Category Archives: Business

Environment and Parks Minister Whitney Issik will travel to Whitehorse, Yukon, on Aug. 29 to attend the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) meeting.CCME, being held Aug. 30-31, is ...

Central Alberta: Access Prosperity has announced it is receiving a federal investment of $870,292 through PrairiesCan for a Manufacturing & Export Enhancement (MEE) Cluster. Officials say the fund...

Big Picture Investors Eagerly Await Fed Chair's Comments on Future Path of Rate Hikes All three U.S. stock indexes declined on Monday as investors anxiously await a Friday speech by Fed Chair Jerome P...

Nathan Neudorf, MLA for Lethbridge-East, will join U.S. legislators at the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD) Aug. 27-31 in Madison, Wis.Provincial officials say the BILLD...

The Conference Board of Canada says the Prairie provinces will likely be the top economic performers this year - propelled by their oil and gas sectors.The not-for-profit think tank forecasts in a new...

Dress for Success Central Alberta has announced a new executive director, a first for the organization which launched locally in 2008.Kristine Bugayong has over 15 years of community development exper...

A long-time fixture of Red Deer's former Riverlands, now Capstone, is looking for a new home.Carnival Cinemas opened at what is now Taylor Drive and Alexander Way in 1996, and underwent major renovati...

Lacombe city council passed first reading on Monday to designate the Denike Block building downtown as a Municipal Historic Resource.Hannah Downton, owner of interior design company Downton & Co.,...

Big Picture Lower Inflation Numbers Fueled Increased Optimism for Equities U.S. stocks climbed higher Monday, while oil prices fell on worries about slowing growth in China. Signs that U.S. inflation ...

The expansion project of the Red Deer Regional Airport Authority is in full swing with 800,000 square metres of airside land available to sell or lease to the public.Construction of Phase 1 focused on...