Category Archives: Business

Finalists announced for 2024 Central Alberta Awards for Excellence in Housing
BILD Central Alberta (BILDCA) has announced the finalists for its 2024 Central Alberta Awards for Excellence in Housing.These are the premier awards for recognizing outstanding achievements in residen...
May 01, 2024

New rideshare company launching in Red Deer to hold virtual info session
Uride is joining Uber and local taxis in the Red Deer ridesharing marketplace, and it's holding a virtual info session May 2.Uride, based in Thunder Bay, was founded in 2017 by former Canadian and Ita...
May 01, 2024

Red Deer a possible transit hub in Alberta's vision for passenger rail
Alberta's government says it will develop a Passenger Rail Master Plan as the foundation to advancing passenger rail in the province. Since the early days of Alberta's development, government official...
Apr 29, 2024

Red Deer County company sentenced for workplace fatality
A local oilfield equipment supplier will pay $360,000 related to a workplace fatality. On Feb. 21, 2024 in the Red Deer Court of Justice, Isolation Equipment Services Inc., of Red Deer County, pleaded...
Apr 29, 2024

Market Watch: April 26
This week's highlights Equity markets make about face following strong earnings reports Yields broadly higher following GDP reading and Fed's preferred inflation measure Canadian retail sales slip 0.1...
Apr 29, 2024

Retailer London Drugs closes stores in Western Canada due to 'operational issue'
Retail and pharmacy chain London Drugs says in a post on social media that it has closed all of its stores in Western Canada temporarily due to what it called an "operational issue."Various news outle...
Apr 29, 2024

Canadian Foodgrains Bank continues partnership with Viterra
Two organizations are continuing their efforts to deal with the world's hunger crises that are driven by conflict, climate, and economic challenges impacting the rising cost of food.For nine years Vit...
Apr 29, 2024

Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce comment on Land Use Bylaw public hearing
The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce shared their take on the City's recent Land Use Bylaw (LUB) review following a public hearing. The public hearing, held on April 15, represented the cul...
Apr 26, 2024

Tourism Red Deer and Alberta Government excited about 2024 tourism season
The spring and summer tourism season is upon us here in Alberta, and there are many folks excited about what it can yield for the region and province.That includes Jesse Smith, CEO at Tourism Red Deer...
Apr 25, 2024

Government aiming to make Alberta become a hydrogen powerhouse
The Alberta government says it is investing $57 million to support new hydrogen technologies that are expected to reduce emissions, grow the economy and help the province keep powering the world.Accor...
Apr 25, 2024