Business

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.

Alberta economy continues to sputter

CALGARY- The latest economic forecast for the province from Alberta's government-owned bank is gloomy.ATB Financial says it expects the economy to grow just under 1% this year.It states insufficient p...

Sep 11, 2019

Suncor to spend $1.4B to replace coke-fired boilers

CALGARY- Suncor Energy says it will spend $1.4 billion to replace its coke-fired boilers with two cogeneration units at its oilsands base plant north of Fort McMurray.The company says the units will p...

Sep 10, 2019

Favourable hiring climate anticipated for Red Deer

RED DEER- According to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, Red Deer area employers expect a favourable hiring climate for the fourth quarter of 2019."Survey data reveals that 17% of em...

Sep 10, 2019

Federal, provincial ministers share differing opinions on Bill C-69

Canada's natural resources minister said in Red Deer on Friday he is "absolutely confident" that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will move ahead. Amarjeet Sohi told attendees at a Canadian Propa...

Sep 07, 2019 Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)

Propane a viable clean energy alternative: Association president

Could propane play a key role in helping Canada meet its clean energy goals? The president of the Canadian Propane Association certainly thinks so. Nathalie St-Pierre says there's too much focus these...

Sep 06, 2019