by Colleen Sklar | Sep 26, 2019 | Manitoba
As we know, Manitoba has so many great women leaders. Our initial post – Made in Manitoba: Resources of our People was very popular, but we couldn’t list all the hard working women in our area! We asked for help identifying additional luminaries that...
by Colleen Sklar | Sep 24, 2019 | Manitoba
This September 2019, I attended the NASCO Conference (North American Strategy for Competitiveness) in Columbus Ohio. NASCO is a tri-national network of the North American governments, business, and educational institutions that support and enhance collaboration along...
by Colleen Sklar | Sep 18, 2019 | Manitoba
Made In Manitoba: Manitoba is truly at the crossroads of Canada. In addition to our productive capacity, our abundant resources, and our geographic location in the center of Canada, we are fortunate to have accumulated an array of brilliant, talented and...
by Colleen Sklar | Sep 13, 2019 | Manitoba
Election Season round two! With the end of the Provincial Election and the start of the Federal Election Manitobans have been inundated with messaging which has ultimately led to their choice on who to vote for. This Tuesday many of us hit the polls and marked...
by Colleen Sklar | Sep 10, 2019 | Deep Dives, Featured Blog
A fourth agricultural revolution is underway, and this one isn’t powered by seeds or diesel. It’s all about data. Farmer 4.0: As Canadian farmers leave traditional tasks to smart machines, and focus on strategy and systems, they’ll be better positioned...
by Colleen Sklar | Sep 9, 2019 | Manitoba
Water is employment – an estimated three out of four jobs in the global workforce are dependent on water. Globally 1.5 billion people are employed in water and natural resources dependent industries. In the WMR alone in the agri-business sector has 18,000 jobs...
by Colleen Sklar | Sep 4, 2019 | Manitoba
In the Winnipeg METRO Region (WMR), the transportation sector including trucking is one of the strongest economic drivers. The transportation sector employs 42,000 people in the METRO Region alone. This week, during National Trucking Week, we tip our hats...
by Colleen Sklar | Sep 4, 2019 | Manitoba
Have you seen the USMCA Video by the Missouri Farm Bureau yet? (It’s embedded below.) With harvest in full swing many Canadian farmers have may not have much time to follow any new development in the on-going United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) or the...
by Colleen Sklar | Aug 28, 2019 | Manitoba, Featured Blog
If we are going to align economic development efforts and grow Manitoba’s economy, we need to adopt a regional approach — one that includes bold leadership, the co-ordinated delivery of services, strategic land-use planning, and a revamp of permitting and other...
by Colleen Sklar | Aug 27, 2019 | Manitoba
Sad news on the passing of Mitch Podolak – co-founder of the Winnipeg Folk Fest and the West End Cultural Centre. The Winnipeg Folk Fest is one of my favourite festivals and has become a tradition for our family to attend together and for this I am very...
