Atlantic Business articles from November 1989

Atlantic Business archives from November 1989

Granny Bates makes the grade. (Business Beat) (company profile)
November 1, 1989... After three years, Margaret McMillan still beams when she talks about her business. "Ifs always exciting when people walk in through the door," the former teacher smiles. "Everybody who comes in to Granny Bates is really enthusiastic about...

Covering your investments. (Business Beat) (company profile)
November 1, 1989... For Sherry Gallant of West Royalty, P.E.I. a way to stay at home with her children while making a few extra dollars has turned into a lucrative business. Gallant is the owner of Compu-Covers, a small firm which manufactures and markets...

Bidding on the dealers' deal. (Business Beat) (company profile)
November 1, 1989... The bidding at this auction is fast and furious. First an eagle sells. Then a rabbit. After that someone snatches up a cougar, and then a Mercedes. Wait a minute, a Mercedes? Yes, a sparkling fire-engine-red, late-model Mercedes Benz. We're...

Old news can be good news. (Business Beat) (company profile)
November 1, 1989... Yesterday's news has turned into a profitable venture for a Moncton, N.B. company. Canbrands International Ltd. has developed a process through which old newspapers are turned into odor-suppressing cat litter. The company markets the cat...

Salter street smarts. (Salter Street Films) (company profile)
November 1, 1989... In the precarious world of filmmaking three young Halifax entrepreneurs are making a name for themselves and their films On October 29, 1988, the streets of downtown Halifax, N.S. were clogged with spacemen, dinosaurs, witches, giant...

Affording musical freedom. (Innovations)
November 1, 1989... Rick Davis and Bill Morton devised an inexpensive gadget that gives electric guitar and keyboard players greater mobility Ever since electronic instruments came into being, musicians have been held captive by cables and patch cords. ...

Sizing up the competition. (Sector Watch) (company profile)
November 1, 1989... The large brick building that has been the home of Progressive Wholesale in Sydney, N.S., since the turn of the century is an imposing structure. From the outside, the building is well-kept and dean, and a small white sign in the doorway gives...