US expansion plans head south for Quebec’s Autobus Lion

Published: 18 December 2024

In 2023, the Quebec electric vehicle maker Autobus Lion opened a $150 million truck manufacturing facility in Illinois, but its expansion into the United States has not gone according to plan. Much...

Profs Beaumont, Schumacher and Weitzner awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grant

Published: 14 April 2023

Congratulations to Paul Beaumont, David Schumacher and Gregory Weitzner, who were awarded a 2022-2023 SSHRC Insight Development Grant...

Peer-to-peer lending platforms are a potential disruptor to a long-established industry

Published: 2 November 2022

For small businesses – and aspiring businesspeople -- banks have been a financial gatekeeper. Without assets and a business credit profile, businesses are often out of luck. But peer-to-peer...

Delve: How FinTech Lending to Small Businesses Opens the Door to Bank Loans, with Paul Beaumont

Published: 30 September 2022

Bank loans are the typical first step for most small and medium-sized businesses, but another form of business lending has emerged: FinTech companies that use algorithms to determine whether a...

Expert: Proposed Rogers-Shaw deal bad for Canada, says Telus

Published: 26 November 2021

On November 22nd, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission began five days of public hearings into the proposed purchase of Shaw Communications by Rogers Communications....

A new act for Cirque du Soleil

Published: 22 July 2021

At the end of 2020, a creditor consortium led by Catalyst Capital became the new owner of Cirque du Soleil only months after the famed circus producer made a failed bid for bankruptcy protection....

Rogers purchases Shaw, erases competition

Published: 18 March 2021

Following its $26 billion acquisition of Shaw, Rogers has been criticized for eliminating regional competition. If the sale is approved by the Trudeau government, the company would become the...

Expert: Rogers and Shaw merge in $26 billion transaction

Published: 16 March 2021

Rogers Communications Inc. has struck a deal to acquire Shaw Communications Inc., a takeover that will reshape the country’s telecom landscape provided it receives regulatory approval. The purchase...

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