Calgary Economic Development

• Latest job numbers shatter expectations, send positive signals about Calgary economy

  Calgary Economic Development says there are positive signs, despite the latest report from Stats Canada that shows Calgary has the second highest jobless rate amongst major cities.

  Economy

  Jan 10
  
• New Calgary logo and branding unveiled ahead of Stampede

  Calgary's new logo and branding was unveiled ahead of Stampede on Wednesday, marking a new identity for the city.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2024
  
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• Calgary mayor, officials meet with Hollywood studios lobbying more local productions

  Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek, the city's film commissioner and representatives from local unions and guilds met with nine different studios and streamers in Hollywood last week.

  Economy

  Jan 15, 2024
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• Calgary lands HR tech firm headquarters

  Vantage Circle, an HR tech company, announced Calgary as its North American headquarters as part of its plans to expanded into the Americas.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2023
• Calgary’s mayor talks tech in Toronto in effort to continue growth

  Mayor Jyoti Gondek, along with a contingent of Calgary tech experts, promoted the city as a tech hub while attending Collision 2023; one of the world's largest tech conferences.

  Economy

  Jun 29, 2023
• Alberta’s main provincial political leaders in conversations with Calgary’s mayor

  Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek interviewed Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley then Premier Danielle Smith as part of Calgary Economic Development's annual Report to the Community.

  Politics

  Apr 19, 2023
• Calgary Economic Development praises new report on tech sector perceptions of city

  Stone-Olafson, a local research firm, surveyed 1,875 business leaders and workers from Oct. 4 to Oct. 18 last year across 10 markets in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.

  Consumer

  Feb 9, 2023
• Alberta to weather ‘rough economic waters’ in 2023: economic outlook

  Energy and commodity prices, and agriculture will be the "main drivers" of Alberta's positive GDP growth in 2023, according to ATB Financial.

  Economy

  Oct 19, 2022
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• Lower economic growth necessary to bring inflation down: BoC senior deputy governor

  Bank of Canada's senior deputy governor said the journey back to two per cent inflation will take time and a that period of lower economic growth is necessary to lower inflation.

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2022
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• Mayor Gondek heads to Los Angeles to sell Calgary to Hollywood

  The two-day film and television trade mission will see the Calgary delegation meet with film, television and streaming studios.

  Politics

  Sep 7, 2022