Category Archives: Business
Olds College launches new Agriculture Communications Certificate
Olds College of Agriculture & Technology is launching a new Agriculture Communications Certificate. Described as the first of its kind offered in Canada, this one year program is said to prepare s...
Oct 12, 2022
City council approves $50,000 Canadian Finals Rodeo sponsorship
Red Deer city council approved a $50,000 sponsorship for the 2022 Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) at Tuesday's meeting. On October 11, council approved that the City of Red Deer will be the Co-Presenting ...
Oct 11, 2022
Local immigration professionals launch proactive approach to attracting foreign labour
Two Red Deer-based immigration professionals are said to be addressing the difficulty many businesses across Alberta are having finding qualified and experienced employees.Martine Varekamp-Bos, Regula...
Oct 11, 2022
Chamber announces 2022-2023 Board of Directors
The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce has announced the re-election of Matt Cassidy, from Beyond Insurance, to his second term as Chamber president. The re-elecyion took place on Wednesday, ...
Oct 11, 2022
The Market at Red Deer closes book on 52nd year
Another year -- the 52nd, to be precise -- is in the books for The 'Original' Market at Red Deer.The Moffatt family, comprised of kids Patrick and Fiona, and father Dennis, have continued to keep the ...
Oct 08, 2022
Market Watch: Oct. 7, 2022
Big Picture Markets Struggle for Traction After Strong Start to Q4 U.S. and Canadian stocks started Q4 with a bang, a real relief for investors after an especially tough Q3. The Dow finished 2.7% high...
Oct 07, 2022
Red Deer region sees slight increase in unemployment rate last month
The Red Deer region saw a slight increase in its unemployment rate last month.According to Statistics Canada, the Red Deer region's jobless rate in September was 4.5 per cent, up from 4.4 per cent in ...
Oct 07, 2022
Red Deer County re-designates land for potential solar electric vehicle charging station
A potential solar-powered electric vehicle charging station is one step closer to Red Deer County.County council unanimously gave second and third reading at their meeting on Tuesday to a bylaw re-des...
Oct 04, 2022
Agri-Trade Equipment Expo announces 2022 Ag Innovations finalists
The 38th Agri-Trade Equipment Expo is set to open at Westerner Park this year in Red Deer from November 9-11. For three days, attendees can explore the newest equipment, technology, innovations and se...
Oct 04, 2022
Market Watch: Sept. 30, 2022
Market commentaryU.S. equities dropped after PCE inflation increased and Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said the central bank will need to keep interest rates high for some time to fight inf...
Oct 01, 2022