Category Archives: Business

Big Picture Ukraine War Rages On, Fed Raises Interest RatesStocks and oil prices fell Monday as increased fears over global growth, the Ukraine war and impending rate hikes by the Fed negatively impac...

United Way Central Alberta (UW) collected $1.86 million during its most recent annual fundraising campaign.The amount was announced Thursday during a virtual wind-up event, and is just higher than 202...

Red Deer home sales are on the rise so far in 2022. According to the latest market update from Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), there were 195 units sold in Red Deer last month. That's up ...

CALGARY, AB - Close to 3,000 employees of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. could be off the job early Sunday morning.Calgary-based CP Rail has issued a 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Confere...

Olds College will soon be celebrating the resiliency of Alberta's agriculture industry.The post-secondary institution is set to host its second, "A Celebration of Alberta Ag", a free two-hour live str...

Olds College, the Town of Drayton Valley and Everest Educational Services Inc. (Everest) have partnered on a new program to provide opportunities for international students to study business managemen...

It's a mixed bag of news with the latest labour force numbers.Most noticeable are some improvements to employment numbers compared to pre-pandemic levels.According to ATB Financial, after rising by 7,...

Big Picture Markets Volatile as War in Ukraine Escalates, U.S. Inflation Climbs HigherThe Dow entered correction territory on Monday, dropping nearly 800 points, as skyrocketing oil prices led to moun...

Dow Canada presented an update this week on their net-zero carbon emissions project and its impacts on the Prentiss plant in Lacombe County.At a Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce luncheon ho...

Alberta's small businesses can now access federal funding that will help increase their digital footprint.This week, Federal Minister of Northern Affairs, and Minister Responsible for Prairies Economi...