Category Archives: Business

Bowden may become home to Alberta's first yellow pea fractionation facility
The Town of Bowden may soon be part of a growing trend in the meat alternatives industry by potentially becoming the home to Alberta's first yellow pea fractionation facility.More than Protein Ingredi...
Jun 02, 2022

Alberta Open Farm Days this summer
Alberta Open Farm Days is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2022 and urbanites from across the province are being encouraged to meet and mingle with their rural neighbours this summer.The province-w...
Jun 02, 2022

RDP's Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing celebrates funding towards assisted medical devices
Red Deer Polytechnic's (RDP) Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing - Technology Access Centre (CIM-TAC) held their Open House this week, sharing their engineering capabilities as well as updating the...
Jun 02, 2022

Province building up support system for Alberta tech entrepreneurs
Through the Alberta Technology and Innovation Strategy, Alberta's government says it is continuing to support the development and attraction of talent, business and job-creating investment. Government...
Jun 01, 2022

Privacy watchdogs say Tim Hortons app collected vast amounts of sensitive data
OTTAWA, ON - Federal and provincial privacy watchdogs say the Tim Hortons mobile ordering app violated the law by collecting vast amounts of location information from customers.In an investigation fin...
Jun 01, 2022

Province announces more flexible rules for businesses
The provincial government has new rules it says will help make Alberta the most competitive and attractive place to do business in Canada.Government officials say amendments made to the Business Corpo...
May 31, 2022

CAEP gets $50,000 grant to expand business attraction strategy
The Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP) is receiving a $50,000 grant to expand its Municipal Investment Attraction Readiness Program.The grant, from CanExport Community Investment, will help u...
May 31, 2022

Olds College signs MOU with Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Olds College and Saskatchewan Polytechnic have signed an official Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in joint activities on the Olds College Saskatchewan Smart Farm including student wor...
May 30, 2022

Market Watch: May 27
Big Picture North American Indexes Stabilize on Strong Earnings From Retailers, Banks U.S. stocks registered solid gains in a broad-based rally on Monday. The Dow rose 618 points, the Nasdaq climbed 1...
May 27, 2022

Premier Kenney meets with western premiers
Premier Jason Kenney will represent Alberta's interests at a meeting with New West Partnership premiers and at the Western Premiers' Conference in Regina, SK, this week.The back-to-back sessions on Ma...
May 26, 2022