1,200 City of Calgary employees laid off
The City made the cuts in the Recreation and Calgary Neighbourhoods business units due to facility closures and program suspensions
Coronavirus impact on Calgary housing market now clear
There have been 1,154 MLS sales in the Calgary market this month which is down 11.44 per cent compared to the same period last year
Dire situation for Western Canadian oil
Recouping Alberta’s 7.7 per cent 2015–16 real GDP contraction by mid-2020 is now highly unlikely, according to Scotiabank report
Trend in flexible office space
The trend in flexible office space in major cities across Canada is growing.
Dog day care and spa business taking off
Kim Hamm, President and CEO of Dogtopia, talks about the growing interest in the dog daycare, boarding and spa business
Calgary-based mining company changes focus
Brent Willis, CEO of Voyageur Pharmaceuticals, talks about the development of barite and iodine API minerals for the pharmaceutical market
Calgary/Edmonton housing markets most affordable
Calgary and Edmonton were lower than all the major centres when it came to the share of income a household would need to cover ownership costs
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One third of small businesses may never re-open
More government measures needed for small businesses to avoid a flood of permanent closures in the weeks and months to come
25% of small businesses won’t be able to pay April rent
Hospitality is particularly hard hit with 44 per cent saying they cannot meet their rent obligations, according to a CFIB survey
Technology lets energy companies shed office space
Implementing a mobility strategy means employees are no longer tethered to a desktop computer and a phone
New technologies make payroll easy for small businesses
New payroll apps are affordable for small-to-mid-size businesses and remove the risk of errors
Four questions to ask before you hire a web team
Make sure your vision for a website meshes with your designer’s. Otherwise, it could be expensive, frustrating, and devastating to your small business
Shaw providing free WiFi access in Western Canada
Shaw giving everyone complimentary and unrestricted access to Shaw Go WiFi network hotspots regardless of whether or not they’re a Shaw customer
Venturing deep into the heart of Vietnam
Discovering a market full of exotic sights, smells and lilting voices; walking a water buffalo path to experience a rural home stay
Why listening, really listening, is so difficult
Experts say that the average person actually remembers a fraction of what is said to them
Toyota turns heads – and tight corners – with i-Road
Part motorcycle and part automobile, the three-wheeled vehicle is innovative and provocative. But will it ever be allowed in Canada?
Canadians need help now – so cut their taxes
Tax relief is instantaneous. Money is simply left in the hands of those who need it. There’s no application to be processed