LA – Long Beach could get per container smog fee
A move in California to add air pollution fees to the cost of each container landing in state's largest port, has some wondering whether it will just drive business east. This article from The Journal of Commerce explains what is planned.
Shanghai Set to Expand
A key component to the future opportunity of Atlantica is marine transportation through the port of Halifax. The traffic will come from Asia. This story from Traffic World provides insight of what is happening in China, and illustrates the expected growth in traffic from that country.
AIMS’ work on EI and transfer payments trigger comment in Canada’s national media.
Whether it was EI in The Globe and Mail or transfer payments in The National Post, editorial writers in Canada's two national newspapers turned to AIMS to validate their debate on these important public policy issues.
Atlantic Canada’s vicious cycle
Borrowing a page from the many papers and books AIMS has published on equalization, National Post columnist Lorne Gunter points out that transfer payments from Ottawa actually harm recipients rather than help them. In this second of a two part series, the national columnist points to AIMS' work to make his case.
Future economic development requires footwork right now
Remarks by AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley to a provincial transportation conference in Truro generated debate, talk and some in-depth thought. Using Crowley's Atlantica presentation as its basis, this editorial in the Truro Daily News told people the time for action is now, or the opportunities will be lost.
Atlantic Canada is now “on the Pacific Rim”
Challenging the conventional, thinking outside the box, driving for solutions. According to this newspaper account of remarks made by the president of AIMS, Brian Lee Crowley did all three during his presentation to a transportation conference in Truro, Nova Scotia.