Loblaw’s ex-employees will need to pound the pavement
Job prospects for Loblaw’s 700 laid off employees are uncertain and heavily dependent on personal efforts, said past Mississauga Technology Association president Adolfo Proietti
Author: Karen K. Ho
I'm a global economics and finance reporter at Quartz based in New York.
Therapure’s new facility in Mississauga creates more jobs than expected
Therapure Biopharma Inc.’s new manufacturing facility has led to more jobs and business interest since its opening in April, said company spokesperson Dina Iezzi
Retailers plan for in-store and online holiday shoppers
Future Shop and Best Buy may be cutting back on seasonal staffing this Christmas, but the allure of going to the store is still very strong
Pill Hill: Biotech drives Mississauga’s economy
Meadowvale’s “Pill Hill” is a cluster of most of the city’s biotechnology, biomedical and other life-science companies
Glaxo ruling benefits Big Pharma companies in Mississauga
A top court ruling that sides with GlaxoSmithKline in the British drug giant’s tax fight case with Ottawa is ‘happy news for Big Pharma,’ a tax law expert tells YourMississaugaBiz.com
Challenges for future growth of Mississauga’s biotech sector
Lack of government support, company consolidation and gridlock are major challenges preventing large growth of Mississauga’s biotechnology and biomedical sector
Loblaws cuts hurt but Brampton still OK, says city official
The surprise cuts at Loblaws head office in Brampton hurt, but the local economy remains strong enough to withstand the corporate streamlining, says the city’s top economic development and tourism officer
Loblaws announces restructuring, 700 jobs affected
Loblaws Companies Limited announced today that it is reorganizing 700 administrative and head office jobs as part of a long-term strategic plan
Local Mississauga hotels should be prepared for unionizing efforts
Local hotels should be prepared to raise the wages of their employees or face the possibility of them organizing unions, according to labour expert Laurel MacDonald
City of Mississauga contracts not easily won
Selling to the city of Mississauga can be lucrative, but the complicated process can lead to mistakes and discouragement if companies don’t understand everything, according to city manager Marlene Knight
Karen K. Ho 