Business

Thanks for Farming Tour arrives at Westerner Park

Organizers of the "Thanks for Farming Tour" at Westerner Park are confident they can host the event safely under current conditions posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.The event goes Wednesday and Thursday...

Nov 10, 2020

The Big Future Innovation Grant launches province-wide

The Big Future Innovation Grant, a grant created for innovative small businesses, has launched across the province, inviting Alberta-based small business owners and entrepreneurs to apply to win one o...

Nov 10, 2020

New restaurant planned at former Hudson's location

A new restaurant is set to open next month in downtown Red Deer.The Pizza Co. plans to open in the former Hudson's pub location at Executive Place at the corner of Ross Street and 49 Avenue. The space...

Nov 09, 2020

Alberta's GDP grew just 0.1 per cent in 2019

Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alberta's economy was struggling to grow.A new report from Stats Canada, real gross domestic product (GDP) nation-wide rose 1.9 per cent in 2019 with every provinc...

Nov 09, 2020

MARKET WATCH: Nov. 6

Big Picture Markets Register Strong Gains, Despite Election Uncertainty After sharp declines last week, U.S. stocks rebounded strongly Monday-the day before what may stand to be one of the important, ...

Andrew Snook Nov 06, 2020

Red Deer jobless rate drops 1% in October

The local unemployment rate took another step in the right direction last month. October numbers released Friday morning show the Red Deer region's jobless rate fell one per cent to 11.1 from 12.1 in ...

Nov 06, 2020

Ottawa finalizes methane reduction deals with Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C.

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is finalizing deals with three provinces on reducing emissions of a potent greenhouse gas. Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says proposals by Sas...

Nov 05, 2020

Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market opening soon

Red Deer's first indoor year-round farmers' market will be opening to the public for a soft launch later this month.The Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market will open its doors on Saturday, Nov. 21 and Sund...

Nov 05, 2020

Hundreds of coal mining jobs to end as power company switches to natural gas

CALGARY - Alberta power producer TransAlta Corp. says it will end operations at its Highvale thermal coal mine west of Edmonton by the end of 2021 as it switches to natural gas at all of its operated ...

Nov 04, 2020

Study shares how to advance local trails tourism

The Central Alberta Tourism Alliance (CATA) has released a study on how trails-based infrastructure can be grown to support related tourism businesses and boost the region's economy.The study, entitle...

Nov 03, 2020