(AlbertaIndex, April 3) --- While Alberta's economy is coming off the high growth levels of 2006, the province remains among the country's growth leaders with expected growth of 3.6 per cent in 2007 and 3.2 per cent in 2008, according to a provincial economic outlook released by RBC.

        (AlbertaIndex, March 30) --- Calgary households and small businesses that have not signed up for an energy plan with a retail supplier will pay the Regulated Rate Option (RRO) of 8.34 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) effective April 1, said energy supplier ENMAX Power Corporation. The RRO is the default option when the consumer does not make a choice for an energy plan.

        (AlbertaIndex, March 29) --- As many as 8,400 Korean travellers will be visiting Alberta this summer as part of a new charter program negotiated by Travel Alberta and the Calgary Airport Authority, said the Alberta Government.
        Korean Air will fly Boeing 777-200 aircraft three times a week, July 1 until September 2, between Seoul and Calgary. Each flight will carry up to 301 passengers.

        (AlbertaIndex, March 26) --- The Alberta government has passed a new law to create a corporation to manage the province’s investments. The newly named Alberta Investment Management Corporation will have improved organizational governance, increased flexibility and opportunities for greater investment returns for Alberta’s savings, public sector pensions, endowments and other funds.

        (AlbertaIndex, March 23) --- Alberta and the Northwest Territories have announced progress in their development of a bilateral agreement that will ensure the integrity of water flowing downstream from Alberta into the Northwest Territories.

        (AlbertaIndex, March 23) --- Alberta will pay out an additional C$70 million to farmers as supplementary support under the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) program. This Alberta-only initiative is expected to address ongoing concerns about the effects of back-to-back disasters in agriculture.