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A man in a suit holds out one hand while using a microphone with the other while seated at a table.
business food

Pouring a double: Trade mission to Japan and Cocktail Week boost beverage industry

Keenan Pascal, the CEO of Token Bitters, says his latest trade trip to Japan is a way to bolster Edmonton's beverage industry — something he also does as a co-organizer of Edmonton Cocktail Week, which takes place from March 17 to 23.

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A group of about 30 people pose on a street in London, England.
business region

Economic developer helps companies move export sights off U.S. and onto Japan, Mexico, Middle East

Manisha Arora, the director of trade for Edmonton Global, says that as Canadian businesses more seriously explore what export markets exist beyond the United States, they find the answers depend on what they export and their ability to adapt to different international standards.

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An overhead shot of Commonwealth Stadium
city council business

Commonwealth Stadium field could be renamed Play Alberta Field

A field at Commonwealth Stadium may soon be renamed to Play Alberta Field, a member of Edmonton's Naming Committee confirmed to Taproot.

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A fire chief poses in front of a fire truck.
technology business

Former fire chief joins Darkhorse Emergency to translate analytics to customers

A former fire chief and city manager is joining Edmonton's Darkhorse Emergency to serve as the "translator" between the data-to-action company and its clients, which include fire chiefs and municipalities.

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One man feeds another a slice of pizza.
business food

Panini's adds ghost kitchens to boost the bottom line

Tony Caruso, one of three brothers who run Panini's Italian Cucina locations in Edmonton and Sherwood Park, said the ghost kitchens he's added to several of his dine-in restaurants offer a chance to increase revenue with limited risk.

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Varme Energy Inc.'s Sean Collins and Andreas Grav Karlsen pose in front of a window overlooking downtown Edmonton.
business technology

Varme Energy brings in CEO from Norway for first-of-its-kind facility

As the carbon capture industry accelerates in the province, Varme Energy Inc. has brought its leader from Norway to Edmonton to help secure a final investment in a facility it's building in Alberta's Industrial Heartland.

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Brent Lakeman poses in front of a blue-and-white pickup truck.
business region

Hydrogen HUB enters 'activation phase' with new leader

Brent Lakeman is being seconded from Edmonton Global to head the Edmonton Region Hydrogen HUB and shift that project into action mode.

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Sam Jenkins of Punchcard Systems uses the Check the Label tool to find product details inside a grocery store.
business technology

Check the Label app could 'push our politicians' as tariff threat grows, Punchcard says

Sam Jenkins, the managing partner of Punchcard Systems, says his company's new Check the Label app can help consumers get something they seek — products made in Canada that can buffer the economic effect of American tariffs.

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A picture that shows construction on Stony Plain road.
transit business

Closing intersections to fast-track LRT a 'novel' shift, podcasters say

A council committee's decision to endorse closing several intersections to drivers in Edmonton's west end to accelerate construction of the $2.6-billion Valley Line West LRT is a sign of a changing city, the co-hosts of Episode 295 Speaking Municipally said.

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