Category Archives: Business

Markets Struggle for Traction After Last Week's Losses It's been a rough month so far for North American equities, as markets have struggled with an abundance of mixed economic data and ongoing challe...

Red Deer home sales remained strong and continued their upward trend in the month of August.According to the latest figures from Central Alberta Realtors Association, 164 units were sold last month, u...

A Red Deer lawyer has been named as one of the 25 most influential in Canada by Canadian Lawyer Mag.Donna Purcell, a civil litigator, founded her practice, Donna Purcell QC Law, in July 2020. She was ...

This August, the City of Red Deer issued 79 building permits, compared to 88 in August 2020.However, the estimated value this year was $4.655 million, compared to $3.008 million a year ago.Conversely,...

Investor Sentiment Wanes as Delta Variant Impacts Global Economy Investor optimism has taken a minor hit this week following a jobs report last Friday that showed a marked drop in the pace of U.S. hir...

The Red Deer economic region saw a drop in its unemployment rate last month.According to the latest Labour Force Survey released by Statistics Canada on Friday, the region had an unemployment rate of ...

Following 17 years of service, Rick More is retiring from his role as CEO of the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce.More has been in his latest role for three years, and will finish up his du...

Markets Extend Monthly Winning Streak It's been a fairly quiet week for N.A. markets. On Monday, the S&P and Nasdaq recorded fresh record highs as investors once again embraced the tech sector aft...

A local initiative aimed at facilitating career and employment success for those facing barriers to employment is seeing strong results in central Alberta.The Cosmos Employment Connection (CEC) Progra...

Big Picture Markets Recover Lost Ground, Post New Highs It's been a bounce-back week thus far for U.S. markets, lifted by the technology sector, recovering oil prices and news that Pfizer's Covid-19 v...