The StarPhoenix - Business

• Waterbury Lake in exploring season
  Titan Uranium Inc. says a summer drill program is underway at the Border Block project in northern Saskatchewan.
  
  
• SaskPower gets customer rating
  SaskPower ranked second in midsize utility segment, according to a study released Thursday.
  
  
• Growing strong: PotashCorp notches one of its best second quarters ever
  A clear sign of Potash Corp. of Sask-atchewan Inc.'s return to better times was presented Thursday as the Saskatoon-based fertilizer giant released its second-quarter earnings report.
  
  
• Crops given boost
  Warmer weather in the past two weeks has helped advance crops, but most are still one to two weeks behind normal development, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's weekly crop report.
  
  
• Consumers warned about power consumption scam
  If a representative claiming to be from SaskPower phones you promoting a product that is touted to reduce power consumption, it's likely you are the target of a telemarketing scam.
  
  
• New hotel goes for relaxed feel
  What you see is what you get when it comes to the new Four Points by Sheraton Saskatoon hotel.
  
  
• Damage claims top $100M
  Damage claims from this year's flooding, hailstorms and tornadoes in Saskatchewan are reaching biblical proportions -- well over $100 million so far -- and the year is barely half over.
  
  
• Nuke option too costly: report
  Constructing a nuclear reactor in Saskatchewan could triple consumers' power bills and will not decrease greenhouse gas emissions, says a report released Tuesday.
  
  
• Terms finalized for SCN purchase
  The Saskatchewan Communications Network, which nearly faded to black when the provincial government pulled funding earlier this year, has cleared another hurdle as it goes through a change in ownership.
  
  
• World takes Sask.'s pulse
  A once-quiet marketing scheme to push Saskatchewan pulse products in North America and Europe is gaining momentum -- and volume, reaching this week the ears of writers from cities including London, Toronto, Chicago and Los Angeles.
  
  
• BMO creates flood relief program
  BMO Bank of Montreal announced Tuesday it has created a financial flood relief program for commercial clients affected by recent damaging storms in the Prairies.
  
  
• Sask. bankruptcy rate highest among provinces
  Saskatchewan bucked the national trend by posting a big increase in bankruptcies in May over the previous month, says the federal agency responsible for bankruptcy statistics.
  
  
• Maintaining foreign trade as easy as predicting weather
  As everyone knows, agriculture is at the mercy of the weather. While less talked about and less obvious, agriculture is also at the mercy of trade disruptions, particularly in Saskatchewan where we're extremely reliant on export markets.
  
  
• Office space overhaul
  As the pair's star begins to rise in Western Canada, Jayesh, 33, and Depesh, 27, are humble about the success of their several regional ventures.
  
  
• Facebook is turning into social studies
  Social networking site Facebook hit a benchmark 500 million users this week, complete with much fanfare and celebration. But some folks weren't celebrating, either because they are no longer enamoured of Facebook or they don't have a profile at all.