Reading Time: 3 minutes RBC Economics predicts the economy will grow by 1.7 per cent next year, while last week ATB Financial called for 0.9 per cent growth
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Alberta economy to grow by 0.9% in 2020, ATB predicts
Reading Time: 2 minutes The improvement will be driven by increased oil production, pipeline construction, an uptick in natural gas prices, tourism and population growth
Alberta’s budget cuts not aggressive enough: report
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta’s spending reduction plans much smaller than previous governments that wanted to eliminate the deficit, says Fraser Report
Husky Energy cutting planned capital spending by $500 M
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
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
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
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
Alberta sees uptick in wholesale trade sector
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wholesale sales in Alberta increased 1.9 per cent to $6.9 billion in September primarily as a result of higher sales in the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector
Premier heads to Texas to drum up energy investment
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is in Texas this week hoping to spur energy investment in the province
Texas handily beats Alberta for energy investment: report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Eighty per cent of survey respondents cited uncertain environmental regulations as a deterrent to investing in Alberta