Electronic Doctor Wins Brooks Small Business of the Year
Pete Falkenberg and Lois Falkenberg were named Brooks Small Business of the Year for Cactus Communications. The award cited client service growth and strong community support. Pete, from Medicine Hat, and Lois, from Horsham, met in The Hat. they opened Cactus on Jan 22 1993 offering electronics, cellular phones, two way radios, satellite dishes, and command start services.
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Pete Falkenberg
Cactus Communications
Brooks
Pete
Lois
Cactus
Medicine Hat
Horsham
Brandon columnist notes rapid growth of 100 mile telecom radius
Telal olol aA CaS Brandon recounts a small firm’s staff mix from three journeymen to one accountant, plus an on‑call electronic doctor who averages three after‑hour calls weekly. The piece links 12 month revenue doubling, satellite phones at 5000 dollars, 2.50 per minute service, and vast community involvement from fairs to Cancer Society fundraisers. Prominent locals are jailed with phones until bail is posted.
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Pete
Cactus
Brooks Bulletin
Global Marketing course expands farm market strategies
A February 5 to 23 agricultural training in Russell offers a Global Marketing course, alias Market Focus, with 10 class days and registration due January 22. The program targets farmers seeking to expand market strategies for farm products, covering topics from market focus to policy development, taught by Mike Leslie of Nakodo Consulting Inc. Students learn to shift from selling to meeting consumer needs and to plan for global markets, notably Canada and Japan, drawing on Mr. Leslie’s experience with Alberta Agriculture and Canadian beef exports. The course details, costs, and contact points are provided, with regional office notes and upcoming events in January.
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Russell
Mike Leslie
Alberta
Mike
Nakodo Consulting Inc
Japan
Alberta Agriculture
Pacific Rim
Seiyu
Canada Beef Export Federation
Asia
Portage la Prairie
Russell Agricultural Office
Manitoba Agricultural
Rossburn
Brandon Keystone Centre
Mac Creech
Quantocks
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Gill & Schmall Travel
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