Business

Co-op to open gas bar, car wash at 32nd and Gaetz

Central Alberta Co-op is taking over a prime piece of commercial property at one of Red Deer's busiest intersections.Co-op has acquired the long-time former home of Go Dodge (North West Motors), and m...

Mar 10, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Local money manager advises not to panic during market turmoil

Plunging stock markets are prompting at least one local money manager to call for calm and for investors not to panic.Dion Zukiwsky, Branch Manager and Director of Wealth Management at Scotia Wealth M...

Mar 09, 2020 (The Associated Press)

Biggest Red Deer Home Show ever features pint-sized residences

More than 270 businesses took part in this year's Red Deer Home Show, which organizers say makes it the largest ever.One unique company at this year's show was central Alberta-based Tree Hugger Tiny H...

Mar 08, 2020 Scott Smythe, president of central Alberta-based Tree Hugger Tiny Homes, at the Red Deer Home Show on Mar. 7, 2020. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Alberta Beef Industry Conference wraps up in Red Deer

Hundreds of vendors and producers from across western Canada and beyond are wrapping up a three-day opportunity in Red Deer to network and learn more about the latest advances in the beef industry.Fri...

Mar 06, 2020 Hundreds of vendors, delegates and producers have gathered at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel and Conference Centre over the past three days to network and learn more about industry challenges and trends at the 2020 Alberta Beef Industry Conference. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

MARKET WATCH: March 6, 2020

Big Picture Despite Rate Cuts, Pandemic Fears Continue to Rattle Markets It's been a roller coaster ride for global markets this week as investors, central banks and governments try to gauge the econo...

Mar 06, 2020

Red Deer region unemployment climbs in February

Red Deer's unemployment rate jumped again last month and is the highest in the province.The latest numbers released Friday by Statistics Canada show the local jobless rate in February climbed to 8.6 p...

Mar 06, 2020

Building permit values down in February

Building permit values in the city of Red Deer were down in February, dropping from an estimated $20 million in February 2019 to $4.5 million last month.City officials say 52 permits were issued in Fe...

Mar 06, 2020

Local realtor tops in the world for Century 21

In 2018, Red Deer's Gavin Heintz was named Century 21's best-selling realtor in Canada.He followed up the next year by doing one better - becoming Century 21's number one producer in the world by unit...

Mar 05, 2020 Century 21 Advantage realtor Gavin Heintz of Red Deer was recently acknowledged as being the company's #1 producer in the world by units.

Olds College, Assiniboine partner to examine prairie labour market needs

Olds College and Assiniboine Community College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work cooperatively and collaborate to enhance agricultural and environmental programming to better mee...

Mar 05, 2020 Photo Caption: Dan Daley, Dean, School of Trades and Skills, Olds College, Debbie Thompson, Vice President, Academic and Student Experience, Olds College, Derrick Turner, Director of Advancement & External Relations, Assiniboine Community College, Tim Hore, Dean, School of Agriculture & Environment, Assiniboine Community College, and Stuart Cullum, President, Olds College.

Bank of Canada cuts interest rates by 50 basis points amid coronavirus fears

OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada is cutting its key interest rate target by half a percentage point, dropping it to 1.25 per cent in response to the economic shock from the novel coronavirus outbreak.The ...

Mar 04, 2020