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Monthly Archive March, 2008

Hair-like nanowires at root of solar

March 12, 2008

HAMILTON–McMaster University professor Ray LaPierre holds up a thin wafer of silicon with a smooth, jet-black surface that, at first glance, looks like a typical […]

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Takeover of BCE passes key hurdle

March 10, 2008

 
A Quebec Superior Court judge has approved the proposed leveraged buyout of Canada’s largest telecom company by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and its […]

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WestJet sees record February traffic

March 7, 2008

CALGARY–Passenger airline operator WestJet reported Wednesday a record load factor – or percentage of seats filled – for February of 82.8 per cent despite […]

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Chrysler

March 5, 2008

A labor strike in Canada may cause automaker Chrysler LLC to temporarily increase minivan production at its plant in Fenton, a spokeswoman for the […]

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Dollar, auto shutdowns slow economic growth

March 4, 2008

OTTAWA – Canada's real gross domestic product grew 2.7 per cent in 2007 but the economy slowed sharply in the fourth quarter, brought on […]

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Minister shuts door on aid for car sector

March 3, 2008

Federal Industry Minister Jim Prentice has indicated Ottawa won’t be considering any short- term aid package for the country’s beleaguered auto parts sector.
Prentice said […]

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Business bulletin board

March 1, 2008

AWARDS
Gerard Hempstead, managing director of Hempstead Financial Group in St. Louis, received the outstanding achievement in recruiting and sales award from the Northwestern […]

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