Regina AgTech Firm Solves Age-Old Problem

By Bruce Johnstone For Economic Development Regina   Like many companies in the agtech sector, IntraGrain Technologies Inc. was born of the need to find a solution to an age-old problem, in this case, crop spoilage due to excessive…

Water project key to building global food processing industry

By Bruce Johnstone For Economic Development Regina There’s no question that water is a critical component to developing a global food production and processing industry on the Prairies. In 1967, Saskatchewan took a major step forward…

Regina-Grown Technology Delivers Efficiency, Sustainability

By Bruce Johnstone For Economic Development Regina Some say necessity is the mother of invention. Others say inventions are sometimes just “happy accidents.” Daniel McCann, CEO and founder of precision.ai, a Regina-based agtech company,…

A Two-Tiered Recovery Unlike Any Other

During and following the 2008 recession, the phrase “financial collapse” was often thrown around. This felt apt, given the top-down nature of the economic fall. First the finance and housing industry failed, which – like a toppling tower…

Skate Canada Challenge Headed to Regina in 2022.

News Release pulled from Skate Canada Ottawa, ON: Skate Canada announced today that Regina, Saskatchewan, will host the 2022 Skate Canada Challenge. The event will take place at Evraz Place from December 1 – 5, 2021. The 2021 Skate Canada…

New Year, New Challenges, New Supports

As we begin the countdown to 2021, the general sentiment is that we are entering a new chapter in the Covid-19 pandemic. The new year promises to be a better one with the development of multiple vaccines against the virus set to restore both…

Regina Receives Two Awards for Economic Development Initiatives

Today, Economic Development Regina (EDR) received two awards at the Saskatchewan Economic Development Association (SEDA) ‘Be the Change Maker Virtual Forum.’ The SEDA awards recognize the province’s top economic development marketing materials,…

Slowing the Job Loss Train

By Shaadie Musleh If you’ve ever seen a train reverse, you’ll know it needs to slow its forward momentum before it can stop and begin to move in the opposite direction. Obviously, this is simple physics and it makes intuitive sense. The…

Regina Region to Be Home for Raven Industries Manufacturing Facility

For Immediate Release (Regina) Raven Industries, Inc. (the Company; NASDAQ:RAVN), the leader in precision agriculture solutions, has announced plans to open a 21,000 square-foot manufacturing facility for the Raven Dot® Power Platform in…

Two Sides of the Recovery Coin

Regina’s economic recovery has seen its highs and lows, literally. While some industries and key indicators continue to be hampered by the effects of Covid-19, others are experiencing significant improvement, leading to a recovery that might…

Virtual Conference Gives Regina’s Tourism Sector a Critical Opportunity to ‘collaborate and Connect’

October 23, 2020 For Immediate Release Virtual Conference Gives Regina’s Tourism Sector a Critical Opportunity to ‘collaborate and Connect’ (Regina) Tourism Regina's third annual Collaborate and Connect conference is back. Different,…

How Canadian agriculture can help feed the world

By Murad Al-Katib President and CEO, AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. World Food Day -- founded by the UN in 1945 and held every October 16 since 1981 -- was established to increase awareness of world hunger and poverty, and inspire…