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Jean-Paul Belliveau of JP's Garage Inc in Dieppe says his priorities are the environment and his customers. Love for Local - New Brunswick

Jeff AcAloon resigns as CEO of the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation.

Nearly decades ago, Lauchie MacLean started an experiment at Glenora Inn & Distillery in Cape Breton that's yielded a new single-malt whisky being marketed in partnership with Alexander Keith's brewery.

Here's a link to the story about the new Huddle "Insights" podcast with Don Mills and David Campbell, complete with an embedded player so you can listen to it. But what we really want you to do is go to a podcast player like Apple and Spotify, search for "Huddle Insights" and subscribe. That way you won't miss one - the new one will download into your feed every Thursday.

New gym, larger library with access from the street coming to renovated Lancaster Mall in west Saint John.

The $255-million loss in sales in N.B. is, of course, directly tied to the Covid-19 pandemic but Restaurants Canada doesn't expect a full recovery until 2023.

A Business Development Bank of Canada survey found that investment intentions improved the most in Atlantic Canada and Quebec for the first quarter of 2021.

After the pandemic drove changes to their product and service offering, Taylor Printing Group and Bounty Print rebranded as Rocket.

The federal and provincial governments are contributing $3.1-million to fund infrastructure improvements at the iconic Nova Scotia tourism site, most notably an accessible viewing platform to control access to the rocks and lighthouse.

In partnership with TechImpact, the $1.2-million Bell Research Intensive Cyber Knowledge Studies (BRICKS) program will provide cybersecurity students with an education and the guarantee of a full-time job.

The winning design for the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is a striking, terracotta building concept deeply inspired by Mi’kmaw art and spiritual traditions.

Saint John councillor welcomes ride-sharing legislation that would allow companies like Uber and Lyft to operate here.

Why Shona Humber of Halifax was forced to close her home-based hair salon.

After the closure of the Northside Market, the popular cupcakery Buttercream Dreams Fredericton was left without a home. But now they’ve opened their first brick and mortar store.

The Halifax area is going back into strict lockdown as the second wave of Covid-19 causes a surge in new cases in the province.

CyberNB says new Ukraine partnership could mean billions of dollars for Canadian companies.

UNB Fredericton business students get ‘real world’ education making decisions on an $8-million investment fund. #sponsored University of New Brunswick

Using Beauceron Security’s innovative cloud-based risk-management platform, a training and awareness program will be made available across the country to members of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Halifax mayor Mike Savage says the city needs to act fast to be part of the Rapid Housing Initiative that aims to create 3,000 affordable housing units across Canada.

A lot of people have been working at home during the pandemic and a lot of them would like it to stay that way, says a new study by Narrative Research.

Yanky Sports introduces new face masks for the hearing impaired.

Saint John area businesses are being called upon to Light Up The Town Purple as a show of support for victims of domestic violence and the organizations that provide women and their children shelter and support. #sponsored Hestia House Tanya Shand Memorial Fund

Clearwater Seafoods CEO Ian Smith feels optimistic about the future growth prospects for the company, which is in the process of being sold for $1-billion, despite the lost revenue due to Covid-19.

A new restaurant is opening uptown in the old location of Taco Pica.

Downtown Moncton Centre-ville says public washrooms, increased police patrols, and bringing back more workers to downtown buildings are some short-term solutions to problems businesses are facing.

Caregivers in homecare, transition houses and community residences should be paid up to $25 per hour, says a new report from the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity.

When it comes to hiring, employers in the region want graduates who can hit the ground running and that’s what the University of New Brunswick’s Faculty of Management is doing with its Bachelor of Business Administration program. #sponsored

The first phase of redevelopment would add retail, a restaurant, an 87-room boutique hotel, and 58 residential units to the building, as well as a penthouse to the top of the building.

Krista Ross of the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce says the idea of a central Sussex airport is still inexplicably alive even though southern New Brunswick airports are profitable enterprises that just need help to get through a tough time.

Halifax's Aethera Technologies has developed a system that keeps lobster shells out of landfills and puts them in the hands of researchers eager to put them to better use.

Brunswick Square owner wants help re-imagining its nearly empty uptown Saint John shopping centre.

Select Printing & Signs Ltd. in Saint John a print shop that goes the extra mile for its customers and community. #Sponsored

Newfoundland businessman Terry Hussey is expanding his construction agency, Vigilant, to the Maritimes and bringing with him fresh ideas on how to be successful in the construction industry.

The former owner of Offline Board Game Cafe is opening Goods, a boutique grocery store and gift shop to be located in the same place on Prince William Street.

Ethel & Mary's, the uptown Saint John restaurant open only three weeks before the Covid-19 shutdown, had to find ways to adapt after a successful launch.

Fifteen years ago, journalist and author Gordon Pitts wrote, The Codfathers, a book about regional business tycoons like the Irvings, McCains and Sobeys. He’s back now with Unicorn in the Woods, a book about today's regional tech titans and the billion dollar sales of Radian6 and Q1 Labs.

Stash Energy Inc.'s innovative heat pumps will help Saint John Energy customers save money and become part of the solution as the local energy utility tries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through its grid.

Propel ICT, the region's leading online accelerator, organized the competiiton won by a Newfoundland company with a innovation nutrition app. Propel's aim is to help launch the next Atlantic Canadian success story with this showdown of startups. #sponsored

40 percent of restaurants in the region may close by next March, according to the national industry group Restaurants Canada.

Moncton mayor Dawn Arnold says Irving, McInnis and Murphy "stand among the great weavers of our growing community's strong and vibrant social fabric."

To expand its parking lot and restaurant, Skipper Jacks had proposed filling part of a ravine and putting a 40-metre culvert through Rabbit Brook. That was met with many objections at the public hearing this week.

Irving Oil and J.D. Irving are on this list of billionaires that increased their wealth during the pandemic. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says a wealth tax needs to be combined with other measures to address the growing income gap between the wealthy and lower-wage workers.

Christian Goldie and Derek Dygos are the owners The Community Brew Shop, an online retail store that sells ingredients, like yeasts and grains, people need to brew beer at home.

Tomavo Fruits Moncton got its start in 2017 when it opened its first location in the Hub City. Today, the company has locations in Shediac, Bedford, and now Bayers Lake in Halifax.

Halifax has a new bylaw to allow Uber and Lyft to set up shop there. But will they yet?

In the throne speech yesterday, Justin Trudeau's Liberal government pledges to create one million jobs and extend the wage subsidy program through next summer.

On our latest podcast, Mark Leger chats with Donald Savoie about his new book on Irving Oil (Search for "Huddle Home Office" on a podcast platform like Apple or Spotify for the full conversation). Mark asked Donald if Irving had the same kind of power in New Brunswick that companies like Facebook have in Silicon Valley. Here's what he had to say:

Planet Hatch is launching a new program that will help local startups transition into fully established businesses.

Pierre-Olivier Brassard of The National Farmers Union says there are ways around the use of the pesticide in agriculture but that the sector needs support during that transition.

Air travel in Atlantic Canada fell 92 percent this summer compared to last, because of Covid-19.

The Financial and Consumer Services Commission (FCNB) is encouraging businesses and other entities to provide input on a new program to help reunite New Brunswickers with their lost or forgotten financial property. #sponsored

Halo Donuts, the new pop-up shop in Moncton by the Euston Park owners, will serve freshly baked donuts and some coffee offerings for pick-up.

Colleen d'Entremont of the Atlantica Centre for Energy says the development of small modular reactors would help cut carbon emissions and also give New Brunswick an economic boost.

Many capital projects on hold as the Moncton airport rides out Covid-19.

A government review makes 13 recommendations to address issues that led to the Covid-19 outbreak that killed 53 residents at a private, longterm care facility in Halifax.

Jennifer Irving’s new uptown Saint John art gallery, Paris Crew, is another step in a lifelong entrepreneurial journey.

Venn Innovation's "Set to Scale" program will bring processes that allow New Brunswick businesses to focus on the four key pillars for success: people, strategy, execution and cash.

The Saint John native who served for five years as the CEO of Opportunities New Brunswick has a new job as CEO of a Toronto economic development organization.

Chantiers Jeunesse, a Quebec-based non-profit organization dedicated to youth development, has opened its first office in Atlantic Canada, and its first one outside Quebec in 40 years.

Hall Bros Enterprises Ltd has been in business for 71 years and has been given a new lease on after its previous location was destroyed in a fire in February of last year.

James Mullinger's new TV show 'Atlantic Edition' is a spin-off of The Maritime Edit, a magazine that celebrates and highlights "the discreet luxury of living, working in and visiting Atlantic Canada."

Los Toros will open in Chebucto Place across from the Halifax ferry terminal, later this year. Owner Khalil Farah says the tapas bar will specialize in Spanish cuisine, with a special focus on paella.

Tire Shack Brewing Co. in Moncton has only been open for a year, but one of its beers has already won a national award.

Meeting the future faces of medicine in N.B.: a record 42 scholarships will awared by the New Brunswick Medical Education Foundation in an online ceremony on September 24. #sponsored

New Brunswick writer and academic Donald Savoie is on this week's episode of the "Home Office" podcast to discuss his new book on Irving Oil, 'Thanks for the Business'. He and editor Mark Leger talk a little politics too, with the results of the N.B. election fresh in their minds.

Volta's second annual Ecosystem Impact Awards honoured six individuals, organizations, and startups, including Jim Hanlon, the former CEO of the Centre for Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship - COVE and the Black Business Initiative.

Meet Moncton's top 20 under 40.

New Saint John region economic development agency names board, with Cynthia Goodwin serving as the transition board chair.

Global Toronto, an economic development organization that represents municipalities in the region, has named former ONB head Stephen Lund its new CEO.

Sobeys launches online ordering and curbside pickup program in three Nova Scotia stores.