Category Archives: Business
Red Deer Polytechnic’s Fifth Annual Research Showcase highlights multi-disciplinary applied research
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) shared with 180 attendees this week, the breadth and impact of innovative applied research that addresses real-world challenges. On March 4, RDP students, faculty and staff ...
Mar 06, 2026 Stuart Cullum, President, Red Deer Polytechnic, welcomes guests to the event and highlights RDP’s impact in applied research. (Image Credit: RDP)
Alberta announces new tools to clean up tailings ponds
Alberta's government says it is investing $46 million into cutting-edge technologies that will safely reduce oilsands mine water and reclaim tailings ponds.According to the government, Alberta's oilsa...
Mar 06, 2026 Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Grant Hunter announced new funding to help advance oilsands mine water management and tailings pond reclamation. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta)
Skilled trades industry is on the rise in Alberta, according to Energy Job Shop
The part-owner of a company aimed at helping connect job seekers and employers in the skilled trades industry says workers are in high demand.Co-founder of the Energy Job Shop, Andrew Forster, said th...
Mar 05, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 30001626 © Matthew Benoit | Dreamstime.com)
Red Deer Polytechnic holds Energy Innovation Fair
Officials with Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) say the institution is positioning itself as a catalyst for innovation, productivity and a driver of economic growth. On Feb. 25, on RDP's main campus, the En...
Mar 04, 2026 Industry panelists share their insight with attendees during Red Deer Polytechnic’s Energy Innovation Fair (l-r): Chelsah Thomas (Sol Invictus, standing at podium); Ryan Donald (FortisAlberta); Juan Monterossa (Alberta EcoTrust); Keren Perla (Energy Futures Lab); and Bill Whitelaw (Rextag Energy). (Image Credit: RDP)
Red Deer Home Show returns this weekend for 47th edition
The Red Deer Home Show returns for a 47th year this weekend.From March 6-8, the expo takes over a large chunk of Westerner Park, with more than 220 Canadian businesses and 430 booths across four pavil...
Mar 04, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Market Watch - February 27, 2026
This week's highlightsAI disruption and rising inflation temper optimismGlobal rates adjust to inflation signals and anticipated policy shiftsCanada's economy contracted in the fourth quarter of 2025U...
Feb 27, 2026
Market Watch: February 20
This week's highlightsEquities seek direction amid flurry of mixed data, policy, and geopolitical newsSovereign yields converge on mixed economic data and shifting policy expectationsCanada's annual i...
Feb 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Scotia Wealth Management)
Market Watch: February 13, 2026
This week's highlightsMarkets remain resilient despite AI pressures continuing to ripple though global marketsCooler U.S. inflation continues bond rallyCanada building permits rebound in DecemberU.S. ...
Feb 17, 2026 (Image Credit: Scotia Wealth Management)
City of Red Deer announces voting details for disestablishment of BIA and DBA
The City of Red Deer announced an in-person vote will be held on March 16 for the potential disestablishment of the Business Improvement Area and Downtown Business Association. The vote is meant to ga...
Feb 17, 2026 Red Deer Downtown Business Association. (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Penhold town council approves write-off of oil well accounts
Penhold town council has unanimously approved the write-off of uncollectable oil well accounts for Marksmen Energy Inc. and Canadian Oil & Gas Inc.The write-offs came in the amounts of $11,485.89 ...
Feb 13, 2026