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ITI host open house help businesses file application for support program

ITI host open house help businesses file application for support program

The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) was at Javaroma on Monday for an open house aimed at helping business sign up for Emergency Business Relief Funding and Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) Fund, which is designed to help business recover from both the pandemic and evacuation.
A date for the business community to reunite and re-charge

A date for the business community to reunite and re-charge

Don’t keep it all inside. You’re not alone. We have all lived through a summer for the history books. Dense smoke, online fire maps, evacuation orders, long drives and dealing with a quickly constructed relief program in Alberta or elsewhere.
Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce launches Business Recovery Task Force

Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce launches Business Recovery Task Force

With some businesses still struggling from wildfire evacuation fallout, the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce announced the launch of its Business Recovery Task Force on Friday.
Yellowknife businesses coming to terms with financial blows

Yellowknife businesses coming to terms with financial blows

At Shawarma House, the wildfire evacuation spoiled business, literally.
New restaurant Casa de Cobre opens in the legislative assembly

New restaurant Casa de Cobre opens in the legislative assembly

Casa de Cobre — which translates as Copper House in Spanish — has opened as the new restaurant in the legislative assembly.
OPPORTUNITIES NORTH: Retail sales rise in NWT and Nunavut

OPPORTUNITIES NORTH: Retail sales rise in NWT and Nunavut

The Northwest Territories racked up approximately $916.5 million in retail trade in 2022, outpacing 2021’s $888.8 million in retail sales by 3.1 per cent.
OPPORTUNITIES NORTH: NWT reverses downward trend in wholesale trade

OPPORTUNITIES NORTH: NWT reverses downward trend in wholesale trade

The tide has finally turned for wholesale trade in the Northwest Territories with approximately $402.8 million in sales in 2022.
OPPORTUNITIES NORTH: NWT and Nunavut manufacturing sales reach $47 million

OPPORTUNITIES NORTH: NWT and Nunavut manufacturing sales reach $47 million

Led by Nunavut’s blistering pace, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut combined for manufacturing sales of $47 million in 2022, a 13.8 per cent improvement over $41.3 million in sales in 2021.
Yellowknife tour operators still struggling to recover

Yellowknife tour operators still struggling to recover

The post-pandemic tourism struggle persists for some local businesses.
OPPORTUNITIES NORTH: Building permit values tumble in NWT

OPPORTUNITIES NORTH: Building permit values tumble in NWT

Building permits fell 18.6 per cent in value in the Northwest Territories in 2022.