Local Business
THE WRAP: Baristas picket, punching the retirement ticket and Tim Hortons plays defence
Timmies misses the boat You win some, you lose some. And 2,900 Tim Hortons customers did both the same day. Cape Bretoner Paula Cleveland was told by email she’d won a boat in Roll Up The Rim, then that it was a technical error, ah, human error, ...
Prices at the Pumps: Some small relief, more for diesel
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'We brought The Seed Company into the 21st century': St. John's-based business prepares to celebrate 100 years
When Peter Byrne's great-grandfather, E.W. Gaze, opened Gaze Seed Company in 1925, it was the only seed company in N.L. Better known today as The Seed Company, they supplied seeds to farmers and gardeners across the island through mail via a ...
All fuel prices drop in Newfoundland and Labrador overnight Thursday, April 25
Prices for all fuels came down in Newfoundland and Labrador overnight Thursday, April 25. The Public Utilities Board announced gas prices decreased by up to 2.9 cents per litre (cpl), setting the maximum cost of a litre of regular unleaded ...
St. John's Pilates studio helping those with Parkinson's: Classes offered free to those with the disease to help keep people moving
Pilates studios are experiencing a new wave of popularity thanks to social media platforms like TikTok. Sarah Joy Stoker has noticed the increased interest at Pony Pilates, her St. John's-based studio on Water Street. "I've had people come in over ...
Time to double the quota? Owner of only N.L. fish plant to process exclusively northern cod thinks stocks are ready and is working to regain its position in global marketplace
For more than three decades, the commercial northern cod fishery has been a closed book, but Alberto Wareham believes it’s time to write a new – and happier – chapter. Wareham is president and chief executive officer of Icewater Seafoods, a fish ...
Clarenville's SubC Imaging gets nearly $500K in N.L. government funding for new ROV project
Clarenville-based SubC Imaging is set to make more waves in the ocean tech sector with $467,500 in provincial funding. The firm is contributing matching funds for a project to develop a new underwater multi-channel inspection system for ROVs, ...
St. John's-based business Hempware celebrating nearly three decades in business
When Nycki Delisle and her partner, Stephane, opened Hempware nearly three decades ago, it was intended to be a short-term venture. “When the Cabot 500 celebrations were happening, I was finishing my education, and that fall me and my partner were ...
'Orthodontics has come full circle': New Galway clinic using digital approach to help predict outcomes, reduce treatment time
St. John's resident Dennis Budden, 43, got his braces off 20 years ago. But in February 2023, he started to notice a gap between his teeth. Budden believed the gap came from not wearing a retainer, so he decided to go to his dentist, who suggested ...
THE WRAP: $100 million in soda, streamlined shellfish, and only the poor change eating habits
Cove spilling into U.S. big box market “It wasn’t very long ago our goal was $10 million (in revenue),” John MacLellan, co-founder of Cove drinks, said during an interview on Tuesday. Now they're looking at a $100 million revenue forecast following a ...