Business

Kim Green, owner of Altitude Spa in Ponoka. (Ponoka News/file photo)

Central Alberta spa owner says Alberta small businesses being ‘culled’

Salons and spas suffer in second shutdown

 

The future site of the Rimbey Travel Centre. Web photo

New Rimbey development aims to capitalize on highway traffic

Phase I of the Rimbey Travel Centre would be along Hwy. 20, if approved

 

ACC President and CEO Ken Kobly spoke to Ponoka Chamber of Commerce members over Zoom on Oct. 20. (Image: screenshot)

Alberta chambers are ‘411’ to members, government: ACC president

Changes to government supports, second wave and snap election

 

Twisted Label logo. (Facebook)

Ponoka’s Twisted Label is No. 1 storefront in Canada

Ladies’ fashions boutique ‘taking off’ during COVID-19

Twisted Label logo. (Facebook)
A Mountain Equipment Coop, MEC, sign is seen on a store front in Montreal on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Struggling outdoor equipment retailer MEC opposes efforts to pause sale to Kingswood

MEC said it’s urgent for the sale to close before the retailer sees ‘significant weekly cash flow losses’

A Mountain Equipment Coop, MEC, sign is seen on a store front in Montreal on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
A moose in an RCMP uniform wearing a mask and a cartoon cardboard cutout of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greet customers at a store selling souvenirs in the Byward Market in Ottawa, on Sunday, July 12, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business suggests that businesses in Canada’s city centres are struggling more than their rural counterparts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

City-centre businesses mount slower recovery than rural areas, CFIB says

Data shows 22 per cent of businesses polled in urban cores are at normal levels of sales compared to 37 per cent in rural areas

A moose in an RCMP uniform wearing a mask and a cartoon cardboard cutout of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greet customers at a store selling souvenirs in the Byward Market in Ottawa, on Sunday, July 12, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business suggests that businesses in Canada’s city centres are struggling more than their rural counterparts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
FILE - In this March 31, 2020 file photo, a woman pulls groceries from a cart to her vehicle outside of a Walmart store in Pearl, Miss. Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores. The company said the policy will go into effect on Monday, July 20, 2020 to allow time to inform stores and customers. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

US goes online for pandemic supplies, many at Walmart.com

Net income for Walmart Inc. reaches $6.48 billion

FILE - In this March 31, 2020 file photo, a woman pulls groceries from a cart to her vehicle outside of a Walmart store in Pearl, Miss. Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores. The company said the policy will go into effect on Monday, July 20, 2020 to allow time to inform stores and customers. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Booking.com cuts workforce by thousands as travel atrophies

Booking.com cuts workforce by thousands as travel atrophies

Booking.com cuts workforce by thousands as travel atrophies

Booking.com cuts workforce by thousands as travel atrophies

TSX closes higher as energy, loonie strengthen and gold reaches another record

TSX closes higher as energy, loonie strengthen and gold reaches another record

TSX moves up as Mideast blast lifts commodities, markets catch up after holiday

TSX moves up as Mideast blast lifts commodities, markets catch up after holiday

TSX moves up as Mideast blast lifts commodities, markets catch up after holiday

TSX moves up as Mideast blast lifts commodities, markets catch up after holiday

FAA spells out design changes needed in grounded Boeing jet

FAA spells out design changes needed in grounded Boeing jet

Progress slow on virus relief bill as negotiations continue

Progress slow on virus relief bill as negotiations continue

Progress slow on virus relief bill as negotiations continue

Progress slow on virus relief bill as negotiations continue
Tech sector drives U.S. markets higher after best four months in a decade

Tech sector drives U.S. markets higher after best four months in a decade

Tech sector drives U.S. markets higher after best four months in a decade

Tech sector drives U.S. markets higher after best four months in a decade
GM alleges Fiat Chrysler spent millions to bribe UAW leaders

GM alleges Fiat Chrysler spent millions to bribe UAW leaders

GM alleges Fiat Chrysler spent millions to bribe UAW leaders

GM alleges Fiat Chrysler spent millions to bribe UAW leaders
Trump says US ‘may be banning’ China-owned video app TikTok

Trump says US ‘may be banning’ China-owned video app TikTok

Trump says US ‘may be banning’ China-owned video app TikTok

Trump says US ‘may be banning’ China-owned video app TikTok
Toronto’s main stock index falls more than 100 points on weak energy results

Toronto’s main stock index falls more than 100 points on weak energy results

Toronto’s main stock index falls more than 100 points on weak energy results

Toronto’s main stock index falls more than 100 points on weak energy results
North American stock markets make gains from morning plunge

North American stock markets make gains from morning plunge

North American stock markets make gains from morning plunge

North American stock markets make gains from morning plunge
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. revenues increased seven per cent to $1.09 billion from $1.02 billion in the prior year, in a July 30, 2020 story. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Maple Leaf Foods earns $25.7 million in Q2 on higher plant protein sales

Revenues increased seven per cent

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. revenues increased seven per cent to $1.09 billion from $1.02 billion in the prior year, in a July 30, 2020 story. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Shaw Communications said Shaw Mobile will combine elements of its wireless and residential fibre networks as well as its WiFi hotspots, in a July 30, 2020 story. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Shaw Mobile launches in Alberta, B.C., alongside Shaw’s Freedom Mobile

Three levels of service offered

Shaw Communications said Shaw Mobile will combine elements of its wireless and residential fibre networks as well as its WiFi hotspots, in a July 30, 2020 story. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Toronto stock index gains nearly 200 points as Shopify Inc. shares strengthen

Toronto stock index gains nearly 200 points as Shopify Inc. shares strengthen

Toronto stock index gains nearly 200 points as Shopify Inc. shares strengthen

Toronto stock index gains nearly 200 points as Shopify Inc. shares strengthen