Cover story – Made by Manitobans: Five leaders share insights on what is driving Canada’s hottest manufacturing market
Read moreVolume 1, Issue 4 – Spring 2017
Turning up the volume on ‘Prairie proud’
By Derek Lothian. A mentor of mine once told me the greatest strength a business leader can have is recognizing internal weakness — individually and organizationally. That requires discipline, authenticity, and… Read More
Read moreManufacturing the Monarch way
By Roy Cook. When I was first asked to contribute to this issue of Prairie Manufacturer Magazine, Ronda and Derek suggested that sharing some thoughts on how Monarch Industries has… Read More
Read moreMaking the most of government funding
By Paul Boucher. The government funding landscape to support manufacturing companies in Canada is changing. A yearlong review of spending initiatives and tax provisions to support the industry has been… Read More
Read moreAn old lesson for achieving new success
By Scott Keddie. For many manufacturers, the pursuit of excellence is all about embracing the new — new technologies, new markets, new products, and new ways of doing businesses. Competition… Read More
Read moreDeveloping strong leaders for stronger results
By Ron Koslowsky. During the rapid rise of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. greenback in 2003-04, I carried out a research project to answer the question of how manufacturers… Read More
Read moreFive provincial leaders share their perspectives on what is driving Canada’s hottest manufacturing market
By Will Stanley & Derek Lothian. Manitoba and manufacturing: They go together like Churchill and polar bears. For the past century, the sector has been at the heart of Manitoba’s… Read More
Read moreUp in the clouds
How Manitoba took Canada’s aerospace industry to new heights. By Joanne Paulson. When the National Hockey League announced a franchise would be returning to Winnipeg for the 2011-12 season, there… Read More
Read moreOur cheesiest article yet
From a local cooperative founded in the thralls of The Great Depression to Canada’s largest independent cheese manufacturer. By Pat Rediger. Heralding back to the time of its earliest customers,… Read More
Read moreA colony of innovation
In-house chemists, an on-site laboratory, environmental entrepreneurs: This isn’t your average Hutterite colony. By Pat Rediger. There are few Canadian manufacturers more iconic and synonymous with innovation than Bombardier. The… Read More
Read moreFishing tips for manufacturing social media success
By Derek Lothian. Blogger Brian Farrell once said that social media is a lot like fly-fishing: It’s deceptively complex. What looks like someone flailing around their arms and a fishing… Read More
Read moreBack to basics: Industry 4.0 and lessons from Bananarama
“It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it. It ain’t what you do, it’s the time that you do it. It ain’t what you do, it’s… Read More
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