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May 6, 2008 - Sales soar in strong quarter for real estate

May 6, 2008 - Enterprise Corporation looking forward

May 5, 2008 - Employers hit the street for top talent

April 29, 2008 - Bay space leasing market stays hot

April 27, 2008 - Is housing influenza infecting Calgary?

April 26, 2008 - Bulging Beltline luring office tenants from core

April 26, 2008 - Below Windsor? Holy Cowtown

April 23, 2008 - Police content with budget

April 23, 2008 - Spending rise disappoints

April 23, 2008 - $3B project city's biggest ever

April 22, 2008 - Spending growth troubles businesses

April 16, 2008 - Oil record run past $114 raises questions of a peak

April 16, 2008 - Easing the commercial space crunch

April 13, 2008 - Alberta sidesteps economic anxiety

April 13, 2008 - Mr. Calgary: A hero makes his mark

April 6, 2008 - City goes big for Junos

April 4, 2008 - Alberta reaches cruising speed

April 1, 2008 - Land prices sizzle on Calgary Boom

March 31, 2008 - The name is the game

March 28, 2008 - The price ain't right

March 28, 2008 - Calgary surpasses Toronto for costs

March 25, 2008 - City should consider keeping New West brand

March 25, 2008 - Land for homes doubles in value

March 25, 2008 - Makeover of city's Heart of New West slogan mulled

March 19, 2008 - Office vacancy rate lowest in Canada

March 18, 2008 - Boomers and seniors hit hardest by economy

March 13, 2008 - International real estate investors flock to Calgary

March 12, 2008 - Calgary defies gloomy outlook

March 8, 2008 - Calgary labour crunch getting worse

March 8, 2008 - Trades contest boon for employers

March 5, 2008 - Men flock to retail jobs

March 5, 2008 - Telework hurdles yet to come down

March 3, 2008 - Doha could have a sister city in Calgary

March 1, 2008 - Stelmach still wooing Calgary

February 27, 2008 - Cutting the Cord

February 26, 2008 - Calgary delegation preps for Middle East trade mission

February 23, 2008 - Tower built on confidence to rise in core

February 16, 2008 - Ring road around the rosy has been the tune for 50 years

February 15, 2008 - Calgary market shines as U.S. takes its lumps

February 14, 2008 - Office space squeeze shows signs of easing

February 13, 2008 - Calgary a hotbed for upstarts

February 9, 2008 - Mayor's travel tab defended

February 8, 2008 - Calgary businesses jittery about '08

February 7, 2008 - Alberta, Ontario push building permits to record

February 7, 2008 - B.C. grass isn't that much greener

February 4, 2008 - Labour shortage could hamper Alta. projects

February 3, 2008 - Spreading its wings; The Calgary Airport Authority gears up to handle 30 million passengers a year

February 3, 2008 - Calgary's boom stessing families

February 2, 2008 - Projects facing labour crunch

February 2, 2008 - Family stress

February 2, 2008 - Day cares closing doors to babies

January 30, 2008 - Calgary will need almost a quarter million new workers in next decade: forecast

January 30, 2008 - 244,000 new workers needed by 2017

January 29, 2008 - Alberta leads in quality of jobs

January 26, 2008 - Calgary's inflation rate lowest since April 2006

January 25, 2008 - Alberta to withstand slump

January 22, 2008 - Calgary forecast to grow by 4.2%

January 18, 2008 - Commercial building rises 93 per cent in Calgary

January 15, 2008 - Steady as she goes for rents in red-hot Calgary

January 14, 2008 - Forum gives voice to business owners

January 12, 2008 - Ring road around the rosy has been the tune for 50 years

January 12, 2008 - For some in Alberta, slower growth is welcome

January 11, 2008 - Bold venture for city's future

January 10, 2008 - City growth plan needs help from high places

January 9, 2008 - Calgary plots bold future

January 8, 2008 - City forging growth blueprint

January 5, 2008 - Top 5 workplace issues in 2008

January 4, 2008 - Calgary offices to add 16 million square feet

January 3, 2008 - Planners envision vibrant makeover

December 30, 2007 - Calgary to power through

December 27, 2007 - Office vacancy rates fall to healthier level

December 26, 2007 - The West is history

December 24, 2007 - Workers key to boom

December 23, 2007 - Alberta economy losing its lustre

December 21, 2007 - Eager tenants snap up space in downtown office tower

December 19, 2007 - Inflation rate slide reflects slowing pace

December 16, 2007 - 2007 year of the soft landing

December 16, 2007 - Slower growth healthy for city

December 15, 2007 - Calgary building permits surge past $5B mark

December 14, 2007 - Economy expected to continue to soar in Western Canada in 2008

December 12, 2007 - Calgary No. 1 draw for brains, bucks

December 12, 2007 - Mexicana launches service to Calgary

December 12, 2007 - Businesses join forces for a vibrant city

December 11, 2007 - Business zones team up to improve growth

December 4, 2007 - ECONOMY: Calgary’s GDP to grow 3.3% to 3.8% next year, unemployment at 3% to 3.3%

December 3, 2007 - Are we too hard on ourselves

November 27, 2007 - City's robust economy still 'far from cooling off'

November 26, 2007 - Alberta construction surges 56 per cent

November 17, 2007 - Calgary leads nation in salary hikes: survey

November 11, 2007 - Towers of power

November 10, 2007 - Calgary photo service Veer added to Bill Gates empire

November 10, 2007 - Deerfoot Meadows weighs future

November 5, 2007 - Crossover colleges

November 2, 2007 - Alberta looks to revitalize episodic TV sector

October 30, 2007 - Half rail measures won't serve us well

October 25, 2007 - CIBC bullish about Alberta

October 20, 2007 - Office vacancy could hit 8% by 2010

October 20, 2007 - Inflation rate down, but still double national average

October 18, 2007 - Housing prices forecast to be flat in 2008

October 16, 2007 - Homelessness website to involve public in solutions

October 16, 2007 - 'Little guys' are fighting back

October 13, 2007 - Commercial construction tops $1.2 B mark

October 8, 2007 - Divisions deep on need for high speed rail

October 3, 2007 - Alberta's challenges are Ontario's opportunities, CEO says

October 3, 2007 - Alberta's boom creates opportunities in Ontario

October 3, 2007 - Windsor companies urged to look west

October 1, 2007 - Rental conversions forcing out tenants

September 28, 2007 - Alberta ready to defy boom bust cycles of the past: TD Economics

September 28, 2007 - A good news bad news story

September 28, 2007 - Red-hot economy feels chill of inflation - Labour, office space, housing shortages take toll

September 28, 2007 - Alberta boom won't bust

September 25, 2007 - Calgary reaching office highs

September 23, 2007 - West goes East to build business links

September 23, 2007 - Business as usual , despite parity: Wilkins

September 20, 2007 - Redeploy 'excess' oil wealth, GE chairman advises

September 19, 2007 - Office space woes easing

September 19, 2007 - Your favourite five-fingered pastime is about to be launched to new levels of fame

September 15, 2007 - Prairie Pull - the lure of the province next door

September 14, 2007 - All the growth is in the west

September 14, 2007 - Canadian business urged to hone competitive edge

September 14, 2007 - The new boom town

September 14, 2007 - Saskatoon stealing Calgary's thunder

September 9, 2007 - Currency Playing - Calgary increasingly cashing in on international foreign exchange market

September 8, 2007 - City expects record year for building permits

September 7, 2007 - Calgary builders enjoy bonanza

September 5, 2007 - Encorp's Neill family shifts passion to Stephen Avenue

September 3, 2007 - Spruce Lane Farm set to harvest a buyer

August 31, 2007 - Building Connections aims to link interests of East, West

August 30, 2007 - 'Influencers' ease pain of relocation

August 28, 2007 - Eastern workers welcome here - if qualified

August 25, 2007 - Business pipeline links Quebec and Calgary

August 20, 2007 - Crystal ball unveiled

August 14, 2007 - Architect firm expands into planning, interior design

August 11, 2007 - $300 million proposed for technology fund

August 10, 2007 - Calgary builds on permits record

August 9, 2007 - Natural gas woes free up office space

August 3, 2007 - MacLaren McCann finds creative space outside of core

August 2, 2007 - Job-mad Calgary lacks fun image

July 30, 2007 - Jobs, quality of life entice ex-residents back

July 25, 2007 - Calgary's lifeblood flows in the arts

July 24, 2007 - Calgary could be studio-less by 2008

July 23, 2007 - Calgary skyline ripped off

July 18, 2007 - Calgary projects top $23B

July 18, 2007 - Youth ambassador heads to Phoenix

July 12, 2007 - Calgary WestJet service makes life easier for residents and businesses

July 12, 2007 - Architect brings Calgary suburban design to China

July 10, 2007 - L'agence de développement économique de Québec s'établit à Calgary

July 6, 2007 - Building boom powers ahead

July 5, 2007 - Calgary Becomes ICT Hotbed

July 5, 2007 - Silicon Valley eyes Calgary for R&D

July 4, 2007 - Tech employment stages stealth rally in Calgary

July 3, 2007 - Business, financial services soaring

July 1, 2007 - An oasis of business

June 29, 2007 - Youths test job market

June 28, 2007 - CED report calls for changes in government policy to spur capital investment

June 28, 2007 - Permits top $1 billion for Calgary neighbourhood

June 28, 2007 - Calgary tops nation in arts

June 28, 2007 - CED report profiles city's advanced technology sector

June 28, 2007 - Disruptions due to filming addressed

June 28, 2007 - Demand drives up costs for industrial land

June 27, 2007 - Report shows arts booming

June 27, 2007 - Calgary No. 1 job creator

June 27, 2007 - Suburban office vacancy rate drops

June 26, 2007 - Creativity is what makes us tick

June 24, 2007 - City's boom 'more stable'

June 24, 2007 - Immigration spurs economic growth

June 24, 2007 - Pricing ourselves out of prosperity

June 23, 2007 - Frantic construction to pay big dividends

June 19, 2007 - 'Fund of funds' urged to aid Alberta startups

June 17, 2007 - Meadows charts course for luxury

June 12, 2007 - Calgary's high cost hampers hiring

June 8, 2007 - Luxury condo project sells out in one day

June 7, 2007 - Coffee business percolating for ex-Stampeder Covernton

June 5, 2007 - Beltline construction smashes $1B mark

June 1, 2007 - Calgary wide open for business

May 29, 2007 - Businesses urged to seek success out west

May 29, 2007 - WestJet service connects region to new business

May 25, 2007 - It takes a tower

May 25, 2007 - Mustard Seed's Pat Nixon catches Mountain Aire

May 18, 2007 - Inflation continues to rage in Calgary

May 17, 2007 - Industrial land crunch spreads across region

May 15, 2007 - Analysis: Alberta at heart of Canada’s inflation battle

May 13, 2007 - Redefining Calgary's Tower of Power

May 12, 2007 - Construction site safety being ignored

May 9, 2007 - If you think we've got labour problems ?

May 8, 2007 - Building permits balloon past $1B benchmark

May 5, 2007 - Calgary's wow factor sparks fiscal envy

May 5, 2007 - Investors purchase $1.1B in properties

May 4, 2007 - Virgin America scans Calgary market

May 2, 2007 - Calgary looks set for another stellar year of economic growth

May 1, 2007 - Downtown vacancies rise slightly

April 28, 2007 - Hungary invites educational partnerships with Alberta

April 26, 2007 - Why less means more for Cochrane development

April 26, 2007 - 'Chinese-style growth' drives Alberta economy

April 25, 2007 - Trouts, Rabbits, Rose win for arts

April 21, 2007 - Wins fire up Flames fever

April 20, 2007 - Calgary paying price for soaring growth

April 18, 2007 - Land bought for rail terminal

April 14, 2007 - Office projects hit $5B

April 11, 2007 - West to lead the way

April 4, 2007 - Downtown office market to remain 'incredibly tight'

March 31, 2007 - 'World-class' arts hall pitched for Calgary

March 29, 2007 - Tourism Calgary boss going to B.C.

March 27, 2007 - Beltline tower offers downtown alternative

March 21, 2007 - Budget a 'disastrous' plan: business leaders

March 21, 2007 - West fuels rising office rents

March 18, 2007 - Local art lovers upset by gallery snub

March 18, 2007 - Industry looks for stability

March 16, 2007 - Martens Group adds dramatic design to Pengrowth offices

March 15, 2007 - Prairie state of the union

March 13, 2007 - Hiring blitz predicted after recent cooling

March 12, 2007 - Thompson exits Calgary post

March 9, 2007 - Italian furniture maker eyes Calgary

March 8, 2007 - Industrial land in high demand

March 7, 2007 - EnCana shortens planned tower

March 6, 2007 - Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier Visit to Beijing and Tianjin

March 6, 2007 - Calgary's growth means thinking big

March 5, 2007 - High profile Canadian delegation praises advancements of Dubai eGovernment

March 1, 2007 - Minorities unhappy with careers

February 28, 2007 - Growth at head offices credited to low taxes

February 28, 2007 - City construction projects top $18B

February 27, 2007 - Calgary businesses build bridges with Dubai

February 22, 2007 - 2 articles

February 20, 2007 - Dubai Group to host Canadian economic delegation's visit to Dubai

February 15, 2007 - Office rent hikes hit world's top 10

February 14, 2007 - Bronco leads trade mission to china

February 13, 2007 - Ontario pitches manufacturing links

February 10, 2007 - 3 articles

February 9, 2007 - 2 articles

February 7, 2007 - City of Phoenix Teams Up with Calgary to Attract Businesses

February 1, 2007 - Calgary market cools down

January 30, 2007 - Calgary office market cooling

January 26, 2007 - Premier seeking piece of Alberta's black gold; Prospects Graham looking to bring western opportunities back east

January 26, 2007 - 2 articles

January 20, 2007 - Creativity at work: Firms have new opportunities to boost productivity through innovative workplace solutions

January 17, 2007 - 3 articles

January 13, 2007 - Former Bank of Montreal poised for $10M renovation

January 6, 2007 - 2006 celebrated as a good year

January 4, 2007 - Ramsay industrial site makeover: Historic building project to include arts and cultural components

January 3, 2007 - 3 articles