Category: Business/Finance

  • The End of Fast Forward Weekly Newspaper

    The End of Fast Forward Weekly Newspaper

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] FFWD is a free publication found on news stands within Calgary and surrounding areas. It kept the readers up on what was happening in and around the city for 19 years. [iframe src=’http://www.ffwdweekly.com/calgaryblogs/culture/the-end-of-ffwd/’ height=600 percent=100 style=”style”]

  • Alberta Streamlines its International Presence

    The Alberta International Offices Review will bring office closures, more effective management and $3.1 million in savings over the course of two fiscal years. The cost-saving measures include the closure of Alberta’s Ottawa, Chicago and Munich offices; suspending plans for the opening of the California and Brazil offices; and reducing expenses across Alberta’s international offices…

  • AHS Consultants and Managers Rack Up Cell Phone Bills North of $10,000: Wildrose

    AHS Consultants and Managers Rack Up Cell Phone Bills North of $10,000: Wildrose

      CALGARY, AB (February 13, 2015): Over an 18 month period, several AHS upper managers and senior consultants racked up cell phone bills surging near or over $10,000, the Wildrose Official Opposition announced today. The information was gathered and released through a Freedom of Information (FOIP) request submitted by the Wildrose, unveiling over $825,000 spent…

  • The Price is [Not Always] Right – Chamber Supports QBS

    The Price is [Not Always] Right – Chamber Supports QBS

      A call for Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) provincial procurement – Edmonton Chamber of Commerce  The value of a product is not determined by price alone. The quality, service and timeliness of delivery are only a few of the many considerations every business owner makes when buying something for their company. As we have all learned the…

  • Healthy Q3 puts ATB in Strong Position to Support Customers

    Healthy Q3 puts ATB in Strong Position to Support Customers

    242 Alberta communities – Loan and deposit growth, along with prudent management, helped ATB Financial record a net income of $91.5 million in the quarter ending December 31, 2014. That’s up 22.6 per cent from the $74.6 million that ATB earned in the same quarter of last year. ATB’s net income for the first nine…

  • Decisive Farming partners with FCStone Merchant Services LLC to launch a new grain marketing program in Canada

    Decisive Farming partners with FCStone Merchant Services LLC to launch a new grain marketing program in Canada

    Calgary, AB – Decisive Farming is now offering a global grain marketing solution to producers in Canada. The new Producer Max program provides a flexible way for grain producers to participate in a professionally managed, global-reaching grain program. The way it works is growers enter into a physical contract with FCStone Merchant Services, LLC on…

  • The Advertising Research Foundation Announces 2015 David Ogilvy Award Winners

    The Advertising Research Foundation Announces 2015 David Ogilvy Award Winners

    Winners Include College Football Playoff, Starbucks & The Voice and Toyota Award Tiers to Be Announced at The ARF’s Annual Re:Think NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Feb 11, 2015) – The Advertising Research Foundation (The ARF) today announced winners for The 2015 ARF David Ogilvy Awards for Excellence in Advertising Research. Named for advertising legend David…

  • Premier Prentice statement on passage of Keystone XL legislation

    Premier Jim Prentice issued the following statement after the U.S. Congress passed legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline: “Today the U.S. Congress reflected the will of the American people and provided a path to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project. “This positive, bipartisan decision is not a surprise. The indication I received in Washington…

  • Shaw Communications Realigns Customer Service Operations to Enhance Customer Care

    Shaw Communications Realigns Customer Service Operations to Enhance Customer Care

    Impacted employees in Calgary, Edmonton and Kelowna offered relocation to contact centres expanding in Victoria, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Montreal. Shaw reaffirms commitment to maintain all customer care operations in Canada CALGARY, February 11, 2015 — Shaw Communications Inc. today announced a realignment of its customer care operations in its Consumer division to better serve customers…

  • High River Exploring Multiple Options to Support Business

    High River Exploring Multiple Options to Support Business

      HIGH RIVER, AB: The Town of High River has been implementing and supporting a variety of programs and initiatives to assist current businesses, as well as attract new ones to the community. An upcoming business speaker series, being held in March, is the most recent addition to this toolbox of support for High River.…

  • Canadian Seniors Love the Security of Direct Deposit

    Canadian Seniors Love the Security of Direct Deposit

      When it comes to making the most of their time, older Canadians are quick to adopt the advantages and convenience of federal electronic payments. More seniors than ever, about 90 per cent, are enrolling in direct deposit for their Old Age Security, Canada Pension Plan and veterans’ benefits, as well as income tax refunds and…

  • Small Business Wants Budget Balanced Through Spending Restraint, Not Tax Hikes

      75% agree balancing budget should be top priority; 80% say focus on spending cuts CALGARY, February 10, 2015 – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today released initial results from a survey of business owners about provincial budget issues that shows the vast majority of independent business owners believe balancing the books should…

  • Premier Prentice Comments on Market Access Developments

    Premier Prentice Comments on Market Access Developments

    Premier Jim Prentice issued the following statement regarding the adoption of the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) Implementing Measures (IMs) and the National Energy Board announcement regarding Enbridge’s Line 9B Reversal and Line 9 Capacity Expansion Project (Line 9). “Today’s developments are positive steps towards getting Alberta oil to the world. We are seeing results in…

  • The NEB imposes additional obligations for Enbridge’s Line 9, approves two conditions

    The NEB imposes additional obligations for Enbridge’s Line 9, approves two conditions

    The NEB imposes additional obligations for Enbridge’s Line 9, approves two conditions CALGARY – The National Energy Board (NEB) has approved two of Enbridge’s condition filings with regard to the Line 9B Reversal and Line 9 Capacity Expansion Project (Line 9) while imposing additional obligations for the lifecycle of the project. Enbridge’s previous submissions on conditions 16 (valve…

  • Mayor’s Task Force Appointed to Oversee Economic Plan

    Mayor’s Task Force Appointed to Oversee Economic Plan

      HIGH RIVER, AB: High River Town Council approved the creation of a special task force to spearhead the development and implementation of an economic action plan for the town. The Mayor’s Economic Development Taskforce will include members of the community who have been appointed by council to take the strategic lead in creating an…