CALGARY, AB, Oct 5, 2013/ Troy Media/ – The warm September sunshine and the dry conditions gave Alberta farmers what they were praying for back in the spring – a crop year that will go down in the record books as one of the best.
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CALGARY, AB, Sep 28, 2013/ Troy Media/ – While Albertans earn considerably more than households elsewhere in Canada (see Money below), just how many hours are spent each week at work to bring home those big paycheques?
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CALGARY, AB, Sep 21, 2013/ Troy Media/ – It’s natural for consumers to feel that prices keep rising faster than their paycheques. But according to the latest inflation numbers, consumers are shelling out only a small amount more than they were a year ago.
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EDMONTON, AB, Sep 20, 2013/ Troy Media/ – The words “Foreign Takeover” usually elicit an image of an enormous state owned enterprise like PetroChina, or a multinational like BHP, buying up Canada’s “strategic assets.”
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CALGARY, AB, Sep 14, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Canada’s job market has been fairly soft in 2013, with the national unemployment rate still hovering above 7 per cent. It’s even more difficult for young people, where unemployment is nearly double at 14.1 per cent. But as is the case with most job seekers, young people may want to consider a move to Alberta.
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CALGARY, AB, Sep 7, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Alberta’s job market showed that it remains the employment juggernaut of the country as the summer months came to a close.
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CALGARY, AB, Aug 31, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Some good economic news is the right way to head into the last long weekend of the summer. And fortunately, that good news is coming from the latest survey of business sentiment in Alberta.
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CALGARY, AB, Aug 24, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Albertans kicked off their summer by hitting the malls and car dealerships in May. But when the rains fell and the rivers rose, it forced a few of those shoppers to lighten up on their spending.
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CALGARY, AB, Jul 27, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Housing construction is an important driver of Alberta’s economy and supplying the correct number of homes to match the market demand is sometimes a challenge for home builders. However, the most recent data suggest there’s still plenty of room to build a few more.
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CALGARY, AB, Jul 20, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Shoppers in Alberta may have found themselves digging a bit deeper into their pockets in recent months. While it is still low by historic standards, inflation has ticked higher.
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