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Industrial projects convince U.S. company to create Canadian headquarters in Edmonton region
Strathcona County said Louisiana-based Bartlett Group has chosen the county for its Canadian headquarters thanks to an economic snowball effect that Dow's Path2Zero project is creating.
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Alberta Ecotrust aims to accelerate building retrofits
The Alberta Ecotrust Foundation is investing $15 million to spark deep retrofits across Alberta, an effort it hopes can make the process of reducing building emissions simpler and cheaper.
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On the agenda: Fiscal gaps, Whyte Ave changes, transit needs
This week, council committees will meet to discuss gaps in the operating and capital budgets, changes to the Old Strathcona public realm, and what transit needs to serve a growing population.
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Tree expert sees ways to avoid nightmare on elm-lined streets
An urban tree advocate said the city should boost the space between elm trees, increase biodiversity, and consider not planting the tree in the future to reduce the inevitable effects of Dutch elm disease on Edmonton's urban forest.
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ChargeStop builds Canada's first dedicated EV station in Strathcona
The CEO of ChargeStop Technologies, which opened a new electric vehicle charging station at Whyte Avenue and 99 Street, said it's "a gas station without gas," and the first of its kind in Canada.
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Vancouver and Toronto companies relocating to Edmonton region
Several industrial companies from Canada's biggest cities are relocating to the Edmonton region.
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RUNWITHIT Synthetics secures $3.5M investment to put its tools into more hands
The $3.5 million investment RUNWITHIT Synthetics has received from Raven Indigenous Capital Partners will allow the company to create new products for more customers across the globe and to hire more people, including in business development, to allow it to establish further hubs for people who make change.
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Leduc residential construction 'going like gangbusters'
While the Edmonton region's population booms, provincial housing starts reach record highs, and real estate sales see double-digit increases, numbers suggest a significant portion of the region's new housing is being built in Leduc.
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Calls for public engagement: St. Anthony school site, transit, cookbook
Here are open opportunities to engage with local governments in the Edmonton region.
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