Economic growth was the focus of October’s election and expect to hear more about it after this weekend’s strategic planning session for city council members.
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Economic growth was the focus of October’s election and expect to hear more about it after this weekend’s strategic planning session for city council members.
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New York’s decision last November to ban food waste from dumping grounds may turn out to be one of the city’s smartest decisions ever. Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont are already doing the same, as are Seattle, San Francisco and Portland. The United States could finally be waking up to the benefit of the “circular economy,” or taking what you throw away and finding as much value in it as possible.
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With the mantra “cleaner, greener, safer, faster, cheaper,” Edmonton companies can fuel the energy boom while the city injects $2.1 trillion into Canada’s economy in the next 20 years, says the head of the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation.
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The December jobs report speaks volumes about why the housing recovery is not as robust as it should be, given still historically low mortgage rates and still relatively low home prices. Specifically, the weak job participation rate, falling to the lowest level since 1978, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, explains why so many are barred from home ownership and why others in trouble on their mortgages are unable to save their homes.
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Sales of single-family resale homes increased 16 per cent in 2013 compared to the previous year, says the Calgary Real Estate Board.
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Data has finally come in regarding housing starts and the economic outlook for Lethbridge & Area in 2014. Over all, in 2013 Lethbridge saw a slight dip in housing starts. Single family starts saw a dip of 2.4% and multi-family saw an increase of 0.9% over 2012.
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Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says he expects long-term interest rates to rise this summer as the U.S. Federal Reserve continues tapering, but he believes that would be a positive development.
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The American economy is being reshaped along the booming industries of technology and energy, according to new rankings of America’s Best Performing Cities by the Milken Institute.
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Agriculture and knowledge-based areas are what will continue to propel Lethbridge’s economy. Not just for 2014, but for the foreseeable future, says the CEO of Economic Development Lethbridge (EDL).
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The economy abounds with hopeful signs as the new year arrives, enough that the Federal Reserve will begin to put its easy-money punch bowl on a higher shelf by trimming its bond purchases this month. But after five years of crisis, recession and an aren’t-we-there-yet recovery, we don’t fully trust the signs.
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