Category Archives: Business

Red Deer company developing radar defence receives additional investment
A Red Deer company contracted to provide Canada with top-of-the-line radar technology for securing our Arctic has received an additional investment of $1.1 million in repayable funding from Prairies E...
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The Market at Red Deer starts Saturday
It's that time again to get out every Saturday morning for The Market at Red Deer.The market will run from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Red Deer Polytechnic, from May Long to Thanksgiving.More than 100 ven...
May 15, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)

Nominations for the 2026 Business of the Year Awards now open
The Red Deer District Chamber announced that nominations are now open for the annual Business of the Year Awards.The awards will take place on October 21 at the RDP Centre, which will recognize excell...
May 12, 2026

Market Watch -- May 8, 2026
This week's highlightsEquities look through geopolitics as tech earnings regain controlRates reprice geopolitical risk as energy volatility partly unwindsCanada's unemployment rate rises as full-time ...
May 11, 2026

Market Watch — May 1, 2026
This week's highlightsInvestors regain risk appetite on surging tech earningsFixed income volatility driven by cautious policy guidance amid energy shockBoC holds rate at 2.25%, but warns of energy an...
May 01, 2026

Market Watch -- April 24, 2026
This week's highlightsEarnings and AI themes offset growing energy concernsRates caught between inflation risks and steady activityCanada's inflation rate hits 2.4% in March fuelled by gas pricesU.S. ...
Apr 27, 2026

Alberta premier travelling to Europe to expand province's presence
Premier Danielle Smith is headed to Europe for a trip she says aims to attract investment, strengthen global partnerships, and promote Alberta as a reliable partner.The trip will last from April 23 to...
Apr 22, 2026

Hazlett Lake, west of QEII 'Centrepoint' developments, could progress in not-too-distant future
Long-awaited progress on two major projects could soon be happening in Red Deer's north.Gears are currently in motion on work in the Hazlett Lake residential area, which is north of Hwy 11A and east o...
Apr 18, 2026 A field looking south toward Hwy 11A, from the future viewpoint of homes. (Image Credit: Stantec/City of Red Deer)

Market Watch -- April 17, 2026
This week's highlightsEquities continue recovery as peace hopes and earnings offset energy shockEnergy concerns push yields higher before reversing on tentative ceasefireCanadian manufacturing sales r...
Apr 17, 2026

Oil and gas industry leaders critical of the industrial carbon tax
Leaders in Canada's oil and gas industry say the industrial carbon levy would erode the country's competitive edge at a time the world is clamouring for stable energy supply. Canadian Association of P...
Apr 14, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 236697218 © Brandon Smith | Dreamstime.com)