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Chamber hosting breakfast event to gather feedback from business community for Official Community Plan – DiscoverMooseJaw.com

The City of Moose Jaw and Moose Jaw Chamber of Commerce is inviting local businesses to provide input to help update the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaws.

A breakfast event is being held Thursday morning from 7:30 am to 9 am at the Moose Jaw Shrine Club (1767 Main St. N.).

The background research gathered for the project will be presented by Wallace Insights, consultants leading the community engagement.

Alan Wallace is a senior planning consultant and the Planning Director with Wallace Insights.

“The project is to update the City of Moose Jaw’s Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw.

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Small Business Owners Feel Credit Crunch

Borrowing for small businesses was already constrained due to rising interest rates. Following the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, some lenders – particularly the small and midsize banks that serve small businesses – may be forced to tighten credit further, since they’re seeing an outflow of deposits, which means they need to retain capital. And banks are being more cautious in general due to uncertainty about the economy.

“It’s hard to read how severe this is going to be, but it’s certainly going to be significant and when you look at how things play out, small

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Cannabis company Phoena to wind down business under creditor protection – Business News

Phoena set to shutter

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Phoenix Holdings Inc. plans to wind down its business and has obtained creditor protection for a second time.

Documents filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, which granted the protection, show the Vaughan, Ont. cannabis company previously called CannTrust Holdings Inc. is insolvent and plans to liquidate its assets.

Interim chief executive Cornelis Pieter Melissen says in an affidavit that the company is pursuing a wind down because it has been unable to revive its business and generate

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EHR Threats? – Rickard & Associates

A recent warning highlights that electronic health records (EHRs) are a top target of cybercriminals.

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The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued a warning to healthcare entities regarding EHR vulnerabilities and protections.

Protected health information (PHI) continues to hold its value on the dark web and is a constant target of cybercriminals.

With the recent growth of telehealth and healthcare technology, we have seen a large increase in cybercrime

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Could AI threaten Gen Z’s career prospects? College students express concerns

AUSTIN, Texas – University of Texas students shared with Fox News whether they fear AI replacing them in their future jobs, with one computer science major saying ChatGPT poses a “big risk” to his planned career.

“A lot of my career path revolves around trying to go into software engineering,” Abhinav, a computer science and business major, told Fox News. “I can see that ChatGPT and a lot of the advanced AI is able to complete a lot of the easier tasks, especially for front-end development.”

VIDEO: COLLEGE STUDENTS CONSIDER A HYPOTHETICAL AI TAKEOVER OF THEIR CAREERS

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Canada Life purchases wealth manager IPC from sister company IGM Financial

Canada Life Assurance Co. – a subsidiary of Great-West Life – will purchase Investment Planning Counsel for $575-million in an all-cash deal from its sister company IGM Financial.

IGM Financial Inc. IGM-T and Great-West Lifeco Inc. GWO-T have struck a deal that will see independent wealth manager Investment Planning Counsel Inc. change hands while IGM snaps up a 20.5-per-cent stake in US giant Rockefeller Capital Management.

The deal, which was announced on Monday, will see Canada Life Assurance Co. – a subsidiary of Great-West Life – purchase Investment Planning Counsel for $575-million in an all-cash deal from its sister company

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BC small businesses chafe at ‘unsustainable’ minimum wage hike – Business News

A 6.9 per cent minimum wage hike mandated by the BC government is “unsustainable” for some businesses, when stacked on all other costs downloaded onto businesses, I am a number of business groups.

As of June 1, the BC government is raising the minimum wage from $15.65 to $16.75 per hour, the province announced Wednesday.

“Having a minimum wage that keeps up with inflation is a key step to prevent the lowest paid workers from falling behind,” BC Labor Minister Harry Bains said in a statement. “These workers and their families feel the impact of high costs

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The Key Elements Of A Successful Online Business Marketing Strategy

In today’s fast-paced digital world, having a strong online presence is crucial for the success of any business. However, simply having a website or social media accounts is not enough to ensure success. A well-planned and executed online marketing strategy is essential to attract and retain customers, increase brand awareness, and ultimately drive revenue. This blog post will discuss the key elements of a successful online business marketing strategy. Let’s get to the list.

Work With Marketing Experts

One of the key elements of a successful online business marketing strategy is to work with marketing experts. While it’s tempting

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