When I read that the Partnership Group-Sponsorship Specialists® would be presenting to council yesterday morning on the subject of naming rights my first thought was that Partnership Group-Sponsorship Specialists® is not a very good name. The Calgary-based “group” consists of Brent Barootes, president and CEO, plus a collection of hiredRead More

Barry Sheehy and Albert Barbusci of Harbor Port Development Partners (or Sydney Harbour Investment Partners or Blue Zen Memorial Parks) are proud of the many “partners” they’ve enlisted in their campaign to turn Sydney harbor into a mega-port for ultra-large container ships. They have “building partners” like the “American giant Bechtel.”Read More

On  7 November 2011, to great fanfare, the Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment (CSEE) was officially opened at Cape Breton University (CBU). A prominent participant in the ceremony, and key partner in the venture, was Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest weapons manufacturer. Tom Digan, then presidentRead More