Category Archives: Business

RED DEER- The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2018 Business of the Year Awards finalists for central Alberta. An independent adjudication committee comprised of local bus...

RED DEER- Area employers expect a favourable hiring climate for the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey. Survey data reveals that 20 per cent of emp...

The Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce and its CEO have parted ways. The Chamber announced late Monday afternoon that Robin Bobocel has left his role of CEO, effective immediately. No reason wa...

Commercial permits led the way to an increase in the value of building permits issued in the city of Red Deer last month. City officials say notable permits issued in August included a $6.5 million pe...

A young entrepreneur from Red Deer is launching his own clothing line while also supporting a worthy cause. Jaret Smith, the 24-year-old owner of Unparalleled Premium Wear, says he got the idea for hi...

Bank of Canada Leaves Rates Unchanged, Tech Sector Tumbles The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady at 1.5% as it signaled that the fate of NAFTA negotiations could affe...

There was a jump in the Red Deer area unemployment rate last month. Numbers released Friday morning by Statistics Canada shows our region's jobless rate reached 6.7 per cent in August, up from 5.6 in ...

More than 8,000 Red Deer workers will receive a raise on October 1st because of the minimum wage increase. Public Interest Alberta (PIA) has released new data from Statistics Canada showing that more ...

CALGARY- Working Canadians seem to be making some minor progress towards improving their financial health. Nationally, 66% report being in a better financial position than a year ago. However in Alber...

OLDS- Olds College is launching a new Introduction to Cannabis Retail course. Offered through Continuing Education, the online course was developed in partnership with 420 Clinic and prepares students...