh - when my father became seriously ill with esophageal cancer,” Moin said. “The...
Positioning Silliker Glass for future growth in Borden-Carleton
2017-12-18
The following was originally distributed by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency -, Atlantic Canadian businesses that put more goods and products on the market help to grow the region’s economy and create jobs for Canadians. That is why the federal and provincial governments are helping G.E....
Tourism industry reaches a million overnight stays
2017-12-08
Creating jobs for Islanders -, Overnight stays on Prince Edward Island have surpassed the one-million mark for the first time. Total overnight stays is a measurement of room nights sold at roofed accommodations combined with campground site nights sold. The next-highest total was 964,671, which was...
Construction boom strengthens provincial economy
2017-12-05
Creating jobs for Islanders -, 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 in...
Sunday Shopping
2017-12-04
If an employee began working with a retail employer before the 17th day of March, 2007, that employee may refuse to work on any or all Sundays. If an employee began working with a retail employer on the 17th day of March, 2007, up to and including the 15th day of December, 2010, that employee may...
Island’s 2017 tourism set to break records again
2017-11-23
Creating jobs for Islanders -, The 2017 tourism season proved once again the vital importance of the industry to the provincial economy, employment, and local entrepreneurs. Figures released today by Tourism PEI project record spending and visitation for the fourth straight year. More than 1.5...
Plan sets the stage for Island’s cultural future
2017-11-20
Creating jobs for Islanders -, A new five-year plan will help enrich Prince Edward Island’s cultural life and share it across Canada and around the world., Cultivating Growth – A Five Year Action Plan for Culture and Creative Industries, will bring together our cultural and creative industries to...