Almost one-quarter of Sask. businesses planning layoffs: CFIB

While about one-third of Saskatchewan companies claim to be thriving as the province emerges from a natural resource downturn, almost one-quarter of locally owned businesses say they are planning to cut staff in the coming months.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) reported Thursday that the owners of 23 per cent of Saskatchewan businesses say they will lay off staff members through the first part of 2018, compared to just 15 per cent nationally. 
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