Euler Hermes is out with its top 10 economic “game changers” for 2014.
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Tag Archives: 2014
Calgary’s McCall Lake Golf Course gets reprieve as city finally brings taxpayers on board
“The McCall Lake Golf Course will close AFTER the conclusion of the 2014 golf season.”
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Council passes $933.2 million budget
More than two months after it was first introduced to council, the $933.2 million 2014 capital and operating budget passed Friday.
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Local realtors expect strong sales for 2014
Housing sales in St. Albert were strong last year and local realtors are expecting 2014 will be even better, with growing sales and prices across the region.
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Coal Makes a 2014 Comeback
While environmental regulations and cheap natural gas have worked together to kill off coal in the United States, coal is not dead yet. The rapidly unfolding shale gas revolution brought prices down so significantly in recent years that natural gas began to capture market share from coal in a meaningful way. In particular, coal’s share dropped from 42% in 2011 to 37% in 2012. There were even moments in time in 2012 when both fuels were making up equal percentages of the electric power sector.
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Chamber looks for improved rapport with city in 2014
The president of the local Chamber of Commerce said she is looking forward to an exciting year for business in St. Albert, but also to continue building a better rapport with the city.
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2014 looks strong for real estate market
The Airdrie housing market had a very strong year in 2013 with pricing returning to the peak levels of 2007.
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2014 Canadian Real Estate Outlook Positive
Canada’s real estate outlook for the coming year has been revised to reflect better than expected growth in 2013, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). Transaction volume is expected to grow by 3.7% in the coming year and the national average home price is expected to increase 2.5% on top of the 3.7% forecast for the previous year. Experts note that regional markets remain well balanced and in a position to enjoy healthy gains. For more on this continue reading the following article from Property Wire.
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Global IT spending to rise 3.1 percent in 2014: analysts
LONDON (Reuters) – Worldwide IT spending will grow by 3.1 percent to $3.8 trillion this year after a broadly flat 2013 and will be driven by businesses starting to harness ‘big data’ garnered from smartphones and other devices, analysts Gartner said on Monday.
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2014 likely to mark year of urbanism
Welcome to 2014, it’s going to be an interesting year for the Calgary new home building and land development industries.
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