Local entrepreneur Kristine Russell joins us to discuss building an online business and leveraging social media to work for you. Russell built her business, children's clothing line Rustic Pickle, online. She found her market using Facebook and

Investing in culture

Aug 29th, 2018 9m 58s

Medalta, a Medicine Hat-based not-for-profit, is investing nearly $1 million to redevelop a portion of a former brick factory into artist accommodations. Aaron Nelson, executive director of Medalta, joins us to talk about how the reuse of this

Listener Questions

Jul 27th, 2018 24m 49s

This episode, Ryan Jackson, investor and real estate developer, is here to answer your questions on business. We’ll talk about Medicine Hat’s economic strengths and weaknesses, agriculture processing opportunities, behind the scenes at Invest M

Attracting new industry to your city

Jun 27th, 2018 15m 43s

This episode, we sit down with Medicine Hat’s mayor, Ted Clugston, and discuss how the city attracted a cryptocurrency company and a cannabis producer to the city. We’ll also talk about how to demonstrate community acceptance of new industry an

Renewable energy opportunities

May 30th, 2018 17m 43s

This episode, we sit down with Sandra Moore to talk about the opportunities that exist in the growing renewable energy industry. Moore is the lead consultant for the Southeast Alberta Energy Diversification Symposium (SEEDS), which has publishe

Aurora Cannabis announces Medicine Hat project, Stringam LLP builds a new office, Temple Fitness celebrates 10 years

Apr 25th, 2018 13m 15s

We look at Aurora Cannabis’ expansion into Medicine Hat and the economic impact of the new business on the city. We’ll catch up with Stringam LLP, a fast-growing law firm that is building a new office to accommodate future growth, and visit Tem

Commercial real estate: fire hall reno, set design company, market update

Mar 29th, 2018 10m 52s

Developer Chelsea Siggelkow takes us behind the scenes of the renovation of the former Fire Hall No. 2, real estate associate Adam Andrews gives a commercial market update and Shanna Mawer and Mark Normoyle take us inside Scene Fab's Artist Hub

Building a downtown with craft beer

Feb 27th, 2018 9m 27s

Episode NotesThis episode, we'll go behind the curtain of one of Alberta's smallest breweries. We’ll take a tour of Travois Ale Works, a nanobrewery that’s playing a role in downtown development, and hear from partner Todd Wiebe on why the 19

The Year Ahead

Feb 8th, 2018 8m 18s

Episode NotesThis episode looks at the year ahead for Medicine Hat, Alberta. The 2018 manufacturing outlook looks at who’s hiring and why.We look at the next steps involved in getting a 200 megawatt wind farm off the ground.Local businesse

Interview: Ryan Jackson, president of VA Angels Medicine Hat Chapter

Dec 19th, 2017 21m 57s

Episode NotesA discussion and analysis on new business opportunities, land developments and how some local start-ups are reached international markets in 2017. Our host inteviews Ryan Jackson, entrepreneur and president of the VA Angels Medici

Episode 1- Food and beverage start-ups

Nov 29th, 2017 8m 50s

This month we interview the cafe kingpins of Canada's sunniest city about how small, independent business impacts the local economy. We chat with local beer barons building their business on the back of Alberta's craft beer renaissance. And we

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