Doing Business in Halifax 2010

March Business News

Cougar ready to build Halifax hanger
Cougar Helicopters hopes to begin construction of a 22,000-square-foot hangar at the airport by the end of April or early May, 2010. Hank Williams, general manager of Cougar’s East Coast operations, said Cougar hopes to complete construction by the end of the year. The hangar will house two offshore supply helicopters. (Source: Chronicle Herald, March 30, 2010)  Read more

Report highlights insurance industry’s presence as significant economic driver
With wages 38 per cent above the provincial average, a $757.4 million direct and supporting share of the province’s GDP and a presence in urban and rural communities across the province, the insurance sector is one of the largest industries in Nova Scotia says a report commissioned by the Greater Halifax Partnership and Nova Scotia Business Inc. (Source: The Daily Business Buzz, March 23, 2010)  Read more

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