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What's New for Trade MB Gov't News Releases Trade Missions & Events Industry Sectors

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New! Employment Programs for People with Disabilities (1,388 KB PDF)

New! 2009 Profiles of Capital Providers HTML & PDF

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Breaking Aerospace News...

June 18, 2009, Into the stratosphere...Standard Aero pens huge deal with WestJet to service engines

June 17, 2009, Magellan Aerospace Receives Order For F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Horizontal Tails

CentrePort Canada is Open for Business.

CentrePort Canada - Manitoba's Inland Port

CentrePort Canada is centrally and strategically located at the heart of North America to connect businesses to world markets....More

Manitoba's Inland Port (220 KB pdf) Also available in Français & Espanol

NASCO Conference 2009

Recent Articles from the Winnipeg Free Pressclick to expand menu

June 26, 2009, Survey sees hot biz prospects for city
By Martin Cash Winnipeg Free Press,
A Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce initiative beating the bushes for prospective businesses that might move to Winnipeg has uncovered 12 hot leads...More

June 20, 2009, More engine work heading Standard Aero's way,
By: Geoff Kirbyson Winnipeg Free Press,
STANDARDAero is repatriating an engine overhaul facility from the Netherlands to Winnipeg, a move that will boost its Manitoba workforce by 50 by the time it's completed at the end of 2010. Manny Atwal, general manager for the Winnipeg-based aerospace company's Pratt & Whitney Canada division... More

June 19, 2009, Bristol to make jet fighter tail parts
By: Martin Cash Winnipeg Free Press,
BRISTOL Aerospace has won an $11-million contract to produce the horizontal tail components for the latest U.S. fighter jet, the Joint Strike Fighter.It is the first of many production contracts Bristol expects to be awarded as the new F-35 fighter, as the JSF is being called, progresses into larger production runs. The jets will end up costing a total of about $300 billion when the whole program is complete...More

June 9, 2009, Free trade with Europe sweet dream for Canada
The same day the Canadian finance minister warned Canadian municipalities about the dangers of protectionism, a workshop on a Canada/European Union free trade agreement was being held in Winnipeg...More

June 5, 2009 Manitoba building up steam,
By: Murray McNeil, Winnipeg Free Press,
Manitoba rode a wave of new non-residential construction projects to one of the biggest increases in building-permit activity in the country in April...More

May 14, 1009, "Manitoba businesses think lean, earn green"
Martin Cash, Winnipeg Free Press,
If this is the toughest market for Canadian manufacturers in decades, you wouldn't think there would be a lot of interest in new technology...More

June 2009

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