Business

Sponsorship opportunities with Edge Investment Forum

Edge Investment Forum is pleased to announce a new sponsorship from Access Prosperity and Catapult Entrepreneurs, which will cover the Pitcher registration fees for 6 eligible Pitchers at the upcoming...

Sep 24, 2019

Alberta removing more trade barriers

SAINT JOHN N.B.- Premier Jason Kenney has told a business audience in New Brunswick that his government will drop more trade barriers.Kenney announced during a speech to the Canadian Chamber of Commer...

Sep 23, 2019

Bower Place opens new wing to great excitement

These are exciting times at Bower Place Shopping Centre as its new east wing has opened up at long last.Shopper's Drug Mart, which relocated from the south side, held its grand opening last weekend."W...

Sep 19, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Red Deer rental rates remain among lowest in Canada

Red Deer remains one of the least expensive Canadian cities for renters, according to the September National Rent Report produced by Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting.Red Deer ranks 26t...

Sep 18, 2019

2019 Canada Winter Games leave long-lasting impact, organizers say

Officials with the 2019 Canada Winter Games Host Society are lauding the success and economic impact of the event on Red Deer and the province this year.Following the release of a report by the Canadi...

Sep 16, 2019 (L-R) Catriona Le May Doan, Vice Chair - Canada Games Council, Scott Robinson, CEO - 2019 Canada Winter Games & Lyn Radford, Board Chair - 2019 Canada Winter Games Host Society.

Local Dealership Named Best In Canada

Wheaton Chevrolet of Red Deer, central Alberta's first choice for quality vehicles and service, has been named one of the country's top dealerships. The General Motors President's Club trophy was pres...

Sep 13, 2019

MARKET WATCH: Sept. 13

Big PictureECB to Restart Quantitative Easing; N.A. Markets Relatively Calm The European Central Bank (ECB) cut its key interest rate 10 basis points and will start buying 20 billion a month of eurozo...

Sep 13, 2019

Trans Mountain begins construction

VANCOUVER- Trans Mountain says after seven years of consultation, design, studies and planning, it is confident it have considered, addressed and effectively mitigated the concerns and risks raised in...

Sep 12, 2019 Trans Mountain Burnaby B.C. terminal

City manager seeks to reduce over-regulation, make Red Deer more business friendly

Red Deer's new City Manager says fewer government regulations would go a long way towards making our city more business friendly. Allan Seabrooke said as much to over 100 business and community leader...

Sep 11, 2019 Red Deer city manager Allan Seabrooke was the guest speaker at the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday. Seabrooke hopes to see reduced regulations from all levels of government moving forward in hopes of boosting economic development in the region and beyond.

Chamber hosts grand opening of Career Leap program

Local job seekers now have a new tool they can use to help them find work.Tuesday marked the grand opening of Career Leap - a Manpower program aimed at providing employers with access to a pool of ski...

Sep 11, 2019 Officials with Manpower and the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon for the grand opening of Manpower's new Career Leap program on Tuesday.