By Derek Lothian. Anyone that has sat through one of my presentations has likely heard me recall the ‘experiment’ of the five monkeys in a cage. As the story goes,… Read More
By Charles Loewen. I often say that I won the ovarian lottery. Many of us did. We were born into prosperous times, in a stable and well-educated nation, to good… Read More
By Jayson Myers. Manufacturing on the Prairies is a lot like riding a roller coaster. And, sometimes, it seems as if manufacturers are riding more than one. The steep climb… Read More
By Dave Hogg. Sure, there are some smoky clouds over the Prairies these days. As Confucius put it, however: “The greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising… Read More
Three innovators in higher learning answer the question: How will education evolve over the next decade to advance the world-class manufacturing workforce of tomorrow? Dr. Deborah Hurst, Dean, Faculty of… Read More
How Aboriginal economic development is reshaping manufacturing on the Prairies. By Martin Cash. Jim Nowakowski knew he’d have to be patient when he began succession planning for his Saskatoon manufacturing… Read More
How will legalized marijuana impact manufacturers? By Joanne Paulson. Here is the big, two-headed problem with marijuana: It is hard to tell if someone is impaired, and it is equally… Read More
The largest manufacturing conference on the Prairies. 350 attendees • 100+ companies • Rave reviews. By Jill Knaggs. Dare to Compete — Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters’ (CME) flagship provincial conference — has… Read More
PHOTO CREDIT: DANIEL CRUMP. By Jill Knaggs. By every measure, CME Manitoba goes to great lengths to ensure Dare to Compete remains the ‘must-attend’ manufacturing event in Western Canada. For… Read More
By Jill Knaggs. CME Manitoba’s nominations committee faces a unique challenge. Every year, it becomes increasingly difficult to define a clear leader amongst an ever-growing field of standout players in… Read More
Manitoba’s inclusion in the New West Partnership will open doors, and markets. By Joanne Paulson. When Brian Pallister’s Conservatives were elected in Manitoba this spring, their commitment to enter as… Read More
Meet one Prairie manufacturer taking ‘drone’ technology to new heights. By Karen Brownlee. Flying has always inspired the imagination. It took imagination, after all, to conceive that flying was first… Read More