Local Business
Evraz to double capacity of threading line
The dust has barely settled on a new pipe-threading line at Evraz Inc. NA’s plant north of Red Deer, but the company is already preparing to expand it.
Evraz has announced plans to double the capacity of the premium threading line that it installed at the facility earlier this year. It said in a release that engineering design work for the project has been approved. READ
Resource Fair gathers key info under one roof
There are plenty of resources available to people who want to start a business or grow an existing one. READ
Lot demand outstrips supply
By JESSICA JONES Advocate staff The number of people wanting in on Red Deer’s Garden Heights lot draw exceeded the number of lots available on Tuesday. READ
DBA searches for new director
For the third time in a year, the Red Deer Downtown Business Association is looking for an executive director. READ
‘Parkland Penny Plan’ envisions greater fuel volumes, fewer costs
A cent per litre may not sound like much. But when you’re pumping seven billion litres, those pennies add up. READ
New Servus Credit Union building
Gino Petit works on the new Servus Credit Union building in Clearview Market Square. READ
Tourism Red Deer announces 2012-13 board of directors
Tourism Red Deer has announced its 2012-13 board of directors. Newly appointed are Eric Katrenicz of the Red Deer Lodge, RJ Steenstra of the Red Deer Airport, Lindsey Knudson of the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce, Diana Anderson of the Red Deer Arts Council and Jim Robertson of the Waskasoo Environmental Education Society. Returning to the board are Vicki Raines of AMA Travel Red Deer, Lisa Francoeur of the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel, Bob Van Someren of Red Deer College and Coun. Dianne Wyntjes of the City of Red Deer. READ
High Arctic starts 2012 on a record note
High Arctic Energy Services Inc. (TSX: HWO) has started 2012 on a record note. READ
Heritage Ranch program uses horses to help business colleagues communicate better
A new program geared to the corporate world has galloped into Heritage Ranch. READ
Getting down to business at Red Deer College
Red Deer College is a very attractive date. READ
Local jobless rate down 0.4% in April
The local jobless rate tumbled 0.4 percentage points in April, matching the decline in unemployment for the province as a whole. READ
One of two plants closing, declining natural gas reserves blamed
Declining natural gas reserves have prompted Shell Canada to shutter one of the two processing plants that make up its Caroline Gas Complex. READ
Olds College lands $1M federal livestock grant
Olds College can continue to assist the livestock industry with more research after landing a nearly $1 million grant from a federal agency. READ
Apartment building receives enthusiastic endorsement
A multi-family building proposed for downtown Red Deer has earned an enthusiastic endorsement from the city’s municipal planning commission. READ
Pilots defy rules of gravity in Air Spray flight simulator
Michael Rowland eases the throttle forward and the nose of his Lockheed L-188 Electra rises up from Edmonton International Airport. As the ground passes below, the Alberta capital’s downtown comes into view, as does Rexall Place and other Edmonton landmarks. READ
Air tanker gearing up for duty
An Air Spray Aviation Lockheed Electra L-188 air tanker is prepared on Tuesday for its flight to Fort McMurray, where it will be available for fire-fighting duties. READ
Co-op earnings, payments rise
Red Deer Co-op members still stinging from filing their 2011 income tax returns should soon get some relief in the mail. READ
Flewwelling vows to get tough with Redford on municipal funding
Red Deer is not receiving the same level of provincial support as its municipal cousins in the north and south, says Mayor Morris Flewwelling. READ
Sundre Best Western
Work continues on the new Best Western Mountain View Inn and Suites on the east side of Sundre. The 80-unit hotel, which is being developed by the Totem Group of Cochrane, will have a pool, fitness area and conference facilities. The hotel is expected to open late this year or early in 2013, said Ryan Thorogood, whose family operates the Totem Group. Chandos Construction Ltd. is the general contractor. READ
Gap in housing starts narrowed in April
A jump in the construction of single-detached homes in the Red Deer census area last month has narrowed the year-over-year gap in housing starts in that category. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported on Tuesday that work started on 36 single-detached homes in the city during April. That topped the 29-house tally for the same month in 2011 by 24 per cent, and pushed Red Deer’s four-month total to 85 — as compared with 91 single-detached starts for January to April 2011. READ
