Category Archives: Business

Global Markets Volatile As U.S.-China Tensions Mount Stock markets around world drifted lower on Thursday as the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive exacerbated fears over worsening U.S.-China trad...

RED DEER- Stats Canada has released the Red Deer area unemployment numbers for November. The jobless rate was 5.4 per cent last month, a big drop from the October rate of 6.3%. The provincial rate las...

CALGARY- The Alberta government’s announcement of a cut in oil production is already having an effect in the boardroom of one Calgary-based energy company. Oilsands producer Canadian Natural Res...

RED DEER- Total year-to-date building permit values remain higher than those in 2017, however values for November were less than those in November 2017. November 2018 building permit values were $23 m...

This winter, Red Deer College will be hosting two opportunities that will help to educate and encourage future small business owners. The Business Basics for the Aspiring Entrepreneur Seminar along wi...

Dovish Fed Remarks Help Spark Equity Rally The Dow climbed more than 600 points Wednesday, erasing its November losses, after Fed Chair Jerome Powell's remarks quelled investor fears over the prospect...

RED DEER- The Downtown Business Association (DBA) has five new members on the Board of Directors. They are: Dulcie Timmons - Group2 Architecture Julie Oliver - MNP LLP Kathryn Harris - Sunworks, Pract...

RED DEER- Building permits continued to rise in October, with values more than double those in October 2017. Building permit values last month exceeded $33 million, compared to $15.7 million in Octobe...

U.S. Markets Surrender 2018 Gains; Oil Prices Remain Volatile It was a rough start to the week for North American equity markets (and global markets generally) as worries over economic growth prompted...

The Town of Blackfalds Economic Development Department and the Economic Development & Tourism Committee have launched a new online tool to support business and investment in Blackfalds. This new w...