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DECEMBER 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
Dec. 30, 2011   Rocky Mountain House Adopts Historic Fort Brand
Dec. 23, 2011   City Downtown Improvements to Continue
Dec. 21, 2011   Rural Business Centre to be Located in Rocky
Dec. 20, 2011   Tour Bus Set Up for Parties
Dec. 19, 2011   Sylvan Lake Store Closes After 83 Years
Dec. 16, 2011   Rebranded Capri Hotel as Sheraton Now Official
Dec. 14, 2011   Shoppers Drug Mart to Open 3rd City Store
Dec. 14, 2011   City Apartment Vacancy Rate Drops Sharply
Dec. 14, 2011   Vacancy Rates Down in Lacombe, Up in Sylvan
Dec. 13, 2011   Hotel Marketing Fund Reaches $400,000
Dec. 9, 2011   Stettler Waste-to-Energy Project Aims for 2013
Dec. 8, 2011   Westerner Seeks Additional Building Space
Dec. 8, 2011   Riverside Complex Expected to be Ready by March
Dec. 7, 2011   Real Estate Sales Up 25% Over Last Year
Dec. 7, 2011   32 Street Crossing Strip Mall Completed
Dec. 3, 2011   Year to Date City Building Permits Best in 3 Years
Dec. 2, 2011   CAEP Recognizes Regional Economic Initiatives
Dec. 2, 2011   Manufacturer Moving From Edmonton to Ponoka
Dec. 1, 2011   Housing Construction Rebound Expected in 2012

NOVEMBER 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
Nov. 30, 2011   Access Prosperity Launches New Project
Nov. 29, 2011   Freightliner Dealership Expansion Well Under Way
Nov. 29, 2011   Downtown Association Continues Facade Program
Nov. 26, 2011   Sports Tourism Encouraged for City
Nov. 25, 2011   Office Development Started in Sylvan Lake
Nov. 22, 2011   Robco Cabinets Ceases Operations
Nov. 22, 2011   Well-Known Former City Restaurant Reborn
Nov. 19, 2011   Bowden Refinery Retrofitted for Storage
Nov. 19, 2011   Jack Donald Honoured by Junior Achievement
Nov. 19, 2011   JA Announces Servus Donation, Company Program
Nov. 17, 2011   Interest in Local Industrial Land Growing
Nov. 17, 2011   Heliport Consulting Service Sets Up at Airport
Nov. 17, 2011   Chamber Survey Indicates Business Optimism
Nov. 16, 2011   New Red Deer to Kelowna Flights Postponed
Nov. 16, 2011   Sundre to Get Best Western Hotel
Nov. 14, 2011   Agri-Trade Has Biggest Attendance Ever
Nov. 10, 2011   Sylvan Lake Marina Concept Under Scrutiny
Nov. 10, 2011   Russian Farmers Impressed With Agri-Trade
Nov. 9, 2011   Local Chamber Credited With CWB Reform
Nov. 9, 2011   October Housing Starts Up Over Year Ago
Nov. 5, 2011   City Housing Starts Expected to be Higher in 2012
Nov. 3, 2011   Red Deer Airport Rebrands Itself
Nov. 3, 2011   City October Building Permits Up From 2010
Nov. 2, 2011   Expansion Announced at Alix Malt Plant
Nov. 2, 2011   Former Travelaire Site Rezoned Commercial
Nov. 2, 2011   Greyhound Announces Express Bus Service
Nov. 2, 2011   Real Estate Activity Better Than Year Ago

OCTOBER 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
Oct. 29, 2011   Downtown Group Has New Executive Director
Oct. 28, 2011   Major Development Starts at East Lacombe
Oct. 27, 2011   New Red Deer Medical Clinic Under Construction
Oct. 25, 2011   Retro Diners to be Built at Bowden
Oct. 21, 2011   New Skyway Centre Attracting More Tenants
Oct. 19, 2011   New Air Passenger Service Considered
Oct. 19, 2011   Municipalities Negotiate New Plasco Contract
Oct. 19, 2011   Red Deer One of Top Entrepreneurial Cities
Oct. 18, 2011   Northwestern Air Lease Returns to Red Deer
Oct. 18, 2011   Loblaws Commits to New City Grocery Store
Oct. 15, 2011   Regional Home Sales Up From Year Ago
Oct. 14, 2011   Bentley Biogas Plant First of its Kind in Canada
Oct. 13, 2011   Housing Starts Up in Region, Down in City
Oct. 8, 2011   New Economy Bus Line Launched Along Corridor
Oct. 5, 2011   Council Approves Riverlands Redevelopment Plan
Oct. 5, 2011   Proposed Innisfail Biofuel Plant Back on Track
Oct. 5, 2011   Value of Red Deer Building Permits Continue Rise
Oct. 5, 2011   Hospitality and Tourism Red Hats Awarded
Oct. 1, 2011   City Hotel Receives Highest Eco-Rating

SEPTEMBER 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
Sept. 29, 2011   Gasoline Alley Holiday Inn Opens
Sept. 27, 2011   Chamber President Optimistic on Economy
Sept. 27, 2011   Lake Development Conditionally Approved
Sept. 24, 2011   Red Deer Hotel Group Plans to Raise City's Profile
Sept. 22, 2011   Economic Development Project Recognized
Sept. 17, 2011   Study Finds Red Deer Industrial Market Healthy
Sept. 15, 2011   College President Wants City's Profile Raised
Sept. 13, 2011   Hotel Work Starts at Olds College
Sept. 12, 2011   Innisfail Downtown Prepares for Improvements
Sept. 8, 2011   Activity in Area Real Estate Exceeds Last Year
Sept. 7, 2011   Taylor Drive Plan Near Riverlands Raises Concerns
Sept. 7, 2011   Lufkin Buys Quinn's Oilfield Supply
Sept. 7, 2011   City Building Permit Values Up Over Last Year
Sept. 3, 2011   Council to Review Riverlands Redevelopment Plan

AUGUST 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
Aug. 31, 2011   Airline to Terminate Red Deer Passenger Service
Aug. 25, 2011   Little Gaetz Revitalization Well Under Way
Aug. 18, 2011   Area Home Sales Activity Up Over Last Year
Aug. 13, 2011   Greyhound Cancels Some Rural Bus Routes
Aug. 12, 2011   Another Medical Clinic Proposed for Red Deer
Aug. 11, 2011   Stantec to Relocate to Executive Place
Aug. 11, 2011   Taco Bell Coming to Red Deer
Aug. 10, 2011   Gasoline Alley Sees Commercial Expansion
Aug. 10, 2011   Furniture and Design Store Reopens Downtown
Aug. 10, 2011   New Chatters Warehouse Progressing
Aug. 9, 2011   Business Campus Readies For Downtown Debut
Aug. 6, 2011   New Sylvan Lake Hotel Accepting Events Bookings
Aug. 4, 2011   New Holiday Inn Expected to Open in September
Aug. 3, 2011   Building Permits Continue Upward Climb

JULY 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
July 29, 2011   New City Restaurant Opens North Side of River
July 28, 2011   Red Deer Ford Dealership Expanding
July 26, 2011   Westerner Days Sets Three Attendance Records
July 25, 2011   Amazing Country Race Explores Lacombe County
July 21, 2011   Canyon Ski Resort Preparing for 44th Season
July 19, 2011   Closed Rimbey Golf Course Complex For Sale
July 14, 2011   City Housing Starts Down 36% From Year Ago
July 8, 2011   Red Deer 32 Street Strip Mall Nears Completion
July 7, 2011   Apartment Complex in East Red Deer Approved
July 6, 2011   Mid-Year City Residential Permits Similar to 2010
July 6, 2011   City and Regional Housing Sales Up Over Last Year

JUNE 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
June 30, 2011   Former City Employee Buys Downtown Bistro
June 29, 2011   Proposed Lacombe Biorefinery Gets Grant
June 29, 2011   New Drive Thrus Questioned in Walkable Area
June 24, 2011   North Red Deer Canadian Tire Expanding
June 23, 2011   Former Cinema Building to be Transformed
June 23, 2011   Airport Looks to Attract More Passenger Carriers
June 22, 2011   Rivers Edge Development Progressing Rapidly
June 21, 2011   Innisfail Lamb Processor Upgrading Facility
June 17, 2011   New Skyway Centre Attracting Medical Tenants
June 16, 2011   Former Travelaire Site Attracts Interest
June 15, 2011   Red Deer and Olds Profiled in Business Magazine
June 7, 2011   City Construction Permits Up 37%
June 7, 2011   Increase in Home Sales in May
June 6, 2011   Proposed Plasco Plant Still in Limbo
June 1, 2011   Capri Hotel Undergoes Major Renovation
June 1, 2011   Former Sylvan Lake Hotel Site Landscaped

MAY 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
May 31, 2011   CMHC Reduces New Housing Forecast for 2011
May 27, 2011   Target Coming to Red Deer Zellers
May 26, 2011   Downtown Market Returns for Second Year
May 25, 2011   Business Groups Network in Kansas City
May 24, 2011   Public Market Gets Best Start in 41 Years
May 21, 2011   Sundre Named Alberta Chamber of the Year
May 18, 2011   Tourist Season Begins This Coming Weekend
May 17, 2011   Alberta Chamber Adopts Several Local Policies
May 14, 2011   Westerner Park Plans Major Centrium Expansion
May 13, 2011   Downtown Needs Identity, Signs Says Consultant
May 13, 2011   Red Deer Lodge Restaurant and Kitchen Reopen
May 12, 2011   Gasoline Alley Mazda Dealership Expanding
May 11, 2011   City Businessman Named to Calgary Hall of Fame
May 10, 2011   Pace of Residential Construction Slips Slightly
May 7, 2011   Six City McDonald's Getting Facelift
May 6, 2011   Commercial Building Focuses on Health, Wellness
May 5, 2011   New City Commercial Area Gets Under Way
May 4, 2011   Commercial Work Boosts City Permit Values
May 3, 2011   Southpointe Junction Attracts First Tenants
May 3, 2011   Red Deer Home Sales and Prices Decline in April

APRIL 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
Apr. 29, 2011   Dow Chemical Plans Expansion to Prentiss Plant
Apr. 29, 2011   City Pleased With Interest in New Industrial Park
Apr. 27, 2011   Sidewalks Dominate Traffic Spine Upgrade Ideas
Apr. 27, 2011   Two Businesses Confirmed for South Building Site
Apr. 23, 2011    Airport Plan Focuses on Future Land Development
Apr. 22, 2011   River's Edge Development Progressing Well
Apr. 21, 2011   Downtown Industrial Site Readies for Future Sale
Apr. 21, 2011   Economic Partners Plan Opportunity Company
Apr. 16, 2011   Swiss Chalet to Open Soon in South Red Deer
Apr. 15, 2011   Home Sales in Region Up 9% in 1st Quarter
Apr. 15, 2011   Second City Wal-Mart Becoming Supercentre
Apr. 9, 2011   City Residential Starts Down 60% From Last Year
Apr. 9, 2011   Sylvan Lake Canadian Tire Store Opens
Apr. 7, 2011   Olds College Hotel Project Advances
Apr. 7, 2011   Chinese Markets for Lumber Keeps Sunpine Busy
Apr. 5, 2011   Innisfail Biofuel Project Up Against Timeline
Apr. 5, 2011   Plasco Claims Commitment to Gasification Plant
Apr. 2, 2011   Building Permit Values Up 62% from Last Year
Apr. 2, 2011   Economic Partnership Seeks Input on its Future

MARCH 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
Mar. 30, 2011   Proposed Liberty Junction Project Gets Extension
Mar. 28, 2011   City Seeks Developers for Queens Business Park
Mar. 26, 2011   Deadline Set for Proposed Plasco Plant Fate
Mar. 26, 2011   Orthopedic Surgeons Attracted to Skyway Centre
Mar. 26, 2011   Former City Bowling Alley Going Green
Mar. 24, 2011   Plasco Gets Equity Financing But Waits for Grant
Mar. 24, 2011   Double Decker Bus Cafe Approved for Downtown
Mar. 17, 2011   Rocky Branding Sign Attracts Laughter on U.S. TV
Mar. 17, 2011   Perspectives Speaker Discusses Ethical Oil
Mar. 15, 2011   New Medical Building Scaled Back
Mar. 12, 2011   Liquidation World Returns to Red Deer
Mar. 11, 2011   Red Deer Lodge Hotel Reopens
Mar. 9, 2011   Housing Starts Off 25% from Year Ago
Mar. 9, 2011   Home Resale Activity Up in Red Deer Region
Mar. 4, 2011   New Downtown Building Nearing Completion
Mar. 3, 2011   Dinner Theatre Move Frees Space at Black Knight
Mar. 2, 2011   City Building Permits Boosted by Commercial Work

FEBRUARY 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
Feb. 26, 2011   Red Deer College to Offer Business Degree
Feb. 24, 2011   City Approves Southpointe Development
Feb. 23, 2011   New CEO Hired for Airport
Feb. 22, 2011   Province Cuts Funds to Economic Partnership
Feb. 19, 2011   Travelaire Name Resurfaces
Feb. 16, 2011   Commercial and Medical Plaza Well Under Way
Feb. 16, 2011   Business Leaders Impressed by City Strategic Plan
Feb. 10, 2011   New Sylvan Lake Hotel Taking Shape
Feb. 9, 2011   Single Family Housing Starts Up
Feb. 9, 2011   Chamber of Commerce Formed in Nordegg
Feb. 8, 2011   City Council Tables Year-Round Market Options
Feb. 8, 2011   More Homes Sold in January Than Year Ago
Feb. 5, 2011   Report Recommends Year-Round Market Option
Feb. 4, 2011   Blackfalds Plans Downtown Revitalization
Feb. 4, 2011   Commercial Projects Boost City Building Permits
Feb. 3, 2011   Economist Advises Chamber to Watch U.S.
Feb. 2, 2011   Benalto Former Rail Land Development Delayed
Feb. 2, 2011   Heavy Equipment Operator School Set to Open

JANUARY 2011 NEWS HEADLINES
Jan. 28, 2011   Product Expansion Planned at Evraz Pipe Plant
Jan. 27, 2011   Downtown Superstore Renovations Add Services
Jan. 25, 2011   Airport Gets Funds for De-Icing Equipment
Jan. 20, 2011   Red Deer Chamber Adopts New Policies
Jan. 19, 2011   Plasco Tops Red Deer County's 2011 Priorities
Jan. 12, 2011   Hotel Room Tax to Help Market Red Deer Area
Jan. 12, 2011   2010 Housing Starts Up 18% Over 2009
Jan. 12, 2011   New Owner and Name for Sylvan Lake Marina
Jan. 12, 2011   Student Bank Teaches Financial Lessons
Jan. 11, 2011   Flight Discount Triples Airline's Business
Jan. 11, 2011   Off-Season Fine Dining Set for City Golf Course
Jan. 11, 2011   Innisfail Construction Permits Soft in 2010
Jan. 8, 2011   McDonalds Buys Six Local McDonalds Franchises
Jan. 8, 2011   Tourism Healthy In Spite of Lower Numbers
Jan. 6, 2011   City 2010 Building Permits Less Than 2009
Jan. 6, 2011   Real Estate Prices Up, Sales Down

DECEMBER 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
Dec. 27, 2010   Motorsports Shop Moves to Gasoline Alley
Dec. 22, 2010   Downtown Hotel Renovations to Start in New Year
Dec. 17, 2010   Olds College Partners With Hotel Company
Dec. 16, 2010   Downtown Group Studies Year-Round Market
Dec. 14, 2010   Wind Energy Projects Ready to Go
Dec. 13, 2010   Renovations to Start on Donald School of Business
Dec. 10, 2010   CMHC Reports Vacancies and Rents Down
Dec. 9, 2010   Preferred Power Transmission Route Chosen
Dec. 7, 2010   Innisfail Highwayman to Get Rebranded
Dec. 6, 2010   Construction Under Way for Ponoka Ag Centre
Dec. 3, 2010   Crossroads Gas Relocates to New Rural Building
Dec. 2, 2010   Major Projects Push Up City Permit Values
Dec. 2, 2010   44-Unit Garage Project Goes Up in Sylvan Lake
Dec. 1, 2010   Finning Centre Prepares for Future Growth

NOVEMBER 2010 NEWS HEADLINES
Nov. 25, 2010   CMHC Optimistic About Red Deer Housing
Nov. 24, 2010   Real Estate Listings, Activity Down, Prices Up
Nov. 24, 2010   Gluten Free Bakery and Cafe Opens in Lacombe
Nov. 23, 2010   Downtown Association Launches Initiatives
Nov. 20, 2010   Quinn's Opens New Headquarters, Wins Award
Nov. 18, 2010   Highway Restaurant and Inn Close After 48 Years
Nov. 17, 2010   Meeting Discusses Year-Round Market
Nov. 17, 2010   Capri Renovations and Rebranding in 2011
Nov. 16, 2010   CMHC Lowers Expectations in Housing Market
Nov. 15, 2010   Agri-Trade Exhibition Boosts Area Business
Nov. 9, 2010   Flights to Calgary or Edmonton for Ten Bucks
Nov. 9, 2010   October Housing Starts Down But Still Up for Year
Nov. 3, 2010   Report Highlights Rural Impact of High Speed Rail
Nov. 3, 2010   Southpointe Junction Ready to Proceed
Nov. 2, 2010   City Building Permits Down from Last Year
Nov. 2, 2010   Northeast Market Square to Start in Early 2011
Nov. 1, 2010   Wind Farm Develops Near Trochu


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