Strathcona County’s open data portal is now open to the public.
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Don’t blame tech industry for tech hubs’ high home prices
Housing in tech hubs is expensive. Just ask anyone in California. Home prices are in fact 82 percent higher in tech hubs than in other large metros, according to a report from Trulia. What is surprising, however, is that technology may not have contributed to that huge disparity, at least according to Trulia’s chief economist Jed Kolko, who sifted through Census data to make his arguments.
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Business productivity on upward swing in Alberta
CALGARY – Productivity increased and surpassed the national average in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba in 2012, says Statistics Canada.
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Americans share personal info in risky ways
WASHINGTON – The majority of U.S. consumers freely admit to sharing personal details online that put them at risk.
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Monthly Case-Shiller Housing Data Misses, But Everything Else Is In Line
S&P/Case-Shiller’s month-over-month data for its 20-city index came in at 0.62% for July.
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Jobless rates hold steady or fall in 32 states
Led by North Dakota, 15 states saw August jobless rates significantly below the U.S. rate of 7.3%, the government said Friday.
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Awesome Interactive Map Shows ‘The Financial States Of America’ With Tons Of Economic Data
We spotted this interactive map from Moneychoice.org which shows a ton of economic data in an easily understood and very cool way.
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Demand soars after data breaches
When Brian Rosebaum started pitching cyber insurance to companies in 2006, he was met with blank stares from risk managers and resistance from information technology experts, who insisted their networks were impenetrable.
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Despite Competition Bureau loss, web real-estate data flowing more freely
While the Competition Bureau fought its losing battle to force the Toronto Real Estate Board to enable more online competition, the industry has been opening up the flow of information, rendering the dispute less relevant, dominant players in the sector argue.
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Suspect data driving up home prices: Report
A national database which estimates the worth of houses may contain errors that have fuelled inflation in the Canadian property market, where a steady rise in home prices has fanned fears of a bubble, a newspaper reported.
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