One of Canada’s top economists addressed an attentive High River audience Friday afternoon as Small Business Week wound to a close, offering thoughts about the country’s future, but also voiced the necessity of business collaboration.
Read more: http://tinyurl.com/mjptq47
There are still plenty of opportunities to export Alberta’s bitumen, said economist Todd Hirsch at Thursday’s Chamber of Commerce luncheon, even with the province’s looming financial crisis.
“Let’s worry a little bit, but let’s not worry too much,” said Hirsch, senior economist at ATB Financial.
Read more: http://tinyurl.com/b27uan8
CALGARY, AB, Feb. 17, 2013/ Troy Media/ – It’s practically official: Alberta’s economy is slowing. Few economic indicators have started to reveal it yet, but that’s not surprising since most of them – the unemployment rate, wage growth, retail sales – are lagging indicators. They tell the story of what’s been. The story of what’s yet to come in 2013 will be one of a softer economy, prompted by lower resource prices.
Read more: http://tinyurl.com/a3rvmff
CALGARY, AB, Jan. 13, 2013/ Troy Media/ – The start of the year is a good time to look forward and make predictions about what’s coming up. And, as always, Alberta’s economy has some thrilling and chilling events in store. Here’s a Top Five list of trends to watch:
Read more: http://tinyurl.com/atwze75
CALGARY, AB, Dec. 2, 2012/ Troy Media/ – Most of us who have lived through the turbulent teen years know what it’s like. You want to be noticed . . . but noticed for the right reasons. You don’t want to be noticed and laughed at for wearing rubber boots to school in Grade 7 (true confessions of this economist!), or for being picked last by the jock captains in high school gym basketball (sigh).
But you do want to be noticed for having the correct Jordache jeans, the highest mark in calculus, and the latest Texas Instrument calculator in its faux denim vinyl case (I did much better on these indicators).
Read more: http://tinyurl.com/cqlemq4