Business

Red Deer Downtown Business Association welcomes new board members

The Red Deer Downtown Business Association (DBA) is welcoming three new members to its Board of Directors. The following individuals will join existing members Kerstin Heuer, Dulcie Timmons, Julie Oli...

Oct 31, 2019

Encana moves headquarters from Calgary to U.S., changes name to Ovintiv

Encana Corp., one of Canada's oldest and largest energy companies, is moving its corporate headquarters from Calgary to the United States to bolster its access to deep-pocketed investors.The company, ...

Oct 31, 2019

Alberta easing curtailment limits as long as operators ship more crude by rail

EDMONTON -The Alberta government will work with oil companies on a program that will allow them to produce more - as long as they agree to ship more of their crude by rail.Industry approached the gove...

Oct 31, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

SunRype sold by Jim Pattison Group to Quebec company

SunRype Products has a new owner.Lassonde Industries Inc., based in Rougemont, Quebec, announced today that two of its subsidiaries have entered into an agreement with subsidiaries of The Jim Pattison...

Oct 30, 2019

Jim Pattison Broadcast Group buys stake in Edmonton digital marketing agency

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-based Jim Pattison Broadcast Group (JPBG) is known for operating radio and television stations throughout Western Canada, but today is announcing an expansion of its digital re...

Oct 29, 2019

Travel Alberta takes aim at the next 10 years of tourism growth

BANFF- In an address on Monday to almost 600 industry partners, Travel Alberta CEO Royce Chwin stated tourism operators need to broaden their thinking to grow Alberta's tourism revenue to $20 billion ...

Oct 29, 2019 Travel Alberta CEO Royce Chwin

Local home sales down 9% in 2019

Local home sales continue to lag behind last year's pace, according to the latest numbers from the Central Alberta Realtors Association. Through the end of September, year-to-date home sales are down ...

Oct 28, 2019

Alberta is Canada's retail cannabis leader: Report

EDMONTON- ATB Financial says the province is a leader when it comes to the development of the legal retail cannabis market.Alberta's Crown-owned bank says the government has issued more than 280 licen...

Oct 26, 2019

Market Watch: Oct. 25

Big Picture - Stocks Struggle for Traction as Investors Assess Corporate EarningsU.S. stocks were up slightly Monday to start the busiest week of the quarter for corporate earnings. With results in fr...

Oct 26, 2019

Red Deer Chamber announces new Board for 2019-2020

Officials with the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce have announced their 2019-2020 Board of Directors following their recent Annual General Meeting. "Congratulations to all new and returnin...

Oct 25, 2019