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Halifax Business Blog
Aug 9, 20242 min read
Charity That Runs Luxury Newfoundland Inn Gets $181,967 Grant for Overseas Marketing Campaign
The charity that operates a Newfoundland inn charging thousands of dollars per night received federal funding to develop a marketing...
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Halifax Business Blog
Aug 7, 20248 min read
Joint-venture company whose directors include former Newfoundland premier positions for profits amid government support for "green" development
It was a blustery summer's day on Newfoundland's Placentia Bay, and some of Canada's most influential politicians were on hand to...
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Halifax Business Blog
Apr 29, 20246 min read
Toronto airport authority takes write-downs on commercial real estate; Transport Canada says purchases were for airport's future plans
Commercial real estate was booming in 2017 and office-vacancy rates in downtown Toronto were near historic lows. A strengthening economy...
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Halifax Business Blog
Feb 26, 20244 min read
The biggest: Nova Scotia's top real estate deals of 2023
November 30, 2023 marked a historic day for Nova Scotia real estate: the $370 million purchase of Halifax Shopping Centre went through as...
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Halifax Business Blog
Oct 19, 20232 min read
Rambler Metals, declared insolvent in April, owed $2.17 million to ACOA
The federal agency that underwrites economic development in eastern Canada is owed $2.17 million by the former owner of a Newfoundland...
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Halifax Business Blog
Oct 7, 20232 min read
Nunavut, with no farms, gets $3 million from feds for agriculture
It will come as no surprise that Nunavut, Canada’s coldest region and among the world’s most inhospitable, has exactly zero farms. And...
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Halifax Business Blog
Jul 23, 202311 min read
ACOA: A Big Federal Footprint in Eastern Canada
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is part of the fabric of eastern Canada. Established in 1987 to share more of the nation’s...
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Halifax Business Blog
Oct 29, 20228 min read
Halifax's Soccer Success Story Leads HBB to Wonder: What's It All Worth?
We attended a pro soccer match in Halifax this past August, and boy, was it fun. The day was too hot for our liking here at HBB, but the...
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