The province is hosting the Building Opportunities in Public Sector Procurement trade show next week. Business owners can meet with buyers and experts from the provincial, municipal and federal governments and other public entities. It’s being held Tuesday the 8th at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax, register at novascotia.ca/tenders.
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Atlantic urban-rural economic divide grows again in 2016
The region’s urban-rural divide has grown again in 2016. The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council says employment in Halifax, Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton, Charlottetown and St. John’s grew 0.5% this year, after gaining 38,000 jobs between 2008-2015. Rural employment went down almost 2% this year, and lost 31,000 jobs between 2008-2015. The think-tank predicts Maritime GDP increases of 1.4% for PEI, 1% for Nova Scotia, and 0.8% for New Brunswick in 2017.