Saskatchewan based March Consulting Associates Inc. (March) and Kitsaki Development Corporation (Kitsaki) have announced an equity partnership to expand their respective businesses.

Kitsaki has acquired 25 per cent equity in March that will allow it to access professional project engineering and management services in turn providing March with access to First Nations resources and services.

"As a business we are always looking at ways to expand our services in order to serve our clients' needs better," said Russel Roberts, CEO of Kitsaki. "This partnership offers Kitsaki the opportunity to deliver more services to our clients and to tap into new markets that will allow us to grow the business."

"March is pleased with this partnership as it creates many new opportunities for our company," said Barry W. Schmitke, President and CEO of March. "We will have direct access to additional First Nation businesses and projects that require engineering and management expertise."

The partnership brings together two Saskatchewan success stories that have a long history of business in the province.

Kitsaki is owned by Lac La Ronge Indian Band, the largest First Nation in Saskatchewan. March Consulting Associates is an employee-owned, multi-discipline engineering company based in Saskatoon.