Category Archives: Business

RDP holds panel discussion, honours apprentices at trades event Tuesday
Attendees took part in a panel discussion that highlighted skilled trades education and the impact its had on the workforce in Alberta at Red Deer Polytechnic Tuesday morning.The discussion titled The...
Sep 23, 2025

Market Watch - Sept. 19, 2025
This week's highlightsCentral bank moves drive midweek volatility, end-of-week reboundCorporate bonds rally on easing signals and investor appetiteBank of Canada cuts interest rate by quarter-point to...
Sep 20, 2025

Sorento wins big at 2025 BILD Alberta Awards
Local companies recently came home home with hardware from the 2025 BILD Alberta Awards. The awards annually celebrate the home building industry and those who show excellence, innovation and leadersh...
Sep 19, 2025 Sorento Custom Homes - winner of Single Family 1,500 - 1,600 sq ft - Harper (Supplied)

Market Watch - Sept. 12, 2025
This week's highlightsMarkets advance cautiously, caught between easing rates and inflation realitiesYields drift lower as central banks weigh growth against inflationCanada's industrial capacity slip...
Sep 15, 2025

Alberta businesses outline priorities ahead of municipal elections
With municipal elections taking place across Alberta this fall, the Business Council of Alberta (BCA) has released a new report, Municipal Matters: Business Priorities for Alberta's Local Governments,...
Sep 11, 2025

Alberta premier praises first batch of national-interest projects
Alberta's premier says she sees promising signs in the first batch of projects announced under Ottawa's new fast-tracked approval process.But environmentalists say the inclusion of liquefied natural g...
Sep 11, 2025

Market Watch - Sept. 5, 2025
This week's highlightsRate cut momentum lifts U.S. tech while global growth signals divergeGlobal bond rally builds as labour data and policy signals alignCanada's labour market weakens further in Aug...
Sep 05, 2025

Red Deer unemployment up in August to 5.4%
Red Deer's unemployment rate rose to 5.4 per cent in August, according to new data released Friday.That's up from 4.7 per cent in July, but still down from 7.9 per cent in August 2024.Looking across t...
Sep 05, 2025

AI for Business Conference coming to central Alberta put on by CAF partnership
The Central Alberta First (CAF) partnership has released its final Business Retention, Expansion and Workforce Development (BREWD) and BREWD Community Data Summary Reports ahead of an October conferen...
Sep 04, 2025

Province launches Alberta Jobs Strategy
Alberta's government has introduced its job strategy that aims to help more people find meaningful employment through training, education and experience. The Alberta Jobs Strategy is described as a bl...
Sep 03, 2025