Category Archives: Business
Market Watch: Dec. 4
Big Picture Dow Turns in Historic November Performance; U.S. Jobless Claims Fall North American stocks ended lower on Monday as investors took profits after strong gains over the past few weeks. The D...
Dec 04, 2020
Red Deer unemployment rate down in November
Red Deer's unemployment rate took another drop last month, going from 11.1 per cent in October to 10.4 per cent.The local jobless rate in November 2019 was 6.5 per cent. Alberta's jobless rate for the...
Dec 04, 2020
RDC offers online course to help businesses navigate pandemic
Red Deer College is teaming up with NOVA Chemicals, Red Deer County, and the City of Red Deer to launch a new online course to help local businesses navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.The 'Strategic Succe...
Dec 03, 2020
Minnesota gives final green light to Enbridge’s Line 3 project
Minnesota regulators approved the final permit Monday for Enbridge's Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, giving the company the green light to begin construction on the US...
Nov 30, 2020
Market Watch: Nov. 27
Big Picture Dow Breaks 30,000 Mark on Vaccine Hopes, Cooperation on Biden Transition U.S. stocks climbed Monday after a third COVID-19 vaccine showed promise in clinical trials, strengthening hopes fo...
Nov 27, 2020
Province improves access to trucking jobs
The provincial government has established a grant program and a training program to get more truck drivers behind the wheel.In a release, the government says a $3-million Driving Back to Work grant pr...
Nov 26, 2020
Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market soft opening a success
The soft opening of the Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market last weekend is being dubbed a success.General manager Shauna Fisher says they are very happy with the response and support from the community."W...
Nov 26, 2020
Chamber relieved total lockdown avoided
Officials with the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce are breathing a sigh of relief that new provincial government measures to address growing COVID-19 cases in the province do not include a t...
Nov 25, 2020
Keystone XL not the same project John Kerry nixed in 2015, Canada's U.S. envoy says
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canada's ambassador to the United States says the Keystone XL pipeline project has evolved since John Kerry nixed it in 2015. President-elect Joe Biden has named Kerry, former...
Nov 24, 2020
Market Watch: Nov. 20
Big Picture Vaccine News Lift Markets, But Coronavirus Fears Still Weigh Heavy The S&P 500 and Dow hit record closing highs on Monday as news of another promising coronavirus vaccine, this one fro...
Nov 20, 2020