Category Archives: Business
Notley to tout oil and gas industry at chamber luncheon
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley will discuss the importance of the oil and gas industry next week in Red Deer. Notley will be speaking at a luncheon hosted by the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commer...
May 29, 2018
Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce wins Chamber of the Year
RED DEER- The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce has been selected as the Alberta Chambers of Commerce 2017 Large Chamber of the Year. The award was presented at the 80th Annual General Meeti...
May 29, 2018
2018 Business of the Year nominations open
RED DEER- Nominations are now open for the 2018 Business of the Year Awards. The Awards are organized by the Red Deer & District Camber of Commerce and are held in conjunction with Small Business ...
May 28, 2018
Market Watch - May 25, 2018
Big Picture By Bill Curry Geopolitical Risks, Trade Tensions Impacting Markets Equity markets ebbed and flowed this week in response to a variety of geopolitical events, including U.S. trade talks wit...
May 25, 2018
Alberta Chambers of Commerce AGM being held in Grande Prairie
Chamber members from across the province will be in Grande Prairie this week. They are gathering for the annual Alberta Chambers of Commerce AGM and Policy Session that starts Thursday says local Cham...
May 23, 2018
Indoor trampoline park closes citing higher insurance costs, wages
Red Deer's indoor trampoline park has closed its doors. In a Facebook post, the owners of Jump 360 say insurance rates "quadruple what we were paying" and higher employee wages have made it too costly...
May 22, 2018
Red Deer among newly supported cities for Rooco
A Calgary-based tech company has followed up its initial launch and success in Fort McMurray by expanding to three new cities in Alberta including Red Deer. Officials with Rooco, a web-based app that ...
May 19, 2018
Market Watch - May 18, 2018
Big Picture By Bill Curry Crude Reality: Supply Concerns Driving Prices Higher Brent crude broke past $80 a barrel Thursday, as U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to reinstate sanctions on Iran co...
May 18, 2018
ATB Financial promotes chief customer officer Curtis Stange to new CEO
EDMONTON – Alberta’s crown-owned bank, ATB Financial, has chosen its chief customer officer Curtis Stange as its new president and CEO. Stange will replace current president and CEO Dave M...
May 17, 2018
Market Watch - May 11, 2018
Big Picture By Bill Curry Markets Weigh Fallout from Iran Nuclear Deal The fate of the Iran nuclear deal was top of mind for many investors this week as they contemplated how the U.S.'s withdrawal fro...
May 11, 2018