Reading Time: 2 minutes Capital spending in 2020 will be directed towards advancing the Lloyd thermal project, completing Liuhua 29-1, and ongoing construction of a project in the Atlantic region
Author: Troy Media
Canadian economy grows at 1.3% annual rate in Q3
Reading Time: 2 minutes Third quarter growth was led by higher business investment and increased household spending, boosting final domestic demand by 0.8 per cent
Virtual reality tool will track changes in the oil, gas industry
Reading Time: 2 minutes Users can experience everything from watching a smart pig detect the health of a pipeline to seeing the largest trucks in the world at work
Digital shift not offsetting newspapers’ print decline
Reading Time: 2 minutes Digital advertising sales reached $295.6 million in 2018, a 20.8 per cent increase from 2016, yet print ad sales declined by a much larger amount
Average weekly earnings edge up 3.4% in Alberta
Reading Time: 2 minutes Stats Can saw large employment growth in the health care, social assistance sector, and increased earnings in the transportation and warehousing sectors
Social media emerging as top online shopping tool
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian social media users spend an average of $924 per year buying clothes, electronics and toys on social platforms
BDC gives entrepreneurs both financing and advice
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Business Development Bank has extended its presence for entrepreneurs in Alberta and added business centres in Calgary and Edmonton
Small business confidence in Alberta declines in November
Reading Time: 3 minutes Small business confidence in Alberta is the second lowest in the country and well behind the national average of 56.1 per cent
Social media levels playing field for small business
Reading Time: 2 minutes Only half of small businesses in Canada survive their first five years and accessible digital tools are critical to their success
Alberta public employees have 9.3% pay edge
Reading Time: 3 minutes Goverment workers also enjoyed much more generous non-wage benefits, says the Fraser Institute