Business

City exploring business incentive options in wake of Parkland Fuel Corp. move to Calgary

The City of Calgary used a job creation investment fund to help lure Parkland Fuel Corporation away from Red Deer. Whether The City of Red Deer tries a similar tact in the future remains to be seen. T...

Jul 11, 2019

Westbridge Cabinets closing its doors

Westridge Cabinets is closing its doors for good after more than 40 years.The closure affects 78 employees at the company's location in Gasoline Alley. They also have showrooms in Edmonton and Calgary...

Jul 11, 2019

Province planning to extend grazing leases for ranchers

EDMONTON - The provincial government has announced plans to grant extended grazing leases for certain ranchers.Jason Nixon, Minister of Environment and Parks, announced Tuesday that the provincial gov...

Jul 11, 2019 (Canadian Press)

Plains Midstream plans Alberta pipeline expansion

CALGARY- Plains Midstream Canada is seeking approval to expand its Rangeland crude oil pipeline system through Alberta from Edmonton south to the U.S. border.The company is proposing to double capacit...

Jul 10, 2019

Market Watch: July 5

Big PictureU.S. Indexes Hit Record Highs in Pre-July 4th Rally U.S. stocks continued to climb on Wednesday, with each of the major indexes closing at a record high, as a temporary trade truce between ...

Jul 05, 2019

Red Deer permit values up year over year in June

Building permit values in Red Deer were down in June, but higher than the year previous.Estimated value of all permits issued last month was just over $6.9 million, as opposed to $6.0 million in June ...

Jul 05, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Red Deer area unemployment rate drops in June

RED DEER- The Red Deer area unemployment rate was pegged at 7.1% in June.That is down from 7.5% in May.The Alberta rate also fell slightly last month from 6.7 to 6.6%.Nationally, the economy lost 2,20...

Jul 05, 2019

ATB supports Olds College with $250,000 donation

OLDS- ATB Financial has committed $250,000 to support agriculture technology research and education at Olds College. The five-year financial commitment will be used to grow the College's high-tech sma...

Jul 05, 2019

CN on pace for record movement of western Canadian grain

WINNIPEG- Canadian National Railway says it is on track to move record quantities of western Canadian grain after a strong June.The country's largest railway says it transported more than 2.3 million ...

Jul 03, 2019

Submit a nomination for the Business of the Year Awards

It's that time of year again, when we begin the process of recognizing the vitality and entrepreneurship of our business community through the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce annual Busine...

Jun 27, 2019