Category Archives: Business

Council approves new Business Licence Bylaw
RED DEER- City Council has approved a new Business Licence Bylaw that will require all businesses operating in The City of Red Deer to obtain a business licence. The new Business Licence Bylaw creates...
Sep 05, 2018

Mobile vendors hurting brick and mortars, says Sylvan Lake business
A popular pair of businesses along Sylvan Lake is criticizing the Town over a perceived propensity to over-promote food trucks. The Town of Sylvan Lake is currently in its third year of allowing food ...
Aug 31, 2018

Market Watch - August 31, 2018
Canada, U.S. Racing to Rewrite NAFTA; Emerging-Market Currencies Under Stress U.S. and Canadian negotiators have begun a last-minute sprint to complete a NAFTA rewrite before a Friday deadline set by ...
Aug 31, 2018

Local company selling high-end cannabis accessories
Four friends from the Red Deer area are taking a different route into the growing cannabis industry. Leef Canna offers top-quality cannabis accessories to consumers and is working on partnerships with...
Aug 29, 2018

Market Watch - August 24, 2018
Historic U.S. Bull Market Continues, Venezuela Descending Into Chaos On Wednesday, U.S. stocks marked their longest bull market in history. It’s been 3,454 days since the S&P 500 hit its low...
Aug 24, 2018

Canadian employers struggling to fill jobs: Manpower
TORONTO - Forty-one percent of Canadian employers report difficulty filling jobs, according to the ManpowerGroup 2018 Talent Shortage Survey released this week. Skilled Trades are the hardest jobs to ...
Aug 23, 2018

Sundial strikes cannabis supply agreement with province
Sundial Growers Inc. has reached a supply agreement with the Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis Commission (“AGLC”). The one-year agreement will allow Sundial to supply AGLC with premiu...
Aug 23, 2018

Downtown Business Association seeks board nominations
The Red Deer Downtown Business Association is seeking four new members to join our Board of Directors. Interested candidates should be passionate about Downtown Red Deer, interested in contributing to...
Aug 23, 2018

New Business License Bylaw in the works
All businesses operating in The City of Red Deer will require a business license if City Council approves a new Business License Bylaw which heard first reading this week. Erin Stuart, Inspections and...
Aug 22, 2018

The 2018 Leadership Centre Conference
The mission of the conference is to strengthen leadership capacity for businesses, non-profit organizations and volunteer sectors. OUR GOAL When The Leadership Centre was established, it was at a time...
Aug 20, 2018