Richard Blackwell
Reporter, Report on Business
Richard Blackwell has reported on Canadian business for more than three decades. At the Financial Post and the Globe and Mail he has covered technology, transportation, investing, banking, securities and media, among many other subjects. Read more...
Richard Blackwell
Reporter, Report on Business
Richard Blackwell has reported on Canadian business for more than three decades. At the Financial Post and the Globe and Mail he has covered technology, transportation, investing, banking, securities and media, among many other subjects. Currently, his focus is on green technology and the economy. He has won a National Newspaper award, two Michener award nominations, a Canadian Journalism Fellowship and a Kenneth R. Wilson award.
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Shooting the breeze with an advocate for wind power
Martha Wyrsch, of wind turbine maker Vestas, sees a very positive long-term future for the industry in North America
Sunday, May 06, 2012
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Acquisition spree muddies Valeant's financial trajectory
Drug company acquires skincare products from University Medical Pharmaceuticals in latest purchase
Thursday, May 03, 2012
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Trading financial profit for social capital
Paul Alofs jumped to the non-profit sector to run the fundraising efforts at Canada’s leading cancer hospital
Sunday, Apr 29, 2012
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Advisers expect visits from angry wealthy Ontarians
Introduction by province of a surtax on incomes over $500,000 may fuel search for avoidance measures
Tuesday, Apr 24, 2012
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Waste Management looks for R&D venture partners
Trash hauler puts money up for smaller entrepreneurs to develop technology to turn garbage into energy
Sunday, Apr 22, 2012
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Oil industry woes weigh down Canadian economy
Price discounting and the high cost of gasoline combine for double penalty, Bank of Canada warns
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012
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Not your old-school McDonald’s
John Betts, CEO of McDonald's Canada, has seen a lot of changes in his 40-odd-year career
Sunday, Apr 15, 2012
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Canadians find happiness on the Prairies
Feeling of well-being strengthens when crossing into resource-rich provinces
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012
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Toronto's economy marches on its stomach
Even when the economy is stagnant, the city's recession-proof food industry keeps going – and growing
Tuesday, Apr 10, 2012
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The widening gap in Canada’s labour market
The unemployed need jobs, companies need more workers – but skill shortages, geography and lack of training are all contributing to a disconnect
Monday, Apr 09, 2012
