Category Archives: Business

The Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) is excited to announce Leona Staples, co-owner and operator of The Jungle Farm, as the recipient of its Notable Lifetime Achiever distinction in t...

A Red Deer company has been awarded a $6.98 million defence contract to provide Canada with top-of-the-line radar technology for securing our Arctic. The contract was granted to ATCO Frontec Ltd., Inu...

This week's highlightsNorth American markets continue to recede amid trade turmoilBonds benefit from safe haven flowsBank of Canada cuts key rate to 2.75% as trade war rattles economyU.S. inflation hi...

The Government of Alberta has announced it will now collect bitumen royalties in-kind (BRIK) in addition to conventional royalties in-kind (CORIK) in an effort to maximize resource revenue. The Albert...

Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) is calling on the Government of Alberta to establish a working group to create a Property Tax Accountability Strategy (PTAS) to address an ongoing issue of unpaid...

A building in downtown Red Deer which has sat derelict since a fire ravaged it in October 2021 is finally coming down. The property at 4909 48 Street will be demolished by the end of June, this year, ...

A Lacombe company responsible for an innovative strain of barley is seeing interest in their product coming from as far away as Japan. Barley tea is a popular staple in nations such as China, Japan an...

Polyethylene producer Nova Chemicals, which operates a plant in Joffre, Alberta, east of Red Deer, was recently announced as part of an international merger. The merger is primarily between Austria-ba...

This week's highlightsNorth American markets experience worst week in six monthsBonds falter amid volatile week of tradingCanada's trade surplus in January exceeds expectations, jumps to nearly $4 bil...

Whether you're looking to renovate, thinking about your first home, simply looking for a place to take the family for a day, or anywhere in between, the Red Deer Home Show is the place to be this week...