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Business Beat: What is the state of our city?
By Lisa Kowalchuk on February 5th, 2020
Invictus was a fitting conclusion to the State of the City address held by the Kiwanis Club and the Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 28 with Mayor Ted Clugston delivering the annual address. With more than 300 community leaders in attendance, that message summarized the fortitude of our community in the face of adversity, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: The Results are in and business has spoken
By SANDRA BLYTH on January 29th, 2020
In previous articles, I’ve addressed how a sound community economic action plan requires business to be at the front end of what we’re doing. You can’t identify economic problems and implement solutions without the insight of local business. No one understands the issues and have thought about how to solve them more than businesses themselves. ... Read More »
1 responseBusiness Beat: Solve a problem, change the world
By Christie Wilson on January 22nd, 2020
Building and selling products around a passion is not enough to ensure a business concept has a valid market opportunity. There is plenty of commentary encouraging entrepreneurs to take a passion and convert it into a business but it takes more than inspiration to build a venture that works. It is though, a promising area ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: Beef’s Place in a Healthy Environment
By Lisa Kowalchuk on August 7th, 2019
With increasing information in the media now about the environmental footprint of agriculture and greater attention around food sustainability, there is a need to provide education and raise awareness around where our food comes from and recognize the vitally important role of agribusiness. Most recently, sustainable beef production in Canada has been a focus of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: An edible insect opportunity?
By Jon Sookocheff on June 5th, 2019
I was out for coffee the other day with an investor that I admire. He suggested I look into edible insects as an opportunity for Medicine Hat. So, I did. This is what I found. The edible insect industry started back in 2013, when the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: The provincial election is over. What’s next?
By medicinehatnews on April 17th, 2019
At the time of writing this column, the election results are still unknown. However, as a Chamber of Commerce, we couldn’t possibly have a column in the Medicine Hat News the day after the election and not have that as our focus. What we do know is that there were 13 registered political parties in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: What National Landing, Virginia can teach Medicine Hat, Alberta
By Jon Sookocheff on April 10th, 2019
I recently had the pleasure of hearing Holly Sullivan, director of worldwide economic development at Amazon, and Stephen Moret, president and CEO of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, speak about Amazon’s decision to locate a second corporate headquarters in National Landing, Virginia. When Amazon decided in 2017 to create a $5 billion second corporate headquarters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: What you need to know about employment law in 2019
By Medicine Hat News on February 13th, 2019
Did you know that the Alberta Government made sweeping changes to the Employment Standards Code in 2018? On Feb. 27, APEX will be sponsoring a free seminar outlining some of these key changes. Staying informed on employment law changes is important for both employees and employers in our region. This two-day program will feature a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: State of the City address gives a glimpse at the future
By Medicine Hat News on January 23rd, 2019
The Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Medicine Hat Kiwanis Club, hosts an annual State of the City address each January for our community. This is our opportunity for City of Medicine Hat Mayor Ted Clugston to join us as he provides updates on the progress that has been made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: Prepare for labour market shifts
By Medicine Hat News on December 12th, 2018
There’s a shift brewing in the regional labour market that could catch unwary employers off guard. One sign of the shift is the story in Saturday’s edition of the Medicine Hat News that carried good news for job seekers. The local unemployment is below provincial averages and dropping further all the time. After a few ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business Beat: Free session regarding Canada’s Digital Privacy Act (DPA) for small business
By Medicine Hat News on December 5th, 2018
When the federal government initiates new legislation that affects small businesses it can sometimes be frustrating to get to know everything that you ought to know. APEX Alberta is here to help. On Dec. 14, Sarah Bowman, partner at Bolton Bishop Bowman law firm in Medicine Hat, will be our special event guest to present ... Read More »
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