The City of Calgary and Rocky View County have approved the Prairie Economic Gateway agreement, which paves the way for the development of a new inland port. The project, located just east of Calgary, is expected to create 30,000 jobs and generate $7B in economic activity over the next 10-12 years.
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Transportation and warehousing
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Added on 2025-02-26
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Calgary Region, AB
- cbc.ca
Dollarama has spent $46.7M to buy land near Calgary where it plans to build a warehouse and distribution centre to service Western Canada. The new facility is expected to be in operation by the end of 2027 pending finalization of the deal.
- Job creation
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Transportation and warehousing
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Added on 2024-12-04
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Calgary Region, AB
- cbc.ca
Red Sun Farms, a vertically integrated North American Greenhouse grower, is expanding its distribution centre in Calgary.
- Job creation
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Transportation and warehousing
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Added on 2024-11-18
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Calgary Region, AB
- perishablenews.com
Amazon is ramping up operations in Canada ahead of the holiday season, hiring 9,000 employees for full-time, part-time, and seasonal roles. New last-mile delivery stations will open across the country, including one in Rocky View County, enhancing regional delivery speed, and creating local job opportunities in sorting, packing, and shipping.
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Transportation and warehousing
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Added on 2024-10-08
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Calgary Region, AB
- discoverairdrie.com
Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have both resumed railway service after shutting down due to a work stoppage involving 9K workers on August 22. The stoppage ended after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered all parties to resume operating ahead of binding arbitration. Calgary-based CPKC expects it will take several weeks for the network to fully recover.
- Other type of event
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Transportation and warehousing
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Added on 2024-08-26
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Calgary Region, AB
- cbc.ca
Secure Energy Services Inc. and Trican Well Service Ltd., both based in Calgary, are partnering to build a facility in the District of Taylor in northeast BC to supply sand to the oil and natural gas drilling sector. Construction of the facility is scheduled to start in July 2024 with the first phase expected to be operational in late Q3 2024 and full completion anticipated in early 2025.
- Job creation
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Transportation and warehousing
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Added on 2024-07-25
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Calgary Region, AB
- globenewswire.com