Business

Market Watch: July 3

Big Picture Optimism High as N.A. Markets Finish Best Quarter in Years It was a Tuesday to remember for investors as U.S. stocks wrapped up their best quarter in more than 20 years, a remarkable turna...

Josh Hall Jul 03, 2020

Chamber of Commerce welcomes Alberta’s Recovery Plan

The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce is weighing in on Alberta's Recovery Plan, announced Monday by Premier Jason Kenney, saying they're pleased to see the provincial government is focusing...

Jun 30, 2020

Business registration now faster, easier across western provinces

Until now, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba had separate processes and systems for corporations and limited partnerships to complete their extra-provincial business registrations a...

Jun 29, 2020

Culligan Red Deer makes a splash in first year under new ownership

Despite an economy in the gutter, and a global pandemic in addition, one Red Deer business is claiming success a year into its operation.Culligan Red Deer, the first female-owned location in Canada, w...

Jun 27, 2020

Market Watch: June 26

Big Picture Markets Stumble Mid-Week as Rising Infection Rates Dampen Recovery Hopes It looked like it was going to be another week of steady and modest gains for N.A. markets, as investors focused on...

Jun 26, 2020

Beef plants nearly back to full capacity

CALGARY - Canada's main beef-packing plants are returning to full capacity after COVID-19 outbreaks, but the Canadian Cattlemen's Association isn't expecting a backlog of cattle to go away soon.The ou...

Jun 26, 2020

CN investing $305 million in Alberta

EDMONTON- CN announced today that it plans to invest approximately $305 million across Alberta in 2020.The investments will include expansion projects such as the construction of double track to allow...

Jun 26, 2020

Servus Credit Union named #5 in Canada on Forbes list of World’s Best Banks

Servus Credit Union has been recognized on the Forbes list of World's Best Banks 2020, ranking fifth among Canadian banks.The ranking is based on results from surveys completed by Forbes' partner, Sta...

Jun 25, 2020

Landowners in Riverside Light Industrial get final rezoning approval

Twenty properties in Red Deer's Riverside Light Industrial area now have some added flexibility with their operations with new IC (Industrial Commercial) zoning.This was made possible last January whe...

Jun 25, 2020

WestJet laying off 3,333 employees

WestJet Airlines says it will permanently lay off 3,333 employees as part of a major restructuring amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has devastated the travel industry.The company says it will consolida...

Jun 25, 2020