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CBC Manitoba: What Could Fill the Empty Hudson’s Bay Spaces in Winnipeg Malls

August 12, 2025 — 
What Could Fill the Empty Hudson's Bay Spaces in Winnipeg Malls

Wenlong Yuan

Asper School of Business News

The Free Press: Bell MTS Smart Home service offloaded in alarm deal

August 11, 2025 — 
BELL MTS’s parent company is selling its home security and monitored alarm branches to an Ontario firm.

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Debra Jonasson-Young, director of the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship.

Asper School of Business News

CTV Winnipeg: How to start a side hustle

August 11, 2025 — 
How to start a side hustle

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Ben Isakov is a startup coach at the University of Manitoba’s Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship and runs a consulting business.

Asper School of Business News

The Free Press: U of M course on side gigs expands students’ financial potential

August 2, 2025 — 
U of M course on side gigs expands students’ financial potential

At the Churchill Marine Observatory (CMO), researchers find ways to respond to a changing environment. // Image from CMO

Asper School of Business News

CTV News: Churchill port agreement to improve global market access

July 28, 2025 — 
Churchill port agreement to improve global market access

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Rick Duha smiling, standing in front of paint drums

Alumni News

Meet the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Lifetime Achievement

July 22, 2025 — 
Throughout his remarkable career, Rick Duha has exemplified what it means to lead with vision, integrity, and a deep commitment to community.

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Shiu-Yik Au, Dan Shin, Sean Buchanan, and Harsha Kamatham

Asper School of Business News

Asper School of Business Earns National Research Funding

July 15, 2025 — 
The Asper School of Business is proud to celebrate four faculty members who have received 2025 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Development Grants. These prestigious grants support early stage research with strong potential for impact in the social sciences and humanities.

Anne Mahon

Asper School of Business News

Anne Mahon named Leader-in-Residence of Burns Leadership Institute

July 8, 2025 — 
Suzanne Gagnon, James W. Burns Leadership Institute Director and Asper School of Business Associate Dean Research and Graduate Research Programs, sits down with University of Manitoba Chancellor Emeritus Anne Mahon, who has been named Burns Leadership Institute Leader-in-Residence.

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Asper’s Spring 2025 Medalist Winners: Conrad Pragnell (Gold), Liam Viagedor Tran (Silver), and Noam Robert Cockshott (Bronze)

Asper School of Business News

Celebrating Asper’s Spring 2025 Medalist Winners

July 3, 2025 — 
Get to know our Bachelor of Commerce Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal winners.

Sean MacDonald

Asper School of Business News

CBC Manitoba: Former Hydro boss paid $880K for working 1½ months in 2024 until her ouster

July 2, 2025 — 
'Nothing scandalous here,' U of M business instructor says of likely buyout for ex-CEO Jay Grewal

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