Category Archives: Business
First phase of Red Deer Regional Airport expansion almost complete; welcoming chartered planes
Phase one of the Red Deer Regional Airport's expansion project is almost finished, now welcoming chartered planes, but with a new expected completion date of spring 2023.The three phased expansion pro...
Oct 18, 2022
Alberta Craft Brewing Convention at Westerner Park
The 2022 Alberta Craft Brewing Convention is underway at Red Deer's Westerner Park.The event runs Oct. 18-19, 2022 at the Stockmens Pavillion and Frontier Room and features keynote speakers, an Annual...
Oct 18, 2022
"Let’s Celebrate Small Business Week," says Ponoka Mayor
As we celebrate Small Business Week, we want to thank all of the businesses in Ponoka for helping make our community both strong and vibrant.This year, the Town of Ponoka has issued 538 business licen...
Oct 17, 2022
Red Deer home sales lower in September
Local home sales were lower in September when compared to the month before and the same month last year.According to the latest stats from Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), there were 127 u...
Oct 17, 2022
Unauthorized skin lightening products removed from sale in Red Deer
Health Canada has removed two unauthorized skin lightening products from being sold in Red Deer due to their potential to pose serious health risks.Officials state the products were tested by Health C...
Oct 17, 2022
Market Watch: Oct. 14, 2022
Big PictureMarkets Volatile as U.S. Core Inflation Increases in September U.S. stocks fell Monday as concerns about Fed tightening, a possible recession and an escalating Ukraine war continue to rattl...
Oct 14, 2022
Red Deer building permit values continue to rise in September
Officials with the City of Red Deer say building permit values continued to increase in September, with 112 approved permits valued at $9 million, compared with 77 permits issued in September 2021 wor...
Oct 13, 2022
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