Business

Red Deer County receives 2019 budget award

RED DEER COUNTY- The County has once again been named the recipient of the Government Finance Officers Association's (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for their 2019-2021 budget document....

Oct 24, 2019

UCP government to continue with NDP’s petrochemical credit program, cancel two others

The United Conservative government in Alberta says it will continue with a program introduced by the former NDP regime to use $1.1 billion in natural gas royalty credits to encourage new petrochemical...

Oct 23, 2019

Oilsands carbon liability at centre of closely watched New York fraud lawsuit

Alberta's oilsands are at the centre of a closely watched court battle in New York today. The state's attorney general is accusing Exxon Mobil of misrepresenting the risks the operations face as gover...

Oct 23, 2019

Former Ponoka Visitor Information Centre for sale

PONOKA- Town Council has declared the property that previously housed the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) as surplus property and set a sale price on it of $385,000.The building includes main floor o...

Oct 23, 2019

Husky Energy confirms layoffs, but won't say how many

CALGARY - Calgary-based Husky Energy Inc. is confirming it is laying off staff but won't say how many.The company controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing says the reductions are a result of st...

Oct 22, 2019

Construction underway on next phase at Clearview Market Square

As many local motorists may have already noticed, work is now well underway on Phase 2 of Clearview Market Square in northeast Red Deer.The Melcor development near the roundabout at 67 Street and 30 A...

Oct 21, 2019 Construction crews are busy with work on Phase 2 of Clearview Market Square in northeast Red Deer. Officials with Melcor anticipate three new buildings to initially go up over the next several months.

Homebuilding industry looks to be rebounding following recession

Those in the know say the future appears to be bright for the homebuilding and home renovation industry.A number of companies were on hand this past weekend for the fifth annual Red Deer Fall Home Sho...

Oct 20, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

MARKET WATCH: Oct. 18

Big PictureEU and U.K. Reach Preliminary Brexit Deal; Hopes Fade for U.S.-China Trade Truce Global markets got off to a strong start Thursday after the European Union and U.K. reached a preliminary Br...

Oct 18, 2019

Chamber hands out Business of the Year awards

The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce announced the 2019 Business of the Year Awards to five recipients at their 36th Business of the Year Awards held at the Red Deer College Arts Centre on ...

Oct 16, 2019

Red Deer County providing tax relief for shallow gas producers

Red Deer County Council is complying with a request from the Alberta government to provide property tax relief for shallow gas producers this year.The request from Alberta Municipal Affairs calls on m...

Oct 16, 2019