Category Archives: Business

Westerner Park says the closures of Peavey Mart in Red Deer will have a significant impact on the community.It marks the end to a five-year partnership agreement between Peavey Mart and Westerner Park...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. has agreed to pause tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days after he spoke with President Donald Trump this afternoon.Trudeau says in a social media post tha...

This week's highlightsPositive economic data takes a backseat to tariffsBond markets remain firm despite trade uncertaintyBank of Canada cuts rate by quarter point, highlights tariff riskU.S. Federal ...

The Red Deer Downtown Business Association (DBA) is seeking a new partner to take over the operation of the Downtown Market, which is held weekly in the summer on Little Gaetz Avenue. The DBA is hopin...

The Government of Alberta has launched a new tool, the Automatic Yes Toolkit, in an effort to reduce red tape and improve efficiency, prevent project delays, create jobs and drive economic growth thro...

The Bank of Canada delivered another interest rate cut on Wednesday, reducing its policy rate by a quarter percentage point to three per cent. But looming U.S. tariffs are weighing on the central bank...

This week's highlightsEquity markets move higher even as trade and growth issues simmerBond markets tread water amid interest rate uncertaintyCanada's annual inflation rate drops to 1.8% in December o...

Peavey Industries has confirmed that it will close 90 Peavey Mart locations and six MainStreet Hardware locations across Canada. The Red Deer-based company issued a statement just after 8 p.m. Monday ...

The Central Alberta Collegiate Institute (CACI) announced in an industry update on Jan. 24, that its student enrollment has almost doubled since its first official year of operations in 2023. CACI is ...

Following a successful launch event this week, a new Business Retention, Expansion, and Workforce Development initiative (BREWD) is launching a survey.The BREWD was announced late last year, but held ...