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Like most other analysts and columnists who have been following this nickel soap opera, I thought since Xstrata had bagged its prey - Falconbridge - Inco would probably be taken over by Teck-Cominco.

The business of Ontario is business.

BY STAN SUDOL Last Sunday I sat in on the Northern Life/Northern Ontario Business editorial board meeting with Phelps Dodge CEO Steven Whisler.

BY STAN SUDOL After last week's spectacular news announcements - almost one per day - I thought Inco's public relations department would have taken a much needed breather.

Due to pollution concerns, the recent announcement to keep coal-power plants open was not easy for the provincial Liberals, but Ontario is facing power shortages. They had no choice. It was a tough but pragmatic and responsible decision.

Finally, some true leadership at Queen's Park. Premier McGuinty has given the go ahead to start planning and building a new generation of nuclear power plants.

BY STAN SUDOL The Sudol Report In the spring of 2005, the Canadian Royal Mint produced the commemorative Victory Nickel in honour of Canada's contributions to the Second World War.

The Ontario government is committed to closing the province's four coal-fired generating plants by 2009 due to pollution concerns. This will eliminate 6,500 megawatts of power generating capacity, about 20 percent of production.

There is an old public relations saying that if you repeat a wrong often enough it becomes the truth. That seems to be the case regarding the "record price of nickel.

Ireland, well known as the "Celtic Tiger," has become an industrial showcase for economists around the world.