Category Archives: Business
Overdose prevention site prompts move for local business
The owner of a Red Deer business is putting blame in the laps of many for the recent relocation they decided to undergo.Until recently, Gareth Scott's pet supply store Fetch Haus was located just a st...
Apr 01, 2019 Fetch Haus's old location in Railyards is pictured here, a block from Safe Harbour, and Turning Point's temporary overdose prevention site. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Red Deer company hits lofty milestone
Rifco, a home-grown Red Deer business, recently hit $1 billion in approved automobile loans.Founded 15 years ago, Rifco National Auto Finance Corporation provides consumers with loans through dealers ...
Apr 01, 2019
Sheraton rebranded as Cambridge Hotel & Conference Centre
The Sheraton Red Deer as we know it is no more.Now, at the corner of Gaetz Avenue and 32 Street, is the Cambridge Hotel & Conference Centre.The change comes after ownership decided to cut ties wit...
Apr 01, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Market Watch: March 29, 2019
Big Picture Stocks Struggle for Traction as Investors Weigh Growth Concerns Although they recovered a bit on Thursday, benchmark U.S. Treasury yields sank to fresh 15-month lows on Wednesday, along wi...
Mar 29, 2019
Manufacturing Summit at RDC
RED DEER- Entrepreneurs, academics and business leaders are coming to Red Deer College to help leverage innovation in our province to a global scale and to make global innovation practical for Alberta...
Mar 27, 2019
Market Watch - Mar. 22, 2019
Big Picture Fed Holds Steady, No End in Sight to Trade War The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday, with a majority of Fed officials signaling they might not hike rates a...
Mar 22, 2019
Calgary Stampede canvas auction brings in over $3,000,000
CALGARY- It looks like times could be improving in the Calgary economy if the 2019 Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Chuckwagon Canvas Auction is any indication. That’s up from the 3.24-milli...
Mar 21, 2019
Optimism high at 40th annual Red Deer Home Show
A sense of optimism was in the air at 40th annual Red Deer Home Show at Westerner Park over the weekend Organizers with BILD Central Alberta expected to see about 10,000 people come through the doors....
Mar 16, 2019
RDC hosts successful Breakthrough Your Business competition
Red Deer College is celebrating the winners of its recent Breakthrough Your Business event, a Dragons Den-style competition that allowed aspiring entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to a panel...
Mar 14, 2019
Chamber of Commerce celebrates 125th anniversary
The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 125th anniversary. Back in 1894, the Red Deer Board of Trade was established. Its first goal was to establish a municipal government ...
Mar 14, 2019