Business

London Drugs unveils new concept store in Red Deer

London Drugs officially re-opens in Red Deer on Friday after an extensive renovation and the addition of a medical clinic. The entirely redesigned and expanded 34,533 square-foot store features an ope...

May 30, 2019

AGLC plans to grant five cannabis retail licenses each week from now on

MEDICINE HAT - The freeze on cannabis retail licenses has been lifted in Alberta.Alberta Gaming Liquor Cannabis (AGLC) has decided there's enough producers to sustain more cannabis retail stores."We'v...

May 30, 2019

Nominations open for 2019 Business of the Year Awards

The Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Business of the Year Awards.The awards, held annually in conjunction with Small Business Week, are presented, in...

May 29, 2019

Westerner Park spends big with hopes of big future

Westerner Park officials are confident they've gone through some short-term pain for long-term gain. The 2018-19 fiscal year ending March 31 saw Westerner Park finish in the red to the tune of $290,21...

May 28, 2019

Alberta introduces bill to slash corporate income taxes by a third over three years

EDMONTON - Alberta has put the legal wheels in motion to cut corporate income taxes by one third.The changes are part of a bill introduced in the legislature by Finance Minister Travis Toews.Bill 3, i...

May 28, 2019 L-R: Terry O’Flynn, Rick More, Minister Travis Toews, Todd MacKay, Sandip Lalli and Janet Riopel (Gov't of Alberta)

EQUS building new head office in Innisfail

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday as EQUS, Canada's largest member-owned utility, prepares to build an ambitious new head office in Innisfail. The building will feature 19,000 square feet of w...

May 25, 2019

Market Watch: May 24, 2019

Big Picture N.A. Markets Recovering After Rough Monday, as Trade Tensions Spike Global stock markets tumbled and the Chinese yuan hit its lowest level since December as the trade war between the U.S. ...

May 24, 2019

Local home sales below average in April

April was a down month for local home sales. MLS numbers shared by the Central Alberta Realtors Association show 360 residential units were sold last month, down 6.3 per cent from April 2018.So far in...

May 23, 2019

Emergency preparedness important for businesses, Chamber event stresses

A well-prepared business community can make or break a city's level of resilience in the wake of a disaster or other emergency.Karen Mann, City of Red Deer Emergency Management Coordinator, said as mu...

May 23, 2019 Karen Mann (left), Emergency Management Coordinator with The City of Red Deer, and Reg Warkentin, the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce's Policy and Advocacy Manager. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Cannabis facility clears planning roadblock

Plans to build a major cannabis production and processing facility north of Red Deer have cleared another hurdle.On Tuesday, Red Deer County's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) approved an applicati...

May 22, 2019 Elevation drawings of Cannabis Haven Business Park.