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Funding to help Jansen area prepare for growth

Funding to help Jansen area prepare for growth

Sep 4, 2024 | 10:23am
HUMBOLDT — Growth anticipated as a result of BHP’s potash project near Jansen will benefit from a $250,000 Government of Saskatchewan contribution to the Sylvite Four-Six Regional Development Incorporation (S4-6). The funding will be used to support outcomes in the areas of housing, child care, labour, training and education, inclusive relationships, emergency services, infrastructure and […]
Sweet and salty deal worth $30 billion would put M&M’s and Snickers alongside Cheez-It and Pringles

Sweet and salty deal worth $30 billion would put M&M’s and Snickers alongside Cheez-It and Pringles

Aug 14, 2024 | 8:59am
M&M’s maker Mars is buying Kellanova, the maker of Cheez-Its and Pop-Tarts, for nearly $30 billion, vastly expanding the number of household-name brands under one roof. Kellanova was created last year when the Kellogg Co. split into two companies. Kellanova sells many of the former company’s most profitable brands, including Pringles, Eggo, Town House, MorningStar Farms and […]
Significant jump in Sask. manufacturing sales

Significant jump in Sask. manufacturing sales

Jun 18, 2024 | 8:17am
REGINA — Latest numbers from Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan’s manufacturing sales, had a 7.5 per cent increase for month-over-month growth for April 2024, compared to March 2024 (seasonally adjusted). This places Saskatchewan second among the provinces. Year-over-year growth in this category was also strong with an increase of 5.4 per cent for April 2024, compared […]

Real Estate Sales Staying Relatively Flat in Saskatchewan

Feb 6, 2023 | 7:48am

Rising interest rates and inflation are continuing to slow house sales in Saskatchewan. According to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association, there were 134 homes sold in Regina in the month of January. That is slightly lower than the year before. Regina reported a benchmark price of $312,200 in January, down one per cent compared to January […]

Full Point Rise in Interest Rates

Jul 13, 2022 | 8:19am

The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point on Wednesday, marking the largest single rate hike since August 1998. The central bank’s decision signals a more aggressive approach to bringing skyrocketing inflation back down to its target of two per cent. Inflation reached a 39-year-high of 7.7 per cent […]

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