As Calgary’s economy remains in transition after a blistering recession, the city’s economic development agency says it has attracted and supported the expansion of 90 companies that have created more than 5,000 jobs in the past two years.
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Calgary City Council has four fresh faces out of the 15 who serve, and Mayor Naheed Nenshi said he’s looking forward to hearing their ideas on how to deal with the city’s ongoing secondary suites issue.
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I’ve been on the road – on walkabout as the Australians would say – for the last four weeks, doing a number of speaking engagements and trips across America. As we all know, all paths lead back to energy, hence, on my travels I have seen a bunch of energy infrastructure that I normally just study on a screen. Hark, here are some of those places, and some corresponding insights via our ClipperData.
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OTTAWA — The federal Liberals plan to shift just over $2 billion in planned infrastructure spending to future years, reflecting slower-than-anticipated spending on the file, The Canadian Press has learned.
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Edmonton home buyers and sellers, it’s time for your closeup.
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Town administration wants to keep an eye on the future and is developing a capital reserve policy to address ways of increasing reserves for the inevitable replacement of major capital assets.
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Construction on the wastewater transmission system linking Lacombe, Blackfalds and Lacombe County to Red Deer’s wastewater treatment facility is on time and on budget, officials say.
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ATB Financial’s chief economist told a Calgary audience the energy industry has gone from Alberta’s economic engine to its backbone.
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TORONTO, Oct. 30, 2017 /CNW/ – Following strong economic results in 2017, Western Canada remains on pace to lead growth in Canada again this year, according to the BMO Blue Book released today. Assuming real estate and consumer spending trends are sustained in Alberta and B.C., the region is expected to maintain combined growth above 2 per cent for 2018.
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OTTAWA, Oct. 30, 2017 /CNW/ – For the seventh year in a row, Canadian organizations are planning moderate base salary increases. The average pay increase for non-unionized employees is projected to be 2.4 per cent next year, slightly higher than the actual increases of 2.2 per cent in 2017, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s Compensation Planning Outlook 2018.
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