News by subject: ECO

Tourisme Montréal is thrilled to present the results of its initiatives for sustainable tourism. In just over a year, the organization launched its Sustainable Destination Policy and carried out a series of significant actions that confirmed its...

Piedmont Natural Gas today issued its annual winter bills forecast for the upcoming winter period. The company estimates that, depending on the state, its typical residential customer's monthly natural gas bill will...

Canadians expect to live in a society where the criminal justice system is fair and impartial and supports the needs of victims. The Government of Canada is committed to protecting every Canadian's rights and improving access to justice for...

MOBIA Technology Innovations Inc. is pleased to announce it has secured a position on the 2023 Report on Business ranking of Canada's Top Growing Companies for a third consecutive year.Canada's Top Growing Companies ranks Canadian companies on...

Over half (51%) of small business owners now say borrowing costs are causing difficulties for their business, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business Barometer®. This indicator has surpassed its historical...

On behalf of the Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Honourable, Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, Arielle Kayabaga, Member of Parliament for London, Ontario, and...

With a government shutdown looking all but certain on Saturday at midnight, CEOs and board directors are bracing for economic fallout. Ninety-one percent of CEOs and board directors surveyed in a new poll are concerned that a government shutdown...

Hilco Real Estate, LLC (HRE) announces November 9, 2023, as the managed bid deadline for the sale of two mixed-use development sites located near downtown Austin, Texas. Nearing completion in the entitlement process, these sites offer a combined...

SCALE AI announced today, during Canada's ALL IN event, investments totalling more than $20 million for five AI projects across key economic sectors. By strengthening the supply chains with AI-powered technologies, these solutions enable companies of...

Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc. plan to release their financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended August 31st, 2023, on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023, after market closing. The companies will hold a conference...

The Conference Board, a leading non-profit think tank and business membership organization, is proud to announce that it has been recognized by Crain's New York Business as one of the 100 Best Places to Work in New York City....

The 23rd Annual Canada's Healthy Workplace Month® (CHWM) is a four-week celebration designed to introduce workplace health to organizations and support those that are already promoting healthy workplaces. ...

On behalf of the Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Honourable, Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, Arielle Kayabaga, Member of Parliament for London, Ontario, and...

A new analysis from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds 13 percent of working Gen Xers still have student loan debt.  The average amount of student loan debt held by Gen Xers is slightly more than $40,000, and the median amount...

HeroX, the leading platform and open marketplace for crowdsourced solutions, today launched the crowdsourcing competition, Brilliant Minds for Pure Blue Skies. The Challenge seeks contributions from aviation experts and industry outsiders alike for...

A new report released today by Kearney's Global Business Policy Council, Countering adversity with innovation, addresses five trends that will...

On Tuesday, Big Brothers Big Sisters of London and Area recognized a $537,000 Grow grant they received from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). The grant was used the last three years to support the increase of mentorship opportunities for youth...

Challenging the status quo of antiquated political polling methods, LunarCrush declares the dawn of a new era with its innovative U.S. Election category. As doubts rise over the efficacy and accuracy of classic polling practices, LunarCrush offers a...

Today, VantageScore released its August 2023 CreditGauge, a monthly analysis highlighting the overall health of U.S. consumer credit. The average VantageScore...

American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) , an integrated critical battery materials company that is commercializing its technologies for both primary battery minerals manufacturing and secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling, announced...

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European importers face rising prices and administrative bottlenecks as the EU's new carbon emissions tariff comes into effect, as detailed in a new report from The Conference Board. The report comes in the lead-up to the first enforcement phase...

Globally, the first three quarters of 2023 recorded 968 IPOs with US$101.2b capital raised, a 5% and 32% decrease year-over-year (YOY), respectively. Despite this, market momentum is building, with Q3 having witnessed a notable...

Today, Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) and Destination Québec cité (DQc) welcomed the first Korean tourists visiting Québec City as part of a new partnership with Korean tour operator Hanjin Travel Co., Ltd., which was announced...

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announced the results of the Demonstration Phase (Phase 4a) of MagQuest to develop novel data collection approaches for the World Magnetic Model. The challenge was conducted on NASA's HeroX platform, and...

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) A key driver of the economy, the Canadian tourism industry generated more than $100 billion in annual revenues before being hit hard by the pandemic. That is why the Government of Canada launched...

After spiking to unsustainable highs during the disruptions to society in the past couple of years, US housing starts trended further downward in August 2023. Permits for authorizations of new home building increased, however. Demand for new...

Today, the Government of Canada announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), for the Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP) group. Upon ratification, the agreement...

ATB Capital Markets Inc. ("ATB Capital Markets"), the capital markets arm of ATB Financial, hosted two Institutional Investor Conferences in New York last week, with management teams from the Life Sciences and Energy sectors presenting over two days....

R. Jeffrey Orr, President and Chief Executive Officer of Power Corporation of Canada ("Power Corporation"), will participate in a fireside chat at the 22nd Annual CIBC Eastern Institutional Investor Conference on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at...

TAG Oil Ltd. ("TAG Oil" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has commenced drilling the horizontal portion of the BED4-T100 ("T100") well in the Badr Oil Field ("BED-1") in the Western Desert of Egypt. TAG Oil successfully drilled the...

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon continues to generate significant impact for the city of Chicago, with the 2022 race contributing a record-breaking $386 million (PDF) to the city's economy, a 25 percent increase from 2021, according to an...

CKGSB Investor Sentiment Index's Q3 report records continued pessimism among Chinese investors towards the real estate market. It also finds investors' expectations for China's A-shares to be slightly lower than the previous quarter, but much higher...

Kingsferry Capital Management Group Limited ("Kingsferry") announces that it has sold, on behalf of Kingsferry Classic Value Fund I Ltd., 326,000 common shares ("Common Shares") of Payfare Inc. ("Payfare"), representing an approximate 0.68% reduction...

The Toronto Global Forum is uniting world leaders and decision makers for an impactful discussion on fostering economic resilience at a time of great uncertainty....

According to Eckler's second annual compensation planning survey, the national average base salary increase for 2024 is projected at 3.9% (excluding planned salary freezes), slightly less than the 2023 projected increase of 4.2% and the 2023 actual...

LendingClub Corporation , the parent company of LendingClub Bank, America's leading digital marketplace bank, today released key findings from the 26th edition of the Reality Check: Paycheck-To-Paycheck research series,...

SCALE AI, Canada's AI Global Innovation Cluster, invites media representatives to ALL IN, the country's most important gathering dedicated to Canadian artificial intelligence (AI). This event is held at the Palais des congrès de Montréal from...

United Bank is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $65 million New Markets Tax Credit Allocation by the Department of the Treasury through UB Community Development (UBCD). The award is the result of United Bank's ongoing commitment to enhancing...

Cox Automotive forecasts annual new-vehicle sales pace in September to finish near 15.5 million, up from last September's 13.6 million pace and up from August's 15.0 million level.Sales volume in September is expected to rise 13.3% from one year ago...

More than half of Canadians anticipate a recession in the next 12 months; one-third believe Canada is already in a recessionVast majority of Canadians have experimented with AI - but many remain uncomfortable with skilled workers like doctors,...

The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development announced today the submission of the Initial Proposal Volume 2 to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which includes the adoption of public comment. The...

US light vehicle sales in September should remain relatively unchanged from the month-prior result, according to S&P Global Mobility, which projects sales volume of 1.30 million units for the month. For optimists, that auto sales levels remain steady...

SCALE AI, Canada's AI Global Innovation Cluster, invites media representatives to ALL IN, the country's most important gathering dedicated to Canadian artificial intelligence (AI). This event is held at the Palais des congrès de Montréal from...

National Bank and Otera Capital announce that they have both provided a green loan to Carttera's Portland Commons, a new high-performance office building under construction in downtown Toronto. National Bank acted as lead syndicator on the loan....

Morguard Corporation ("Morguard") today released its 2023 U.S. Economic Outlook and Multi-Suite Residential Rental Market Fundamentals Mid-Year Update, offering a comprehensive analysis of the 2023 U.S. real estate market and highlighting trends to...

T. Rowe Price, a global investment management firm and a leader in retirement, has published a report detailing plan sponsors' and participants' reactions to continued inflation and economic challenges in the first two quarters of 2023. The report...

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® declined again in September to 103.0 (1985=100), down from an upwardly revised 108.7 in August. The Present Situation Index?based on consumers' assessment of current business and labor market...

Homecare Hub, a company creating innovative home care and housing solutions through an on-demand, tech-enabled, small care home...

Are historically high mortgage costs and the highest inflation rate in over 30 years enough to dampen Canadians' love of homeownership? A new report from Zolo, Canada's largest independent real estate marketplace, reveals: No! Buyers are willing to...