By Paul Huber, Industry West Magazine In our new Feature series “A Conversation With…”, we sit down with a Saskatchewan entrepreneur talk about doing business in the province, its challenges and opportunities, and to get their thoughts on how to succeed in today’s business world. Industry West Publisher Paul Huber spoke with AGT Foods CEO Murad Al-Katib and discussed the agriculture sector, the opportunities available in Saskatchewan, and Murad’s advice for Saskatchewan’s entrepreneurs. Agriculture Today & Tomorrow Opportunities in Saskatchewan’s rapidly changing agriculture industry are vast. Al-Katib sees agriculture as one of Saskatchewan’s—and Canada’s—major competitive advantages. He points out, that for the first […]

SASKATOON, Feb. 9, 2018 /CNW/ – Golden Opportunities Fund Inc. (“Golden” or the “Fund”) is pleased to announce the addition of well-known Saskatchewan business leader, Mr. Murad Al-Katib, to the Fund’s Board of Directors. Mr. Al-Katib is the President and CEO of AGT Food and Ingredients, a company that put Saskatchewan on the map in the area of pulse specialty crops.  He is the Founder, CEO, President, and Director of Alliance Pulse Processors Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Alliance Grain Traders Inc. Mr. Al-Katib was elected to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Special Crops Association […]

EDMONTON, Alberta & SASKATOON, Saskatchewan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aurora Cannabis Inc. (“Aurora”) (TSX: ACB) (OTCQB: ACBFF) (Frankfurt: 21P; WKN: A1C4WM) and CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. (“CanniMed”) (TSX: CMED) announce today that they have entered into a support agreement (the “Support Agreement”) whereby the Board of Directors and the Special Committee of the CanniMed Board have agreed to support a new offer made by Aurora for the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of CanniMed not owned by Aurora. In addition to the Board and Special Committee, the new offer (“New Offer”), as described below, will continue to be supported by certain […]

Regina, SK, Canada / 620 CKRM Christina Cherneskey When Jump.ca was first founded in 1991 in Regina, little did they know 27 years later, the lasting impact it would have on the community. Not just for its customers, but for those who might have a little less at the end of each month. This past December, their campaign, Season of Giving Back, did just that. It gave back 200,000 meals for the Food Banks of Saskatchewan and gave customers the satisfaction of knowing a phone purchase would help out quite a few families. Kris Parker is the director of Marketing […]

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By: Brian Zinchuk / Pipeline News Crescent Point Energy had nine rigs working in close proximity southwest of Torquay. Photo By Rig Locator Estevan – Bang! Sixty rigs kicked off right at the start of the year. With oil over US$60 WTI in the first week of the New Year, drilling in Saskatchewan took off. It takes a few days to get most rigs moving, but right off the hop, they’ve been firing up. By Jan. 4, sister publication Rig Locator (riglocator.ca) listed 60 rigs working in the Land of Living Skies. That’s the highest level since the first week […]