Saskatchewan-Manitoba

Only in Winnipeg could the unveiling of a hockey sweater top the launch of a provincial election on newspaper front pages and television news broadcasts.

A Winnipeg-based company is hoping to make Manitoba the electronic bill paying capital of Canada.

Two pillars of the legal community in Manitoba have paired up to encourage would-be lawyers to work in smaller communities throughout the province.

Examples of some of the jaw-dropping incentives in Moose Jaw include: -- grants of up to $10,000 to first-time homebuyers with annual incomes of less than $52,000 who purchase a new home (usually a condominium); -- a rental construction incentive tha

Infrastructure Not all the good news is above ground, either. Thanks to a $6.

Cornerstones Duane Braaten, owner of real estate brokerage Advantage Real Estate Services Inc.

Despite a dip in the cold-weather-testing business during the economic downturn, things are heating up once again.

Pure Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust has bought in big to the Winnipeg industrial sector, said to be the tightest such market in the country. In July, the Vancouver-based REIT closed the $15.

Winnipeg received a double dose of good news in June when two new hotel properties were announced within a few days of each other. The first was Quebec-based Groupe Germain Hospitality which agreed to partner with Longboat Development Corp.

One of downtown Winnipeg's long-shuttered heritage buildings is about to undergo a renaissance.