Commercial taxes in High River are going up by 10 per cent this year.
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Monthly Archives: January 2015
FCSS to move to Forest Green Plaza
In 2013, the Town of Stony Plain purchased the Forest Green Plaza in order to satisfy future staffing needs and office space.
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Hicks on Biz: Edmonton Chamber of Commerce’s new CEO is up to the task
As its brand-new president and CEO Janet Riopel would agree, running the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce is a complex thing.
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Calgary downtown office market demand “muted”
The energy sector is the engine that drives Calgary’s downtown real estate market so it comes as no surprise that the precipitous drop in the price of oil is creating uncertainty for many companies and big changes, says a new report by Cresa.
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Lethbridge labour market thriving
The Lethbridge and Medicine Hat region closed out 2014 with the lowest unemployment rate in the province at just 2.8 percent according to new numbers.
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Concerns voiced over potential development
Strathcona County Council received mixed reviews from the public about a proposed bylaw to develop an area west of Highway 21 at the Jan. 20 public meeting.
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Pipeline Expansion Through Wisconsin Would Be Larger Than Keystone
A Canadian energy distributor hopes to dramatically expand a pipeline carrying crude oil across the state of Wisconsin — increasing its capacity beyond that of the far more publicized Keystone pipeline.
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Who wins Super Bowl of housing? Seattle or Boston
Talk all you want about deflated footballs and inflated ticket prices, the real competition worth watching is in housing. Seattle and Boston are two of the nation’s hottest housing markets, and while many of their stats are similar, some aspects are winners, some losers.
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Impending US$ Peak Should be Catalyst for Gold
Gold has performed very well under the circumstances of declining inflation and a surging US$ index. Since 2014 the US$ index is up nearly 18% while Gold is up 3%. Since Gold’s November low the US$ index is up over 10%. Had we known that at the time, we’d have thought Gold would be headed for $1000 and not the $1300 it recently hit. At present, the US$ index appears ripe for a correction or major pause in its uptrend. Given that Gold is priced in US$ and that Gold has shown strength in real terms, sustained US$ weakness could be a major boon for Gold and precious metals as a whole.
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Economy grew 2.6% in the fourth quarter
The economy grew more slowly than expected in the fourth quarter as government spending fell sharply and business investment pulled back.
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