Released on August 12, 1999
Sturgis-area businesses have created 25 jobs and maintained another 6 jobs,
thanks to the work of the Sturgis Economic Development Co-operative.
Minister of Education Clay Serby was in Sturgis today to honour the co-op for
its job creation record through the province's Small Business Loans Association
(SBLA) program.
"The Sturgis Economic Development Co-operative is helping small businesses grow
in rural Saskatchewan and this illustrates what can be accomplished when the
government and communities work in partnership," Serby said, speaking on behalf
of Economic and Co-operative Development Minister Janice MacKinnon.
During 1998, small businesses supported by the SBLA program created more than
360 jobs and maintained over 565 more, mostly in rural communities. This
brought the total number of jobs created and maintained since the program began
to almost 13,600.
Under the program, the government provides funding to local SBLA
organizations. In turn, SBLAs provide loans to businesses that have require
alternative financing.
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For more information contact:
Bob Ellis
Economic and Co-operative Development
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-1691