Tag Archives: Business & Economy

Big PictureFed Cuts Rates in Expected Move; Trump Tariff Threat Jars Global Markets As expected, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points-the first reduction since 2008-in an effort t...

Big PictureU.S. Markets Buoyed by Positive Earnings But Lose Ground Thursday A number of strong earnings reports lifted U.S. stocks on Tuesday, while the British pound fell after Brexit hardliner Bori...

McDonald's is opening soon in Blackfalds and will be hosting a hiring event at the Wadey Visitor Centre (4400 South St.) on August 2nd and 3rd. McDonald's is inviting all prospective candidates to sto...

The Alberta government's move to cut corporate taxes from 12 to eight per cent has added more than $2 billion to second-quarter net incomes of major oilsands producers Suncor Energy Inc., Husky Energy...

New benchmarks are now in place for the Town of Blackfalds that offer greater clarity on how local businesses are doing in the community.From March 29 - May 10 of this year, 103 Blackfalds businesses ...

Realtors in Alberta now have free access to an emergency response app to help keep them safe when they're working alone.The move comes after a female agent was sexually assaulted by a man at an open h...

Throughout their term, Red Deer City Council has on an ongoing basis increased the cost and difficulty of doing business in our city in the midst of one of the worst economic downturns in our province...

The weather and attendance bounced back in a big way on day four of Westerner Days.Organizers say 24,132 guests came to the fair on Saturday, up from 21,000 on the same day last year.People were also ...

Big Picture Global Markets Slip as Trade War Weighs on Corporate Earnings Global shares pulled back on Thursday amid growing signs that the trade war between the U.S. and China is negatively impacting...

The City of Red Deer's Municipal Planning Commission has granted conditional approval for the subdivision of lands straddling the City - County municipal boundary along Highway 11A.The subdivision is ...