Category Archives: Business
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
North Red Deer Regional Wastewater System receives engineering award
LACOMBE- The North Red Deer Regional Wastewater System received the Project Achievement Award at the 2019 Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) Summit Awards, held...
May 15, 2019 From Left to
Right: Samuel Fritz, Project Engineer,
Stantec, Hoa Nguyen, Project Engineer,
Stantec, Todd Simenson, Vice President, Regional
Leader (Alberta North & Territories), Stantec, Mayor Grant Creasey, City of Lacombe, Ken
Wigmore, Lacombe County, Ian Cotton, Senior Electrical
and Controls Engineer, Stantec, Joel Sawatzky, Project
Manager, Water Managing Leader, Stantec, Mayor Richard
Poole, Town of Blackfalds, Jordan Thompson, Director
of Operations and Planning, City of Lacombe, President
Nima Dorjee, APEGA, Matthew Goudy, CAO, City
of Lacombe
Market Watch: May 10, 2019
Big Picture Markets Unsteady as Trade Standoff, Tariffs Take Centre Stage What a difference a week makes. Markets began Monday trading on shaky ground following a Sunday tweet from U.S. President Dona...
May 10, 2019
Red Deer region's jobless rate moves higher in April
There was a significant increase in the Red Deer region's unemployment rate last month.According to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, the Red Deer region saw an unemployment rate of 6.5 per c...
May 10, 2019
Passenger service at Red Deer Airport two years away
The future is full of potential for the Red Deer Airport, according to those in charge, but passenger service could still be two years away.This and other items were discussed at the organization's an...
May 09, 2019 Ben Antifaiff, Red Deer Airport board chair. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Building permit values rise in April
RED DEER- Building permit values were up $3,000,000 in April compared to values last month. Year-to-date building permit values remain lower than the first four months of 2018 but the total number of ...
May 07, 2019
Market Watch: May 3, 2019
Big Picture Fed Holds Steady, Downplays Low Inflation; Canadian Economy Shrinks The U.S. Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday, with officials pointing to a generally he...
May 05, 2019