UAlberta Business Magazine

Business in the News

Alberta Business Grads Score Jobs

Edmonton Journal

According to a recent survey conducted by the U of A’s School of Business, fully 85.5 per cent of all newly minted bachelor of commerce grads who responded to an online poll have landed full-time jobs.
Downtown Edmonton Needs More Hotels

Edmonton Journal

Khedija Hentati, an MBA student with the University of Alberta, produced a report showing that, though Edmonton’s downtown is where three-quarters of visitors want to stay, only 18 per cent of its hotels are located in the core.
Business Professor Andrew Leach Leads Alberta Climate Change Panel

National Post

The five-person panel hosted meetings during September and will deliver policy recommendations to the government on phasing out coal-fired electricity generation and reducing carbon emissions.
Alberta's 50 Most Influential People

Venture

Business alumni Brian Ferguson, ’80 BCom, and David Ghermezian, ’97 MBA, as well as professor Andrew Leach are named among Alberta’s 50 most influential.
Students Mark 10 Years of Support for the Homeless

Edmonton Sun

Business students sleep outside for five days to raise money for the homeless.
Alberta's Economic Diversification Should be Based on Success

Edmonton Journal

Business Dean Joseph Doucet offers his view on how Canada’s energy sector can move forward in a changing world.