Business

Red Deer jobless rate 10.6% in May

The unemployment rate for the Red Deer region saw a slight drop last month.In May, the local jobless rate was 10.2 per cent, down from 10.6 in April. Province-wide, Alberta saw a drop in unemployment ...

Jun 07, 2021

Intake begins for Leading Forward economic incentive funding programs

Developers and property owners in Red Deer can now apply for funding from The City of Red Deer's Leading Forward Economic Incentives Program. The program, according to City officials, is an expansion ...

Jun 07, 2021

Red Deer businessman receives $1 million federal grant to help address COVID supply chain issues

A young Red Deer man has received a $1 million grant from the federal government to help in the fight against COVID-19.Cole Webber, 22, and his company, Betterfit, is one of eight small and medium-siz...

Jun 07, 2021

E-scooter pilot program open for applications now

Interested e-scooter companies can now visit www.reddeer.ca/escooter to find information on how to submit a business license application to become one of the approved e-scooter companies to participat...

Jun 04, 2021

Market Watch: June 4

Big Picture TSX Hits 20,000 Mark; U.S. Markets Struggle for Traction It's been a fairly quiet week for U.S. markets, which were closed Monday for Memorial Day. In Canada, the TSX closed out a fourth c...

Jun 04, 2021

Cilantro and Chive delivers BOTM proceeds to Notre Dame's Grad Service Project

Cilantro and Chive's guest chefs for May were in attendance on Tuesday to hand over a significant donation to Notre Dame High School's Grad Service Project this year.Grade 12 students Allyne Simonot a...

Jun 03, 2021

Alberta investing to grow Indigenous tourism

The Alberta government is increasing funding to support Indigenous tourism experiences across the province as part of the plan to help the tourism sector recover.As part of Budget 2021, the province i...

May 28, 2021

City councillor wants Lacombe to explore allowing VLTs

A city councilor in Lacombe is hoping to gauge the community's interest in exploring the potential return of video lottery terminals (VLTs) as an additional revenue stream for local restaurants.Reuben...

May 28, 2021

Market Watch: May 28

Big PictureN.A. Markets Stabilize as Inflation Concerns Ease It was a bounce-back day for U.S. stocks Monday, led by rebounding technology shares, as investors become more comfortable with the current...

May 28, 2021

Renewed confidence for Westerner Days with Alberta's reopening plan

The CEO for Westerner Park says Alberta's 'Open for Summer Plan' gives them reason for hope when it comes to having Westerner Days in 2021. Mike Olesen hopes the reopening plan comes to fruition and t...

May 28, 2021