Small firms land $500K space contracts Ottowa Business Journal | Noetix Research Inc. and Kepler Space Inc. were among about seven Canadian firms that will use Radarsat-2 information to track bodies of water around the world. | Radarsat-2 is a Canadian earth observation satellite launched in 2007 and manufacture...
Cooling housing market forecast by Royal LePage CBC | One of Canada's largest real estate companies expects home prices to increase by less than the inflation rate in 2012. | In its quarterly forecast, Royal LePage says it expects the average home price in Canada to increase by 2.8 per cent by the end...
Former Thunderbird hotel sold to Winnipeg group Business Journal Sam Black Senior reporter - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Email | Twitter | Facebook | The Ramada Mall of America, which was known for decades as the Thunderbird Motel, has been acquired by a Canadian hotel investment firm. | The 255-room h...
Prominent office buildings sold in Twin Cities suburbs Star Tribune | 'Tis the season for rather large, multimillion dollar deals involving signature office buildings in the Twin Cities. | In the past month, at least four local office towers have been sold in transactions totaling about $184 million, according to rec...
Wheat board changes kick in, directors out CBC | Five government-appointed directors now in charge of the Canadian Wheat Board decided Friday morning in Winnipeg to drop the board's bid to block legislation ending its marketing monopoly for Prairie wheat and barley. | Legislation to end the wheat...
WestJet signs code-share deal with Japan Airlines CBC | WestJet Airlines Ltd. has signed a deal with Japan Airlines that will make it easier for passengers to connect between the two carriers. | Calgary-based WestJet said the code-share agreement launches on Thursday. | Travellers will be able to link f...
