Category Archives: Business
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.
Buffalo Lake RV site developer ordered to cease construction
Paradise Shores, an under construction RV site near Stettler which has been at the centre of much controversy, has been ordered to cease operations by the County's Municipal Planning Commission.The or...
May 18, 2019 (StettlerCounty.ca)
Market Watch: May 17, 2019
Big PictureN.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. a...
May 18, 2019
The Market at Red Deer opens for 49th year
Opening day for the 49th year of The Market at Red Deer was a fruitful one, judging by the lack of available nearby parking.This year, the market is back at its long-time downtown for the first time s...
May 18, 2019 Dennis Moffatt is in his 49th year managing The Market at Red Deer. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
ATB's Alberta Economic Outlook: Economy facing challenges
CALGARY- ATB Financial's newest Alberta Economic Outlook shows a provincial economy that is facing a number of challenges in 2019. The latest outlook is predicting slow economic growth this year but s...
May 17, 2019