Tuesday Ticker: stock markets off to a good start, oil prices rise
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 9, 2017 — In this week’s Tuesday Ticker, some of the big trends for 2018, a good start to the year for stock markets, the meltdown in sub-prime auto-lending, and much, much more! Stock markets have started 2018 with a bang. Last week the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
Cochrane Collision expands with an eye on the future
By Jeff Sanford Cochrane, Alberta — December 4, 2015 — It seems the economic news coming out of Alberta these days is negative. The price of oil has plunged. The province is suffering the effects. Unemployment is rising. It’s not all doom and gloom, though. At least one business is actually expanding. Cochrane Collision is […]
Heavy truck collision repair in the Saskatchewan oil patch offers special challenges
By Jeff Sanford Alida, Saskatchewan — September 17, 2015 — Trucking company Three Star Trucking built a collision repair facility to do its own repairs, but the company recently began offering collision repair services to third-party operators as the tough conditions of the area create all kinds of demand for repair services. It seems trucking […]
Low oil prices fuel driving boom—will the good times continue?
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — September 7, 2015 — The low price of oil has fallen this summer to a multi-year low of just $40 a barrel. The low price of crude has taken the price of gasoline to the lowest price its been in many years. No wonder the auto industry as a […]
New Spillfix absorbent made from organic material
By Mike Davey Kitchener, Waterloo — August 13, 2015 — Spills happen, even in the best run facilities. A newly released product won’t help prevent them, but it does promise to greatly help with clean-up in terms of cost, speed and disposal. Spillfix is an organic absorbent manufactured from coconut coir, a fibre extracted from […]
